French pianist crosses divide

The half-real, half-imagined French-German divide in musical circles is grist for critics and artists alike, no more so than among concert pianists and their devotees.

[Alexander Smith]

The reviewer himself introduced nationalist stereotypes by bringing up the issue.

Also, national boundaries are not half breeds - they are both real and imagined. We imagine that pieces of paper can get us things, and behold, I lay down a few Ben Franklins, I drive away with a new car. What nation-states have to do with music, well, that's another issue.