‘There were two Josef Hofmanns. There was the Josef Hofmann who recorded in a studio who knew that the performance would live on after him. Then there was the Josef Hofmann who played to an audience in a concert hall. There he would play as his master Anton Rubinstein did in a style that Hofmann knew might not be looked upon favorably by future generations. I doubt that he ever thought that those live recordings would become available to the public. Thankfully, they were.’—YouTube 用户 Beckmesser2，二零零八

（本期内容为 Josef Hofmann 一九三八年在费城柯蒂斯音乐学院 Casimir Hall 演奏的萧邦《第四叙事曲》尾声。点这里听完整版。）

相关链接

• 宋以朗出版张爱玲《小团圆》的前言
• Josef Hofmann (1876–1957)
• 柯蒂斯音乐学院
• Anton Rubinstein