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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Alexander Weymann SO true!
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Alexander Weymann My friend and her family shaped my musical activities. My own dad was very musical, but Gretchen’s mom was REALLY keen on developing her children’s talents and insisted that they…
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Alexander Weymann Yes, I’m this case, I think I’ve translated the phrase properly
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@Sindre Skarelven Simply beautiful, with the special care to make the simple important!
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@Jarred Dunn "grizzlier feel" is a great description!
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@Sindre Skarelven You give this mazurka a human soul. Lovely!
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@Clara Lovely job giving the different sections their own special personalities! And I love your rubato.
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Alexander Weymann Playing chamber music is the BEST! Especially when it is an equal partnership with a string player. When I was growing up, my best friend was a child prodigy and we played lots of…
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@Natalie Peh I love how you really mark the beat in the dotted rhythms. It creates a very colorful picture where I can imagine the male dancers exhibiting their footwork!
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@Vidhya Bashyam I agree 100%! Such beautiful understanding of the personality of each section.
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@Juan Carlos Olite Listening to you play is the highlight of my day!
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@Jarred Dunn Thank you so much for the valuable feedback!
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
Since I'm working on this later in August with my string quartet friends, I have the Brahms F minor quintet on the brain, lately. It's been on repeat in my brain since I discovered it in middle…
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Alexander Weymann Does it translate into what I think it does? (I don't speak German, but the title is hysterical!)
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Dominic Cheli I wish we could go to a dinner party with Mozart! Never heard this before. How'd you find it?
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Alexander Weymann The Brahms you selected lives in my heart.
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Ray McHenry Ooooh, I agree 100%
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Mark Spurrier YES! As a kid I had an old LP with this, and I used to dance around our living room. It plays in my head ALL the time.
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Linda Clover That 3rd movement is running in my head all this time!
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Kathy Abrahamson Another top choice that popped in my head, also!
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Nadia Wow! That is what popped into MY head also!
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And, in anticipation of Dominic's live stream on August 4, I tried. to mark up my score a bit. First time trying this, so I have no idea if this is what we are supposed to do, though.
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Miłej niedzieli, drodzy przyjaciele fortepianu! (Happy Sunday, dear Piano friends!). I had to take a break from piano for a week due to travel and tendonitis in my LH (which is much better thanks to…
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@Juan Carlos Olite Your rubato and "breathing" are simply perfect. I love listening to you!
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@David H. A. Fitch I'd love to hear your Mazurkas!
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My favorite activity is chamber music, but I love learning solo repertoire now here at Tonebase.
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