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Re: French Baroque Music
@Andrew Actually, I was studying another Rameau piece, 'Les Sauvages', but then I found 'Les Cyclopes' and became completely immersed in it. I am also curious about François Couperin and his keyboard…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: French Baroque Music
@Andrew Thanks, it took me some months to get this right, including separate hands, determining ideal fingerings, and memorising to bring more focus and freedom to the execution.…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: French Baroque Music
This is beautiful! I started playing Rameau after watching Grigory Sokolov's marvellous renditions. Here I am playing one of my favourite pieces: 'Les Cyclopes'.…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: Night Practice Headphones for a Digital Piano: HD 560S vs DT 900 Pro X (or other recs)?
I will go ahead with the HD 560S for now. Thanks for your comments and advice! Will let you know about my experience...
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: Night Practice Headphones for a Digital Piano: HD 560S vs DT 900 Pro X (or other recs)?
@Carlodiminico Hi, thanks! I am still tempted to try these for their comfort and durability. Apparently, they are made from better materials than the Sennheisers.…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: Night Practice Headphones for a Digital Piano: HD 560S vs DT 900 Pro X (or other recs)?
@John. stones That's the most specific and reassuring advice I could have asked for! Thank you!
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: Night Practice Headphones for a Digital Piano: HD 560S vs DT 900 Pro X (or other recs)?
@Amanda Clark Good to know!! Thanks for your feedback!
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: Night Practice Headphones for a Digital Piano: HD 560S vs DT 900 Pro X (or other recs)?
@Larry Cheek Thank you! I've only ever heard of B&W in relation to high-end audiophile speakers, not headphones. I'll check if they have any good open-back ones! Cheers!
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: Night Practice Headphones for a Digital Piano: HD 560S vs DT 900 Pro X (or other recs)?
@Noel Nguyen Thanks! Yes, I am almost convinced to go for the Sennheiser!!
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: Night Practice Headphones for a Digital Piano: HD 560S vs DT 900 Pro X (or other recs)?
@Myron Thanks for your feedback. What I'm actually looking for is a good pair of headphones that deliver a flat sound without the need for extra amplifiers or equalising.…
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- 2 mths ago
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Night Practice Headphones for a Digital Piano: HD 560S vs DT 900 Pro X (or other recs)?

Following up on a previous discussion where I decided on a Kawai CA701 (still on order, expected to arrive mid-February🤞), I am now focusing on the other half of the night-practice setup: headphones.…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: 🎼 Week 1: Pick Your Piece
@Juan Carlos Olite Thanks for sharing! I do know the Schiff's lectures; I think I have got them all somewhere (downloaded a long time ago) and they are fantastic!…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: 🎼 Week 1: Pick Your Piece
@Juan Carlos Great choice! I have been playing the Allegretto for the past year, and discovering and overcoming all its intricacies has been a real joy, yet it is still very approachable.…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: 🎼 Week 1: Pick Your Piece
Hi everyone, you got me with Beethoven!! My favourite..... I have always wanted to play sonata no. 26 op81a Les Adieux. So I will give it a try on the 1st movement for now.…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Which musician (non-pianist!) inspires you most?
John Eliot Gardiner has always been a reliable point of reference for me! I remember searching for his Arkiv records and CDs to hear his interpretations of works by composers such as Bach, Monteverdi,…
- Joao_Dias_da_Silva
- 7 mths ago
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Re: What's the most surprising thing you have learned about the piano?
Many years ago, I was surprised to learn that the piano is considered a percussion instrument!
- Joao_Dias_da_Silva
- 7 mths ago
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Re: paderewski chopin scherzo no 2
@Marlyd @Zak in A Flat Major I think this full edition of the 4 scherzos (all together) is currently not available for download. However, the 4 scherzos can be obtained separately from the IMSLP,…
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- 7 mths ago
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Re: paderewski chopin scherzo no 2
@Zak in A Flat Major Hi again, I do care about getting either the Urtext editions, which are supposedly based on original sources and should therefore be the most faithful to the composer's wishes,…
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- 7 mths ago
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Re: paderewski chopin scherzo no 2
Hi Zac, I suppose you checked the IMSLP? I found it there, and I would say you will never get a much better scanned version than this one: https://imslp.…
- Joao_Dias_da_Silva
- 7 mths ago
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Re: Digital Piano for Serious Headphone Practice – Kawai CA vs Roland LX?
Dear @René Grosheintz-Laval, thank you so much for sharing your advice! I do prefer Kawai to Yamaha, also in acoustic instruments, but I have to admit that the Yamaha AvantGrand series has wonderful…
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- 8 mths ago
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Re: Digital Piano for Serious Headphone Practice – Kawai CA vs Roland LX?
@Barbara Blakeslee Thanks for this as well! I will probably go for the Sennheiser or Beyerdynamic, with an open back, for a wider soundstage (as I do not have too much noise around).…
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- 8 mths ago
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Re: Digital Piano for Serious Headphone Practice – Kawai CA vs Roland LX?
Hey @Barbara Blakeslee , thanks for sharing your experience of using the Kawai CA701 with extra virtual instruments! Having collected all the good advice from this forum,…
- Joao_Dias_da_Silva
- 8 mths ago
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Re: Digital Piano for Serious Headphone Practice – Kawai CA vs Roland LX?
@Lars Tobias Skjong-Børsting Lucky you!! I do not have the budget or the space to afford any of those high-end models. In the end, I am not a professional player,…
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- 8 mths ago
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Re: Digital Piano for Serious Headphone Practice – Kawai CA vs Roland LX?
@Victoria Macdonald Thanks for sharing your experience. I currently own an old Casio Privia PX-350M, which served for some years, but I have concluded that I cannot play it too much because it is too…
- Joao_Dias_da_Silva
- 8 mths ago
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Re: Digital Piano for Serious Headphone Practice – Kawai CA vs Roland LX?
@Noam W Yeah, I am also curious about the right headphone configuration to look for, in terms of its main features (impedance/resistance, open vs. closed back, sensitivity, frequency response, etc.).…
- Joao_Dias_da_Silva
- 8 mths ago
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