“Few other composers let you know so deeply who they are…”

Here’s a statement I found on Instagram – by LA Philharmonic CEO Simon Woods. A long-time orchestra executive and a record producer with degrees in music, he writes about Robert Schumann: Few other composers let you know so deeply who they are as humans, and do it with such seamless craft and inspiration.

In my definition 1 I haven’t seen anything about the person making the art or about the art being revealing of that person, yet here again, from someone who closely works with art, comes an expression that puts the artist’s worldview and personality being shared with the audience as the point of appreciation, not beauty or emotional power. Being scared, or being moved by longing is not the same as sharing one’s self with the audience.

… Looking for more definitions…