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Re: What's the most beautiful place where you've ever played your instrument?
I don't know if this is the most beautiful place, but it was certainly the place with the most gilding! This is one of Liberace's pianos, in Las Vegas.
- Matt
- 1 yr ago
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- Discussion of the Week
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Re: What kind of Piano do you play?
I have a 6'3" Blüthner, made in (East) Germany in 1986. I think Blüthner is probably the least well-known of the handmade German pianos. I first played one in a piano shop about 10 years ago and…
- Matt
- 3 yrs ago
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- Discussion of the Week
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Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION: Bach Goldberg Variations
Thank you @Gail Starr ! I would love to do this project with everyone. Full disclosure: I learned the Aria plus variations 1-15 a while back, but I will definitely benefit from returning and…
- Matt
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- LONGTERM ONGOING - Bach's Goldberg Variations
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Re: WEEK THREE Updates: Main Thread - Beethoven smiles in the Coda!
What I worked on: I spent some time deciding whether or not to take repeats, and decided that I probably would take repeats in performance, but for the sake of brevity in this forum, I didn't.…
- Matt
- 3 yrs ago
- 3
- Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK THREE Updates: Main Thread - Beethoven smiles in the Coda!
@Monika These are really lovely. Thank you for sharing them!
- Matt
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK THREE Updates: Main Thread - Beethoven smiles in the Coda!
@Monika Tusnady Wow, those 32 notes in the 6th variation! Lovely. Also, I really like the voicing in the B section of the 5th variation--I find that it's challenging to sing the melody,…
- Matt
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK THREE Updates: Main Thread - Beethoven smiles in the Coda!
@Susan Very nice! This variation gave me some memory difficulties personally. It feels "like a romp" to me too, and I think you expressed that very well, it felt very playful!
- Matt
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK THREE Updates: Main Thread - Beethoven smiles in the Coda!
@CK Bravo! I enjoyed your performance. I agree with the others who said that the tempo feels just right. I also noticed your voicing, for example in the 6th variation when the melody is in the left…
- Matt
- 3 yrs ago
- 3
- Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - What a delightful theme Beethoven wrote!
@Sindre Skarelven Good work! I agree with you on variation 3 and the repeat--it's not balanced without the repeat. (I choose not take repeats just for time's sake.)
- Matt
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - What a delightful theme Beethoven wrote!
@Gail Starr That is lovely!
- Matt
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - What a delightful theme Beethoven wrote!
Variation you worked on: I worked on learning and memorizing the whole thing. One thing you found easy: The structure of the piece makes it easier to memorize.…
- Matt
- 3 yrs ago
- 4
- Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 3: The final dance of the Soirees!
@Sindre Skarelven I did protest it. Thank you for the advice! (In my protest form, I was tempted to write something like "There is no recording of this piece that makes these same mistakes,…
- Matt
- 3 yrs ago
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- Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 3: The final dance of the Soirees!
Well done! Also, I understand how nerves show up when the camera is running. But in your performance, I can't tell at all.
- Matt
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 3: The final dance of the Soirees!
Bravo! The phrasing is beautiful.
- Matt
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 3: The final dance of the Soirees!
This was a great experience--to learn something in a group and to watch everyone else working on the same piece! I found the triplet sections difficult,…
- Matt
- 3 yrs ago
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- Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Keep up the Great work!
@Dominic Cheli I am using a camera, and the problem is I get clipping when the piano is loud. I think my piano may just be too much for this camera, so I'm going to try some other options this…
- Matt
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Keep up the Great work!
Hi everyone, I started the challenge last week, but this is my first post. I am really loving reading everyone’s updates and comments. I also really appreciated Dominic's lesson on the piece;…
- Matt
- 3 yrs ago
- 3
- Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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