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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
@CK Lau Of course your video is very enjoyable to listen to, you capture the dramatic color and intensity of the piece. Bravo, CK!
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- Juan_Carlos
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
@Sindre Skarelven Thank you so much, Sindre!
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- Juan_Carlos
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
@Vidhya Bashyam Thank you so much, Vidhya! We have to explore together all these Liszt transcriptions of Schubert lieder🙂.
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- Juan_Carlos
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
@Michelle R Thank you very much for your kind words, Michelle. I can't play this piece (and many others...) with a cold mind, it's impossible 🤔...
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- Juan_Carlos
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
Hi Dominic and everyone! Here's my contribution to the Schubert Challenge: the iconic lied "Gretchen am Spinnrade" (Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel), a gorgeous masterpiece by the young Schubert…
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- Juan_Carlos
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 3: Expression over Perfection
@Vidhya Bashyam Very beautiful. It's one of this pure Schubertian moments: intimate, haunting and soul touching.
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- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths ago
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- Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 3: Expression over Perfection
@Michelle R Lovely playing, Michelle!
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- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths ago
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- Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
@Alexander Weymann Sounds beautiful, always deeply lyrical in this tempo, an extraordinary "base line" to start with...
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- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
@Derek McConville Beautifully sung, Derek!
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- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths ago
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- Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
@Dagmar Beautiful Schubertian melancholy in your playing, love it!
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- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths ago
- Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
@Michelle R Of course sounds great, Michelle! Well done!
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- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths ago
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- 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!
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- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths ago
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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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- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths ago
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- Schubert Challenge
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Re: ToneBase Scriabin Stage
@Vidhya Bashyam Thank you so much, Vidhya 😊!!
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- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths ago
- 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.
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- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths ago
- 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 ☺️
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- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths ago
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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.…
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- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths 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.…
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths ago
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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…
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths 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.…
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths 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" 😂😂).…
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths ago
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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:…
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- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths ago
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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.…
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths ago
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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.…
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 2 mths 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.…
- Philosophy teacher and piano lover
- Juan_Carlos
- 3 mths ago
- Your Practice Diary
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