Reference to violin

Piano sound is not just piano sound. We can create a tone that resemble other instruments. By listening to other instruments, sometimes we can distance ourselves from our own instruments and thus be able to view a piece of music from a different angle and thus help us to breakthrough in interpretation.

Violinists and other string instrumentalists usually have very good phrasing. In general they have very spiritual quality. You can feel that especially when they play a baroque piece.

Here is one example, Julia Fischer contrasting her Paganini with the Bach.