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Do pianists only listen to Classical music?September 26th, 2008
I’m often asked the question “what do I listen to besides Classical music?” Sometimes, people offer me to relax with such-and-such Classical music work. When I explain them that it might stress me out, they seem a bit taken aback.
What do I listen to? Well, actually I don’t listen to music much. Working a lot, I also need to rest my ears and can’t of course listen to Classical music without considering it a bit from a professional perspective. Finally, listen to Classical music somehow means to me to work again.
I otherwise listen to a lot of Jazz, more particularly Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau (still pianists you may think, even if I also listen to a lot of Mehldau in trio). Pop music-wise, to tell the truth, I don’t really listen to it much, even if I have preferences from another generation. For example, I very much like Brel, Gainsbourg or Dutronc.
Which leads us back to the first question. I would answer: no, we don’t. We listen to other genres as well, and I noticed that Jazz was a frequent answer among pianists.
And you, what do you listen to? Only Classical music or something else?