Younger teachers have lowered their sights to simply keeping alive a recognisably Russian tradition of pianism.

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Cliburn's pianism conveyed, above all, a sublime sense of expressive freedom.

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Modern pianism smacks more of athletics than art, the result, some claim, of the explosion of piano competitions as an important part of the contemporary scene.

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