Sorry, I was answering to some other post and I might have mixed them both up and my interpretation of them. I'm sorry if I kind of misquoted or misinterpreted you, no harm was meant. Just like you are now mixing up my posts and those of Dizzy FrenchieAre you taking about me?
I never said that he played something he did not agree with, I just said that if someone is asked to do a commission, and choose to do so, they would normally consult with the commissioner.
Do you really think Zimerman was like: 'okay, I'm going to play x cause I think skater y, who I probably didn't even know existed, can pull it of'?
I just said that he likely got parts that should be included and a possible tempo frame. And then he experimented and made different recordings...
As to the meritum, yes, Dizzy Frenchie has already described this story twice so I will not repeat it. But I agree. One of the greatest pianists out there being so impressed with the way a young skater skates to classical music (Yuzuru was like, what, 20 at the time, I think) that he's reaching out to him offering to play for him is an incredible story and not the way it typically happens. But as it was, it was. I do not think it was a typical "commission", though. Did they consult each other? To some extent, obviously they did.
Moving on!
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