Will's Practice Diary
Hey tonebase community!
What a joy it is to share music with each of you. Thank you for taking the time to listen.
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Hi everyone,
After a debilitating couple of months suffering with psychical/spiritual transformations and transfigurations, I finally had energy enough to practice, and learned this piece today. I hope you enjoy. It is by Medtner, a Russian composer who I hope is becoming more well known. He certainly deserves the same attention as Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, and other prominent Russian composers (in my opinion)!! Thanks for listening. I do hope you are well. Thank you for all of your support and encouragement.
May you be always in the presence of peace which transcends all of our understanding,
Brother Will +
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Gorgeous. I too have had some heavy things on my heart. I will keep you in my prayers. Happy Easter, Brother Will!
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Finally!
After battling with much 'spiritual warfare' as it is called in the Christian tradition (and how rightly!!) I can affirm the concert will be going on as planned! By the end of the month of May I do hope to have the Rachmaninoff Concerto no. 3 ready. In the mean time, I have been preparing the Preludes of Rachmaninoff, of which I'll play five. Here's one of my favorites. Written at the birth of his daughter, we can call this prelude of Rachmaninoff 'autobiographical'. :)
I pray you are well. Do be careful with your minds and spirits these days, as we are told they are filled with the most darkness yet known to mankind. But know this - the LIGHT has won, LOVE will triumph! God bless you all.
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A beautiful prelude by a contemporary of Rachmaninoff. He's not as well known, but I think he has wonderfully inspired pieces. What do you think?
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Another prelude by Blumenfeld. Reminds me of a longing for the unattainable... what about you? x
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I have been enjoying playing through some Mendelssohn today and thought I would share some personal favorites of his pieces from Song Without Words.
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