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Re: Week 3: Expression over Perfection
@Michelle R that sounds really lovely!
- Derek_McConville
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 3: Expression over Perfection
Hi everyone, just posting a very short excerpt this week. I think these 8/9 bars represent a turning point in the piece with the turmoil in the preceding section giving way to a more generally more…
- Derek_McConville
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
Hi everyone, thanks for the very kind feedback from last week :) This is the wk 2 update which includes a bit more of the piece (up to bar 40). Trouble spots for me are maintaining balance between…
- Derek_McConville
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 1: Choose your Schubert Piece!
Hi everyone- here is my extract from wk 1 play through of the opening bars. Derek
- Derek_McConville
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 1: Choose your Schubert Piece!
Hi everyone, for this challenge I would like to select Impromptu in G-flat Major, Op. 90 No. 3 (D.899) I have previously learned this piece but it was a number of years ago,…
- Derek_McConville
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Sounds of Summer: June Recital!
Hi everyone, I would like to play 3 of Prokofiev's Visions Fugitives which are quite short! Hopefully I can play them live. Derek
- Derek_McConville
- 3 mths ago
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- Community Concerts!
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Re: Springtime Recital!
@Scott Prevost bravo again for this wonderful performance - it was a truly pro level rendition at the community concert!
- Derek_McConville
- 5 mths ago
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Thurmond's Compositions
@Michelle R Bravo to Thurmond - this is a lovely piece!
- Derek_McConville
- 5 mths ago
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- Composer's Corner
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Re: Springtime Recital!
@Ken Locke thank you!
- Derek_McConville
- 5 mths ago
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Re: Springtime Recital!
Hi everyone - I would provisionally like to play the Beethoven Pathetique Sonata - 3rd movement!
- Derek_McConville
- 6 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: Submit your recording!
@Priya Viseskul bravo, that sounds really good! I like how you chose a nice pace for it :)
- Derek_McConville
- 8 mths ago
- Beethoven Birthday Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Submit your recording!
@Juan Carlos Olite bravo on a great performance of a great work. Hopefully you can share the other movements next year :)
- Derek_McConville
- 8 mths ago
- Beethoven Birthday Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Submit your recording!
@CK Lau really nice choice, you really bring out the variations very well :)
- Derek_McConville
- 8 mths ago
- Beethoven Birthday Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Submit your recording!
@Natalie Peh bravo on this performance!
- Derek_McConville
- 8 mths ago
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- Beethoven Birthday Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Submit your recording!
Hi everyone, Here's my recording of the slow movement of the Pathetique Sonata. Looking forward to hearing everyone at the watch party, Best wishes Derek
- Derek_McConville
- 8 mths ago
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- Beethoven Birthday Challenge
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Re: Week 2: Beethoven in Focus “Mastering a Passage”
@Sachi that sounds very nice! We are indeed twins with this selection:)
- Derek_McConville
- 9 mths ago
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- Beethoven Birthday Challenge
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Re: Week 2: Beethoven in Focus “Mastering a Passage”
Hi everyone, please see my update for the Pathetique Sonata which I am coincidentally working on for another challenge. Just the first part this week and main challenge is balancing the voices which…
- Derek_McConville
- 9 mths ago
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- Beethoven Birthday Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Beethoven Birthday Challenge – Choose Your Piece! 🎶
Hi everyone, I’m currently working on the Pathetique Sonata and would like to play the slow movement for this challenge!
- Derek_McConville
- 9 mths ago
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- Beethoven Birthday Challenge
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Re: Halloween Recital!
Hi everyone, I won't have access to a piano on the day of the concert so have made a pre record. Not sure how spooky this is but it has low lighting, a minor key and some mistakes!…
- Derek_McConville
- 10 mths ago
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- Community Concerts!
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Re: Halloween Recital!
@Gail Starr bravo Gail & Naomi !!! Wonderful choice and sounded fantastic 🦇
- Derek_McConville
- 10 mths ago
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Recording: Rachmaninov Op. 39, #1 C minor
Bravo - this is a wonderful performance! So full of colours and polished.
- Derek_McConville
- 11 mths ago
- tonebase member concerts!
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Re: Halloween Recital!
@Michelle R they are a wonderful set pieces and Thurmond will make them sound great. Looking forward to the concert!
- Derek_McConville
- 11 mths ago
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Re: Halloween Recital!
@Gail Starr glad to hear you are recovered 🙏🏻 NYC Tonebase event sounds v exciting :)
- Derek_McConville
- 11 mths ago
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Re: Halloween Recital!
@Alexander Weymann thank you, it's certainly a work in progress but I'm tempted to learn most of op.118 as these later Brahms pieces are pure gold I think :)
- Derek_McConville
- 11 mths ago
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Re: Halloween Recital!
@Gail Starr thanks Gail! Hope you are keeping well!
- Derek_McConville
- 11 mths ago
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- Community Concerts!
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