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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots @Dagmar Beautiful Schubertian melancholy in your playing, love it!
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 18 hrs ago
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots @Michelle R Of course sounds great, Michelle! Well done!
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 18 hrs ago
- Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots @Marc M It's amazing how, when we're far from our piano, we find ourselves looking for another one, just to play for a few minutes. I love this slow movement, it's so touching. Bravo, Marc!
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
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- Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots @Aleksandra Bogomaz Musical and full of charm playing, Aleksandra! This sonata is truly beautiful.
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- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- yesterday
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Re: ToneBase Scriabin Stage @Vidhya Bashyam Thank you so much, Vidhya !!
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- yesterday
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: ToneBase Scriabin Stage @Marc M Thank you very much, Marc! I think it reflects the style of a young, volcanic Scriabin.
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- yesterday
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: ToneBase Scriabin Stage @Dominic Cheli Thank you so much, Dominic! Your kind words mean a lot to me
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- yesterday
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- Your Practice Diary
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Re: ToneBase Scriabin Stage Hi Marc and everyone, Better late than never... I've been wanting to participate in your Tonebase Scriabin Stage since you created it, but I kept getting drawn into other composers and pieces.…
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 2 days ago
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Re: Tonebase Bach Stage @Katrina Wei Yes, I've heard the story about Stalin's funeral, I believe it's also mentioned in the Bruno Monsaingeon documentary. In any case, I really admire Sviatoslav Richter's approach to Bach.…
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 5 days ago
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- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Tonebase Bach Stage @Katrina Wei Very beautiful and expressive playing, Katrina! Your phrasing, articulation, and contrapuntal clarity, everything works remarkably well. You always shape phrases with that serene and…
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 8 days ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Week 1: Choose your Schubert Piece! @Thurmond R Great choice, Thurmond. I have just referred to this piece by mistake in a reply to Alexander above, with a fabulous Sokolov interpretation on YouTube. Can't wait to hear your performance.…
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 2 wk ago
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- Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Choose your Schubert Piece! @Alexander Weymann Yes, yes... I know this video too! And, my apologies for the big mistake, Alexander. I was convinced that your words were about the Klavierstück Nº 2 (which is also a "Nº 2" ).…
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 2 wk ago
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- Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Choose your Schubert Piece! I will play Schubert-Liszt's Gretchen am Spinnrade, a piece I've always wanted to learn. It is full of musical and literary symbolism, capturing the haunting duality of a first love encounter:…
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 2 wk ago
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- Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Choose your Schubert Piece! @Alexander Weymann What a beautiful choice, Alexander, especially with your personal tribute to your father! Without a doubt, it's one of my favorite Schubert pieces.…
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 2 wk ago
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- Schubert Challenge
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Re: Announcing the Schubert Challenge – Learn a Piece this month! Hi Schubertians! It’s a pleasure to join this challenge. I’m signing up with Schubert-Liszt’s Gretchen am Spinnrade. I’ve always wanted to play it, and over the past few months, I’ve been learning it.…
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 3 wk ago
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- Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: Tonebase Bach Stage @Peter Golemme I understand what you mean, Peter. Maybe you have in mind many versions of this P&F that have slower pace, I would say there is a certain tradition of that.…
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 1 mth ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Tonebase Bach Stage @Peter Golemme Bravo, Peter! As always, I find admirable your Bach. The clarity of the voices, the perfect articulation and that beautiful and serene expressivity so appropriate to our beloved…
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 1 mth ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Tonebase Bach Stage @Gail Starr Thank you so much, Gail. You always encourage me with your personal kind words .
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 1 mth ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Tonebase Bach Stage @Vidhya Bashyam @Sindre Skarelven @Michelle R @Peter Golemme @Andrea Buckland Thank you so much, my dear friends! I'm so touched for your very kind words,…
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 1 mth ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Tonebase Bach Stage Hi Bach friends! Here variation 13, "the most beautiful of the whole set, the White Pearl" (András Schiff dixit). Schiff establishes an inner connection with the variation 25,…
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- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 2: Phrasing and Timing @Andrea Buckland Thank you so much, Andrea! It's a difficult question, because I can't avoid feeling the sadness in the piece. So, it's like a mystery for me why Schumann wrote the lullaby in this…
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 3 mths ago
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- Two-Week Intensive: Exploring Robert Schumann
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Re: Week 2: Phrasing and Timing Here the second video. In spite of the title of the piece -with all mental imagery associated (serenity, innocence, calmness...)-, it's inevitable to be touched by the melancholic mood of this music..…
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 3 mths ago
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- Two-Week Intensive: Exploring Robert Schumann
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Re: Springtime Recital! @Scott Prevost @Judy Kuan @Peter Golemme Thank you so much, you are very kind !
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 3 mths ago
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Springtime Recital! Hi Dominic, I'm sorry for not being able to attend and play in the Springtime Recital as I expected. Here a video of the two pieces "together" that I was going to play as if they had an inner…
- Juan Carlos Olite
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 3 mths ago
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- Community Concerts!
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Re: Springtime Recital! @Scott Prevost That was a phenomenal performance, Scott! Elegant and expressive, Bravo!
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- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 3 mths ago
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- Community Concerts!
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Juan Carlos Olite

Juan_Carlos

Philosophy teacher and piano lover

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I am PhD. in Philosophy and, of course, philosophy teacher. I love piano classical music above all and... many others humanities disciplines: literature, history, poetry...