Brahms for the soul on the night the US election results came in | Rachel Cooke
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from www.theguardian.com3 months ago
"Olafsson's marvellous name conjures someone ruggedly bearded... but in fact he looks more like one of the cast of Mad Men. Seeing him on stage is incredibly exciting."
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"He plays with such fervour, leaning into the orchestra whenever his fingers are idle, his body like a flag in high wind... His encore was immaculately well judged."
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"As I listened, I scrolled dates in my mind. Brahms composed his first piano concerto in 1858, following a period of great sorrow... The thought, almost as much as the music, lifted me up."
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"We're where we are now because one lot of people is wholly unable to imagine how another lot of people thinks... a sense of perspective is always useful."
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