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Re: Study Group #1: Chopin's Prelude in E minor
Wanted to share another great resource (from two guys TB veterans might know: Ben Laude and Garrick Ohlsson) called The Chopin Podcast. Each episode is a deep dive (some 2+ hours) into Chopin's works.…
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Re: Study Group #1: Chopin's Prelude in E minor
@Marvin Deceptively difficult I'd say 😄. It looks so easy at first glance.
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 3 days ago
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Re: Study Group #1: Chopin's Prelude in E minor
@Vidhya Bashyam It's very enlightening to see how differently Jarred and Seymour approach this piece.
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- 3 days ago
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Re: What's the most surprising thing you have learned about the piano?
I'm always surprised at how completely unforgiving she is when I've ignored her for a few days.
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 4 days ago
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Re: Adamant Piano Camp 2025 Appreciation Thread!
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- 4 days ago
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- Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
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Re: Study Group #1: Chopin's Prelude in E minor
@Vidhya Bashyam Just finished this and there are some great insights. Will watch Seymour next.
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 5 days ago
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Re: Study Group #1: Chopin's Prelude in E minor
@Dominic Cheli Hi Dominic, looking forward to this study group. Would it be possible to include the *Commentaire d'exécution indicated on the score? There is an * marking in the m.…
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 5 days ago
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Re: Study Group #1: Chopin's Prelude in E minor
@Sherry Knowles I didn't see a Monday session. Did I miss it? I thought the first Zoom session was on Thurs, Sept. 11
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- 5 days ago
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Re: Week 4 – Share Your Final Progress!
@Ursina Boehm Thank you. I would guess when we're "younger" we focus on the technical aspects and getting the notes right. Now that I'm older and grappling with arthritis,…
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 10 days ago
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Re: Week 4 – Share Your Final Progress!
@Jack What an interesting piece - it almost sounds more like Satie than Debussy. I may take this one on too. I loved your interpretation - especially since it makes me want to learn this pieces as…
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 11 days ago
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Re: Week 4 – Share Your Final Progress!
@Patrick Fleitz And it was enjoyable to listen to as well! Your musicianship and love of music definitely comes through. I also loved seeing all those music scores - and I think I spied a cello case…
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 11 days ago
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Re: Week 4 – Share Your Final Progress!
@Tammy Oh you must finish this! You have such a perfect touch for Debussy.
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 11 days ago
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Re: Week 4 – Share Your Final Progress!
@Santiago Alvarez What a sensitive and magical performance. Keep at it and this will be a wonderful addition to your repertoire. (Funny, I took off my headphones since it sounded like a plane was…
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 11 days ago
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Re: Week 4 – Share Your Final Progress!
@Vidhya Bashyam Beautifully played. I doubt I could do this with all the time in the world.
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 11 days ago
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Re: Week 4 – Share Your Final Progress!
@Carla Isn't it funny how are taste can change? What a delightful work, played delightfully. Thank you.
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 11 days ago
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Re: Week 4 – Share Your Final Progress!
Hi Ursine, That was gorgeous playing (and a gorgeous piano!!!). Thank you for including the illustration and explanation. You really captured Ondine's watery world, her joy and her struggle.
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 11 days ago
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Re: Week 4 – Share Your Final Progress!
@Astrida Hi Astrida, I very much enjoyed your performance. Such interesting chords and sonorities. I really feel you captured the essence of this piece. The whole piece pushes the listener off center.…
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 11 days ago
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Re: Week 4 – Share Your Final Progress!
@Mark Cooper No need to beg, I'm happy to be indulged any time. You play very, very well. Both pieces were beyond lovely, but each played with the appropriate feeling.…
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 2 wk ago
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Re: Week 4 – Share Your Final Progress!
@Sachi Wow, wish I could play with such tenderness and confidence. And double-wow on that gorgeous Grotian-Steinweg piano!
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 2 wk ago
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Re: Week 4 – Share Your Final Progress!
@Dora Burak You're off to a great start. Keep working on one section at a time. For example, the beginning phrase is repeated, so once you feel comfortable with that,…
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 2 wk ago
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Re: Week 4 – Share Your Final Progress!
@Gloria Very tricky piece and you're playing it beautifully. It will only get better.
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 2 wk ago
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Re: Week 4 – Share Your Final Progress!
I'm posting my recording of Arabesque No. 1. It's a piece I learned 50 years ago (ouch, that's hard to admit) and returned to a few weeks ago. I was surprised that it was like learning it from…
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 2 wk ago
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Re: Week 3 Goal – Reflect on Your Journey So Far!
@Marc M Gorgeous. And I like the piano too!
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 3 wk ago
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Re: Week 3 Goal – Reflect on Your Journey So Far!
@Derek Lovely
- Victoria_Macdonald
- 3 wk ago
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Re: Week 3 Goal – Reflect on Your Journey So Far!
What surprised me the most about Arabesque. No. 1 is how simple it sounds, yet how tricky it is to play. I think with much of Debussy, a novice can just hold the pedal down and let the sounds merge…
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