Christopher Taylor on Memorizing Beethoven

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Christopher Taylor is on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin School of Music and concertizes around the world. He talks with Jim Fleming about his recent series of concerts where he performed all 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas, from memory. The conversation is lavishly illustrated with excerpts from the concert recordings. They specifically address how a performer approaches learning such a large amount of music.