There is no other music like it, and I have never heard a better performance.

There's just one problem: have you ever heard a performance like this?

How often do you hear a performance with so much at stake?

I have heard more emotional performances, but none that made the music sound so important.

"Why can't it be like a video game - every time you hear a recorded performance it's different?"

Getting someone to hear a live performance of your music is a lot harder than hanging a picture in a public gallery with daily hours.

They heard a performance that made a first-rate case for the original version.

No great claims have been made for it, but it's never wise to judge without hearing a good performance in the theater.

In any event, one might well want to hear alternative performances of these small masterpieces.

We heard it yesterday - a very fine performance, sir.