Memorisation: yes or no?

[wtwt5237]

What the point of memorization? Can you play it more brilliantly?

[Krummhorn]

Sometimes that is the case, wtwt5237 ... without the distraction of printed notes, the artist is able to put more of his/her soul and heart into the music being played. Don't get me wrong, lots of us can still put as much feeling into our music with the score in front of us - in my case, the music is there as a crutch or aid ... similar to having a map in the car on a long trip. We know the direction, but need to refer to the map from time to time.