I'm not too experienced with the news-group thing - thanks to Joshua
for setting this one up. I certainly see many friends on the list of
posters.
For five years, I spent three evenings a week in Harvey's studio as a
pianist - waiting for you guys to show up to play the first 10 bars of
whatever piece you had. Nowhere else could I have a)learned the first
10 bars of most of the cello repertoire, b)learned to like the smell
of cigar smoke, c)learned to appreciate a teacher who could be so
profane with students, d)learned so much about the physical approach
to playing any instrument (including my own) - at a certain point I
urged at least one of my violin-playing friends to come play for
Harvey, she did and loved it, e)had so much fun learning so much and
getting to know someone of the same generation as my piano teacher
(with whom Harvey had recorded the Rachmaninoff Sonata many many years
earlier). I looked forward to the evenings when no students showed up
and Harvey decided that we would play something (often Rachmaninoff
Sonata); it was also a special pleasure to play with Harvey when he
felt like demonstrating for a student. I have said to various people
over the years that I learned as much from Harvey as from any teacher
I worked with - I know he will be missed by many. It was a privilege
to know him and to work with him and with so many of you.
David Korevaar
Boulder, Colorado.