"Mr. Backhaus rarely used a percussive touch, and only for a special reason. One might listen to recital after recital without hearing a single unbeautiful tone."
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Mary Cochran, “Facts and Fallacies in Pianism,” Australian Journal of Psychology and Philosophy 11 (1933): 193-203.
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Wilhelm Backhaus
Wilhelm Backhaus ('Bachaus' on some record labels) (March 26, 1884 – July 5, 1969) was a German pianist and pedagogue.
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