Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
Charles Rosen

Born: May 5, 1927
Died: December 9, 2012 (aged 85)
Bio: Charles Welles Rosen was an American pianist and writer on music. He is remembered for his career as a concert pianist, for his recordings, and for his many writings, notably the book The Classical Style.
Known for:
- The Romantic Generation (1995)
- Music and Sentiment (2010)
- Sonata Forms (1980)
- Beethoven's Piano Sonatas: A Short Companion (2002)
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