"Any artist worth his salt thinks music far more than he practices. Practice divides the mind between music and the mechanics of managing hands and feet. Inward hearing has its roots in musical thought."
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Jews from the United KingdomPianistsCommanders of the Order of the British EmpireJews from UkrainePeople from Odesa
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Benno Moiseiwitsch
Benno Moiseiwitsch CBE (22 February 1890 – 9 April 1963) was a Ukrainian-born British pianist.
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