There is the score. Then there is the soul of music. We have all heard literal renderings where the notes are all correct but the soul of the music is missing. Horowitz said every time he played a piece it came out different because he was constantly searching for the soul of the piece. What makes Richter great? More often than not he goes deepest into the soul of the piece. People have said that Richter owned Pictures, but then Horowitz in his 1951 recording has a Great Gates that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
Horowitz Pictures
But this is the exception that proves the rule.
Sorry to be convoluted but that's life.
