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Ironically enough, Yelena Shushunova and Oksana Omeliantchik managed to tie for the all-around gold at the 1985 World championships after being substituted for higher-ranked gymnasts -- despite the Old Life rule still in operation, back then.

@piasecznik Opera plots leave many loose ends and unanswered questions (unlike plays and novels). On the basis of Alexandre Dumas' play and novel (La Dame aux Camellias) preceding La Traviata, it can be assumed that Violetta was abandoned by her rich suitor. He probably didn't want to care for ...

He certainly received an awful lot of applause after each prelude. Isn't it customary to withhold applause until all three Gershwin preludes (typically performed together, as a set) are performed? Or perhaps Zimerman simply played the first prelude as an encore piece -- and then returned to pla...

A *piano wizard* said it best on his website: Pollini is arguably the most *perfect* pianist living today. His interpretations are never controversial or offensive to anybody; he believes in respecting the music and the composer (as to making an impression of himself). In any given Pollini perf...

It's not Chopin's most highly rated piano piece -- for the simple reason that he didn't know how to write for an orchestra. Somehow, it seems to have translated into a subpar composition for the piano part as well. Even Liszt was a better orchestra composer.