Return To tonebase

How to enable Javascript

Latest Posts

Re: If you could master the technique of any pianist, living or dead, who would it be and why? My choice is Emil Gilels. I particularly love his live recordings. He was fearless; you can hear that in his wrong notes, of which there are many compared to today's virtuosos.…
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- 4
- Discussion of the Week
- Reported - view
Re: If you could master the technique of any pianist, living or dead, who would it be and why? @Michael Have you seen the videos of her playing with Babayan? "The best Mozart I've ever played."
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- 4
- Discussion of the Week
- Reported - view
Re: If you could master the technique of any pianist, living or dead, who would it be and why? @Peter Golemme I haven't heard of Keene. I'll have to check her out. Thank you!
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- Discussion of the Week
- Reported - view
Re: If you could master the technique of any pianist, living or dead, who would it be and why? @Vidhya Bashyam I can't even imagine. That would be amazing.
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Discussion of the Week
- Reported - view
Re: If you could master the technique of any pianist, living or dead, who would it be and why? @Dominic Cheli You have no idea how many times I've listened to Sokolov play this etude! I have a couple of pieces I hope someday to be good enough to play. This is one.…
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Discussion of the Week
- Reported - view
Re: Leah's Practice Diary (updated 2/1/23) @Darrell Jenkins I'm so sorry I missed this! Absolutely beautiful playing. I loved your balance and phrasing. Tempo was really great as well, slow enough to feel expansive,…
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- Your Practice Diary
- Reported - view
Re: Leah's Practice Diary (updated 2/1/23) @Melanie Thanks so much! Tonebase is a great resource. Enjoy
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Your Practice Diary
- Reported - view
Re: READ ME and POST HERE! @Vidhya Bashyam Good to know. I'll have to look for those!
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- Finding Colors in your sound (Mini Challenge!)
- Reported - view
Re: READ ME and POST HERE! @Adriana López Beautiful! I'm not familiar with this piece. It's so expressive. I felt that freedom in the tempo, but you didn't lose the pulse or take it to far--it felt natural to the piece.
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Finding Colors in your sound (Mini Challenge!)
- Reported - view
Re: READ ME and POST HERE! @Vidhya Bashyam Listening to this was a beautiful way to start my morning! It's like an opening to a fairytale--I can't wait to hear what happens next :…
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Finding Colors in your sound (Mini Challenge!)
- Reported - view
Re: READ ME and POST HERE! @Adriana López I can't play anything this difficult, so I don't know if I'm good person to ask! I tried to think of what my teacher might tell me. I think she would say to not worry at all about…
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Finding Colors in your sound (Mini Challenge!)
- Reported - view
Re: READ ME and POST HERE! @Adriana López Fantastic! I think grandiose is a great word, and you captured that!
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Finding Colors in your sound (Mini Challenge!)
- Reported - view
Re: READ ME and POST HERE! @Victor Wong A contemplative piece, and well-played. I feel like that movement from below to above the melody and back again would be challenging. You did a marvelous job!
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Finding Colors in your sound (Mini Challenge!)
- Reported - view
Re: READ ME and POST HERE! @Juan Carlos Olite So nostalgic! I particularly liked your rubato at 1:48--perfect!
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- Finding Colors in your sound (Mini Challenge!)
- Reported - view
Re: READ ME and POST HERE! @Tammy Beautiful! And I like your imagery--I can see how that informs your interpretation.
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- Finding Colors in your sound (Mini Challenge!)
- Reported - view
Re: READ ME and POST HERE! @Natalie Peh Sounds fantastic! I loved thinking of those colors while I listened to you play. Your playing is always very elegant, which I love about it.…
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Finding Colors in your sound (Mini Challenge!)
- Reported - view
Re: Schumann Op 68 No. 1 "Melody" Such a sweet little piece. Very pretty! I also like that "hairpins" idea. What is your recording setup?
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- Your Practice Diary
- Reported - view
Re: Kleine Studie,Op. 68 No. 14, by Robert Schumann Good luck and enjoy! There are some very beautiful pieces in that set. I particularly like "First Loss".
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Your Practice Diary
- Reported - view
Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions! Yunchan Lim gave a recital at the Wigmore a few days ago and played Bach's sinfonias. I thought of this group :-) The link is below in case you're interested. https://youtu.be/Z-glLml5OKQ?t=729
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- 4
- Your Practice Diary
- Reported - view
Re: Jan 29 @Mariela That's wonderful. Very inspiring. I'd love to hear your pieces. Have fun with your family and friends in Venezuela!
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- Your Practice Diary
- Reported - view
Re: Group 1 @Daniela I don't mind the push. That's a great idea. Thank you!
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- "Becoming an Orchestra" TWI with Daniela Bracchi
- Reported - view
Re: Group 1 Two videos are below. This was a lot of fun! Thank you so much :-)
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- "Becoming an Orchestra" TWI with Daniela Bracchi
- Reported - view
Re: Group 1 @Natalie Peh Nice to see you in my group again! What a wonderful piece. Great job! I particularly liked the bassoon/strings entrance.
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- "Becoming an Orchestra" TWI with Daniela Bracchi
- Reported - view
Re: Will's Practice Diary @Will Green I've never heard of this composer. Thank you for sharing! It must be such a pleasure to have the sight reading skills to explore so much repertoire :-)
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- Your Practice Diary
- Reported - view
Re: Khoa's Practice Diary @Khoa Phan Howard Beautiful! I just love playing this piece. It's like instant peace. Have fun with K332. The middle movement is especially beautiful.
- Leah Olson
- Leah_Olson
- 1 yr ago
- Your Practice Diary
- Reported - view

1 2 3 4 5 7 Next

Back to top

Leah Olson

Leah_Olson

Wisconsin, USA

169
154
2

Joined: Thu Jan 06 18:09:39 UTC 2022

Follow