PADEREWSKI’S HANDS.
How any great pianoforte player keeps hio hands supple has often, been a matter for wonder, but M. Paderewski, the king of pianists, has revealed the whole secret. “The night before I play I turn my hands over to my valet, and he rubs my fingers until they tingle," declares M. Paderewski. "Then he takes one finger after the other, and turns and twists it in the palm of his hand, always turning the one way. That makes the fingers supple, and keeps the knuckles in good working order. Then he rubs the palm of each hand very hard—as hard as I can stand it. Just before Igo on the platform to play I have a basin of hot water brought to my dressing room. In this I immerse my hands. Hot! I should say so; just about as hot as it is possible for a man to stand it.”
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18898, 26 June 1923, Page 5
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152PADEREWSKI’S HANDS. Otago Daily Times, Issue 18898, 26 June 1923, Page 5
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