Doesn’t he realize that no one could possibly play that passage? Even I know that.” The music of whimsical, young (35) Don Gillis was getting a hearing partly because of a whim of Toscanini’s.

“I saw this auction that said ‘handwritten sheet music by Al Capone in Alcatraz,'” White told Jimmy Fallon. “I thought, ‘What could that possibly be?’ It said ‘Humoresque’ written ...

Their pianistic generosity, their fresh cogency, and their direct appeal gave Bronfman music exactly tailored to his needs and comforts as a player. They accommodated his propulsive energy ...