#31 Wanda Landowska

The idea that Landowska brings up is interesting in the aspect that old music can become new again. I thought that playing older music of Bach and Mozart on instruments other than the piano was a clever way of giving the piece a new twist. I feel like Landowska is the Lil' Wayne of her time, because she does so many "remixes" of songs giving them a new popularity and intrigue. I liked how she mentioned that the older music was not a "mere flash in the pan", however "it is an eternal flame"(175). This is a good way a viewing the new types of music that she changed around. She knows that the older music holds its interest; it just has to be altered to fit a new generation. The idea of being innovative is the driving force behind the popularity of a composition, and Landowska clearly follows this tend.