{"id":46771,"date":"2017-08-17T12:04:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T16:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=46771"},"modified":"2017-08-17T02:03:39","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T06:03:39","slug":"liszts-classical-musicians-with-perfect-pitch-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2017\/08\/17\/liszts-classical-musicians-with-perfect-pitch-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"LISZTS |\u00a0Classical Musicians With Perfect Pitch (Part I)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Musicians are exceptionally attuned to their surroundings, so they say. Here are 12 composers, performers, conductors, and otherwise great musicians who were blessed (or cursed) with perfect pitch in their careers.<\/p>\n<h3>Inon Barnatan<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46774\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46774\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-46774\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/Inon-Barnatan-Marco-Borggreve-1024x441.jpg\" alt=\"Inon Barnatan (Photo: Marco Borggreve)\" width=\"640\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/Inon-Barnatan-Marco-Borggreve.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/Inon-Barnatan-Marco-Borggreve-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/Inon-Barnatan-Marco-Borggreve-768x331.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inon Barnatan (Photo: Marco Borggreve)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Read up on it<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/qso.com.au\/sites\/qso\/files\/attachments\/2017_biographies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Pierre Boulez<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46773\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46773\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-46773\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/pierre_boulez-Philharmonie-de-Paris-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Pierre Boulez (Photo courtesy Philharmonie de Paris)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/pierre_boulez-Philharmonie-de-Paris.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/pierre_boulez-Philharmonie-de-Paris-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/pierre_boulez-Philharmonie-de-Paris-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pierre Boulez (Photo courtesy Philharmonie de Paris)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Read up on it<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/books.google.ca\/books?id=ujiEE_s1rugC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Glenn Gould<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44131\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-44131\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/DonHunstein-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"Glenn Gould (Photo: Don Hunstein)\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/DonHunstein.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/DonHunstein-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/DonHunstein-768x538.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glenn Gould (Photo: Don Hunstein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Read up on it<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/books.google.ca\/books?id=EL3ik0iCXjEC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Marc-Andr\u00e9 Hamelin<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25901\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25901\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/HamelinbyFranKaufman181-706x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Marc-Andr\u00e9 Hamelin (Photo: Fran Kaufman)\" width=\"640\" height=\"928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/HamelinbyFranKaufman181-706x1024.jpg 706w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/HamelinbyFranKaufman181-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/HamelinbyFranKaufman181.jpg 786w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marc-Andr\u00e9 Hamelin (Photo: Fran Kaufman)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Read up on it\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/ethaniverson.com\/interviews\/interview-with-marc-andre-hamelin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Yo-Yo Ma<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4164\" style=\"width: 481px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4164\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/05\/ma1.jpg\" alt=\"Yo-Yo Ma (Photo: Dale Wilcox)\" width=\"481\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/05\/ma1.jpg 481w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/05\/ma1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yo-Yo Ma (Photo: Dale Wilcox)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Read up on it\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/books.google.ca\/books?id=RM_ix_T8okgC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Lorin Maazel<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26189\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26189\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/01_conductor_lorin-maazel_Chris_Lee_Side.jpeg\" alt=\"Lorin Maazel (Photo: Chris Lee)\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/01_conductor_lorin-maazel_Chris_Lee_Side.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/01_conductor_lorin-maazel_Chris_Lee_Side-300x199.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lorin Maazel (Photo: Chris Lee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m afraid I have it, but there is a degree of highly developed relative pitch that is essentially the same thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read up on it\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/node\/212629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19506\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19506\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/mozart1-933x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mozart\" width=\"640\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/mozart1-933x1024.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/mozart1-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/mozart1.jpg 1039w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mozart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Read up on it\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/siowfa15\/2015\/09\/06\/what-made-mozart-the-greatest-musician-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Sviatoslav Richter<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46772\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-46772\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/Sviatoslav-Richter-Sony-Music-Photo-Archives.jpg\" alt=\"Sviatoslav Richter (Photo courtesy Sony Music Photo Archives)\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/Sviatoslav-Richter-Sony-Music-Photo-Archives.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/Sviatoslav-Richter-Sony-Music-Photo-Archives-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/Sviatoslav-Richter-Sony-Music-Photo-Archives-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sviatoslav Richter (Photo courtesy Sony Music Photo Archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Richter revealed that his perfect pitch went out of tune in later life, calling the phenomenon \u201ca disaster.\u201d<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read up on it\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.montereycountyweekly.com\/news\/local_news\/a-new-video-documentary-series-celebrates-century-s-greatest-artists\/article_20fce91a-bc60-5147-b159-f3944697f140.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Arthur Rubenstein<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46775\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46775\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46775\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/Arthur_Rubinstein_-Dutch-National-Archives.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur Rubinstein (Photo courtesy Dutch National Archives)\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/Arthur_Rubinstein_-Dutch-National-Archives.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/Arthur_Rubinstein_-Dutch-National-Archives-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/Arthur_Rubinstein_-Dutch-National-Archives-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Rubinstein (Photo courtesy Dutch National Archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;You see, I never had any false modesty. I was sure of myself. I had perfect pitch &#8211; indeed, I had everything necessary for a musician.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read up on it\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/books.google.ca\/books?id=44Sl_52ePdYC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Camille Saint-Sa\u00ebns<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5729\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/08\/saint-saens11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/08\/saint-saens11.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/08\/saint-saens11-259x300.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read up on it\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tso.ca\/quiz-classical-music-prodigies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Michael Tilson Thomas<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/michael_tilson_thomas_music_and_emotion_through_time\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Pinchas Zukerman<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30786\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30786\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Pinchas_Zukerman.jpg\" alt=\"Pinchas Zukerman\" width=\"770\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Pinchas_Zukerman.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Pinchas_Zukerman-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pinchas Zukerman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Read up on it\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pittsburghsymphony.org\/2006\/01\/pinchas-zukerman-comes-to-town-lawrence-loh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Browse through another classical music shopping LISZT <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicaltoronto.org\/category\/liszts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HERE.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><i>Want more updates on Toronto-centric classical music news and reviews before anyone else finds out? 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