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13 октября, 06:49

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The famous composer Rakhmaninov was also a very

good pianist. When he was a small boy he was asked to play at a home party at

their friends' place. Though he was only eight he was quite experienced in

playing the piano and did it well. At that concert he was to play one of

Beethoven's sonatas. It must be mentioned that there are several very long

intervals in that sonata. In each of these intervals the boy took his hands off

the keyboard and waited. During one of these intervals the old mother of the

hostess came up to him and said, "My boy, why don't you play something

that you know very well?"

Вопросы:

1. Why did the boy stop playing several times?

2. Did the old lady know Beethoven's music

well?