Talk:Van Cliburn

message: As someone not particularly up on classical pianists (in spite of having been indoctrinated into the cult of Rubinstein by the film, which had somehow become part of my middle school's curriculum) I find myself wondering about how the son of Rildia Bee O'Bryan came to be "Van Cliburn".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.215.115.31 (talk) 22:55, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Background on name 

message: Am I dreaming this, or didn't I once read an article where either someone claimed that Cliburn was clairvoyant or that he himself believed it?68.207.148.21 (talk) 22:50, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clairvoyant/Psychic?? 

message: Do we "really" need a trivia section? There are only two and one is un-sourced and the other could be inserted elsewhere. Just a suggestion. — SeadogTalk 04:57, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe you should add the information from the palimony page regarding Cliburn. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.149.236.86 (talk) 21:44, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia 

message: The word "partner" is quite ambiguous.  I didn't realize it was referring to a "life partner" until the FOLLOWING context (e.g., "HIV" and "palimony").  Should be made more clear somehow, but the best I can think of is "life partner" which seems awkward.  Perhaps someone else can take a stab.  Pudge (talk) 22:51, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed.  Domestic partner is the commonly used term.  I'll fix it.THD3 (talk) 22:55, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Partner 

message: The official SonyBMG Masterworks discography link for this artist is as follows
*Discography at SonyBMG Masterworks
It (in most cases) contains a full listing of in-print CDs released on the SonyBMG labels within the US (for the moment), along with track listings and in some cases audio clips (which will become more robust in the new year).  Ecommerce links are provided inobtrusively.
I have been informed that it creates a conflict of interest to post these links directly from my account, so please consider adding the page to the link section.  Thanks.
Softlord 22:58, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discography 

message: How could Van Cliburn have been taught by Arthur Friedheim when Van Cliburn wasn't even born until two years after Friedheim's death? --TrustTruth (talk) 23:28, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Read the sentence more closely.  Cliburn's MOTHER was Friedheim's pupil.THD3 (talk) 23:35, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Ah, my mistake. --TrustTruth (talk) 03:16, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Arthur Friedheim 

message: Van Cliburn is a very talented young man.Well,he is not young anymore he is old he is 70 or something but he is still very talented.My music teacher told our class that Cliburn's mum is very important in his life.HAHA Cliburn i don't know if you are dead or alive.LOL!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.113.169.68 (talk) 19:27, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Van Cliburn Pianist" 

message: Is this topic primary for Cliburn?  If so, the article about the small village currently at Cliburn needs to be moved so that Cliburn can be a redirect to Van Cliburn; this move has been proposed here.  --Born2cycle (talk) 18:08, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: You may wish to look at when Van Cliburn and Cliburn were created, as Van Cliburn was created in March 2004 1 while Cliburn was created in December 2009 2, so it seams as if Van Cliburn is not commomly just called Cliburn as there doesn't seem to have been a problem with people getting to Van Cliburn. But for the few people who did have a problem we have Cliburn (disambiguation). Crouch, Swale talk to me My contribs 13:20, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is this topic primary for [[Cliburn]]? 

message: A recent edit states that Cliburn owned the Halifax Hotel in Hollywood. The source is a self-published "autobiography". A quick google search only turns up items that lead back to this source.  Does anyone know of a valid source for this info?THD3 (talk) 00:22, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Halifax Hotel]]

message: There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Cliburn which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you.--Yaksar (let's chat) 06:31, 15 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move discussion in progress 

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message: The "personal life and death" section of the article strongly hints that Cliburn was gay, but never actually comes right out and says so.  To the best of my knowledge Cliburn never came out publically.
This sort of innuendo seems inappropriate in an encyclopedic article.  If definitive information exists regarding Cliburn's sexuality, then the section should just state his orientation in a simple straightforward manner, give the citation, and move on.  If such documentation does not exist, then the section should be rewritten to avoid the sort of "wink wink, nod nod" insinuating tone it currently conveys.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.249 (talk) 20:59, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Innuendo? 

message: The "lasting impact" section that starts it seems like it was written for a middle-school report. And, in general, the whole entry is surprisingly short and shallow. The "legacy" section at the end is similarly badly composed.
Cliburn accomplished a lot (especially for an American classical musician), and he probably deserves better -- plus, the biographical information in the entry is sorely lacking (I don't care whether you do or do not include salacious details or anything about his sexual orientation -- it's simply that a fuller description of his life is warranted.)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.165.166.12 (talk) 15:26, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  This is a surprisingly poor quality entry for Mr Cliburn!