Hi all,

Here is Lance's reply, which didn't get through because of some
account issues that have been fixed now :

Regards,
hyz
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Lance wrote :
"HYZ,In a recent Houghton Library concert Hopkinson Smith, who always
reads from the score when he performs, remarked: "To play this music,
you need not only a good ear, but a good eye." That remark could be
taken in a variety of ways, but my take was that the artist needs to
draw the interpretation out of the notation.
About playing with eyes closed: Wanda Landowska was another
advocate of closed eyes when playing from memory. Her book "Landowska
On Music" was recommended to me by Oscar Ghiglia in 1972. I have re-
read it with pleasure several times."