Posted by sdb on October 4, 2006, at 19:42:09
In reply to Re: staring holes in the sky » sdb, posted by Declan on October 4, 2006, at 18:12:07
> Maybe there was something like autism with him? I have a recording of him playing the Well Tempered Clavier.....very impressive.
I am not sure about autism. It is known that he said to remember only his house number. But he learnt wtc II in one month and had a huge repertoire. For other things than numbers he seemed to have an unbelievable memory. Furthermore he was not only a great musician, he was a great painter too. But many attributes do not support autism. Otherwise it is pretty sure that he was homosexual and he had a difficult life eg. father murdered by russians during WWII. He was a very "private" man. There is not much known.
> Where does the 'staring holes in the sky' thing come from?
I do this too. Somehow similar like on Richter's picture. I think Richter does not look very happy on that picture.
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