Talk:Abbey Simon

"Master pianist"
He toured Australia many times (I was lucky to catch some of his concerts) and he was always billed as a "master pianist". No other pianists ever got this particular epithet, afaik. Is this some technical term that has a particular meaning, or is it just his agent's spin? -- JackofOz (talk) 07:42, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Recent edit undone
I made this edit, which has been undone by an anon. My reasons were:


 * Abbey Simon has been hailed as a super-virtuoso whose appearances in the concert halls of the world are eagerly anticipated not only buy music lovers, but also by professional musicians who some to hear him spin his own particular magic.


 * This contains at least 2 spelling errors


 * buy > by
 * some > come.


 * But the main issue is that it's a piece of advertising puffery. I’m not denying he’s a fabulous pianist, but it’s over the top and POV in terms of praise ("his own particular magic").


 * I also linked Carnaval, hardly a contentious action.


 * Discs/disks – I can live with either spelling. I'm restoring the rest of my edit. --  JackofOz (talk) 08:32, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Abbey Simon's birth year
The article as it formerly stood showed Simon's birth date as January 8, 1922, and a significant majority of sources listed in a Google search support 1922 as his birth year. However, sources that give his birth year as 1920, although admittedly smaller by proportion, generally seem more reliable, if not indisputable. These include Simon's published autobiography, Inner Voices, which states or implies 1920 consistently throughout; the 1930 U.S. Census (showing his age as 10); the 1940 U.S. Census (age 20); and a quoted review from The New York Times. Presumably, an agent or publicist subtracted two years from Simon's age when he was a youth (a common practice to make prodigies appear even more precocious), and the revised date was reprinted in publicity, short bios, encyclopedia entries, etc., repeatedly. 24.243.2.93 (talk) 20:44, 17 January 2018 (UTC)