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Re: Is this email a phishing email? I wonder No. Ben Laude has left ToneBase to join the faculty of Utah State University, and he is continuing to create video content.
- Vicky Brandt
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?” @Ken Locke Thank you so much for expanding on Fialkowska's gifts and extraordinary history. I had no idea about her illness--how strong her love and understanding of music must be,…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?” @Nigel Rogers I think Denk is better known in the US for being an engaging writer and for having won a MacArthur 'genius' grant. He seems to be like Moravec and Sebok in caring more about music…
- Vicky Brandt
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?” @Gail Thiele A tip: it's Pletnev with an e in the second syllable, rather than an o. (Nev, rather than nov.)
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?” @Nigel Rogers Such freedom of tempo and dynamics, but always meticulously shaped with the longer line in view. Reminds me of Maria Joao Pires in that regard (her imaginative freedom).
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?” @Nigel Rogers Jeremy Denk talks about Friedman in his book, Every Good Boy Does Fine--which is a terrific book, by the way. Denk's exuberant love for music is completely infectious.…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?” @Gail Thiele Agree. Mikhail Pletnev is a musician who brings wonderfully unexpected ideas -- the opening to Beethoven's fourth concerto, for example, is completely unlike anyone else's I've ever…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?” @Susan I second your nomination of Maria Joao Pires! there's a lovely video (actually, in two parts) of her teaching a masterclass at her home: pt 1: https://www.youtube.…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?” I forgot two pianists who are exquisite musicians but never attained the heights of popularity many others did: Ivan Moravec (to whom I was introduced by a Czech scientist) and Janina Fialkowska,…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?” @Dr Julian Money-Kyrle What an experience it must have been to hear Richter and Horszowski live! They were both very well known during their lifetimes, less so now,…
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?” Piotr Anderszewski (won the Gilmore award in 2002) is a musician's musician and though he has an established concert career doesn't seem terribly well known here (possibly he's more famous in Europe).…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?” @Alexander Weymann I was going to say Wilhelm Kempff, too -- I grew up listening to his Beethoven (my Dad had purchased Deutsche Grammaphon's bicentennial multi-volume set of all Beethoven's works).…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: A Review of Ben Laude's Music Theory Basics @priscillayam all Ben's videos are terrific, but if you're looking for more of a deep dive theory-wise, check out the lessons on Schenkerian analysis.
- Vicky Brandt
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- 7 mths ago
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Re: A Review of Ben Laude's Music Theory Basics I couldn't agree more. I, too, was surprised to enjoy the music theory "basics" so much. All of Ben's videos on Tonebase are so well-conceived and well executed, and have such enormous depth, that,…
- Vicky Brandt
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- 7 mths ago
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Re: The issue of cut time and tempo @Don Allen It appears we are actually in agreement.
- Vicky Brandt
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- 11 mths ago
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Re: The issue of cut time and tempo Cut time does not mean faster; it's a difference in how the beats feel. Although "breve" reminds us of brief (from the Latin brevis), it refers to a double whole note (a regular whole note is a…
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- 11 mths ago
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Trying to return to piano after a long hiatus; biggest challenge is generating the courage to practice despite not being able to do much of what I used to do. (Have no idea how "emerald feather" got associated with my profile...don't know what that is and didn't notice it until today!)