How To Listen

Van Cliburn

Cliburn has been a lifelong Baptist and attends church every week. He does not drink or smoke. (via Van Cliburn – Wikipedia.)

I am not entirely sure why I am blogging this, but I thought it was illuminating into the life of the great Harvey Lavan “Van” Cliburn Jr.

Many people have heard of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition however, many people have never heard a recording of what is probably the greatest American musician ever. Today that changes, comrades. Here’s Harvey Van absolutely killing it on Franz Liszt’s Etude No. 39 “Un Sospiro”. All those notes that Van Cliburn makes sound really easy? Yeah, that’s not easy.

Franz Liszt – Un Sospiro