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Beauty, for One Thing.(Review)

National Review

| September 03, 2001 | NORDLINGER, JAY | COPYRIGHT 2001 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Who is the most beautiful person in all of music? It's a ridiculous question, but it does have an answer, probably: Helene Grimaud, a young French pianist. She could easily be taken for an actress or model. What does this matter? Ah, you must not be in marketing. La belle Helene is displayed on her CD covers like a kittenish starlet. You may want to buy her recordings for her face alone. Indeed, Teldec, her current label, has arranged for her latest CD booklet to work as a "mini- poster" (the company's word). They thoughtfully provide instructions. Funny, but no one ever did this for Artur Schnabel.

The only real question, of course, is, Can she play? And the ...

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