One of Vladimir de Pachmann's favorite tricks before a recital was to play about with the piano stool, adjusting and readjusting it, until the audience became desperate. Then he would rush into the wings to fetch a large book, place it on the seat, and try that. He would indicate that all was still not satisfactory and would tear one page from the book and try again. —Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes More about this quote Tags: humor audience piano manipulation Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email