Week 1: Choose your waltz and start Dancing!
Hello Everyone!
Welcome to Week 1 of celebrating Schubert's Waltzes!
Below are some collections of waltzes that are quite delightful. Take a look and decide which waltz(es) you want to work on during this challenge! Keep in mind that they can be quite short, so it can be fun to pick several!
Let us know which waltzes you pick in the comments below!
Week 1 Goal:
Choose a waltz or several to work on! Let us know why you selected the particular waltz!
Additional challenge:
Post your sightreading/first play through video!
Popular waltzes to choose from:
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https://youtu.be/CebWMYuNZhs?si=-1O3ETrWZp-2nPze
Here’s the first Graceful Waltz, Op 91. Not my first attempt to record it I admit.I’ll try to post some more over the weekend but I’ve made a start! Looking forward to listening to all the new postings as well.
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Angela Fogg Such a fun and pretty piece! Love your playing as always.
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Angela Fogg So lovely, Angela! I enjoyed your tempo and the lightness with which you played it. Thank you for sharing!
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Vidhya Bashyam thank you Vidhya.
Wonderful to hear you are playing the Bb Sonata. I think those last Schubert sonatas are just incredible, for me some of the best repertoire for piano and I have a particular soft spot for the Bb one.
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Michelle R Thank you Michelle!
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Angela Fogg Agreed! It is such a pleasure and privilege to learn this sonata!
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Hello everyone! Have had my sight reading session today of Schubert op. 33. I have to say, this is not my favorite composer, but I had fun with sight reading.
Wish you all a nice weekend.
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Kerstin That was great! Love your clarity and dynamics even when sightreading!
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Vidhya Bashyam Thank you so much. After that I have practiced the Brahms Sonata. What are you playing except Schubert?
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Kerstin Amazing piece you are learning! Can’t wait to hear it! Right now I am mainly learning more Schubert actually- the B flat Major sonata.
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Vidhya Bashyam Hi Vidhya! Would like to hear your Schubert. Have no idea how it sounds. This Brahms is more difficult than I thought in the first place, but it is a fantastic piece - and long. I have started with the last movement. https://youtu.be/HEGKEG9ynJo?si=rhsdgOXJZIt4m9Y6
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Kerstin Bravo! That was amazing! Thanks for sharing!
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Kerstin That was amazing Kerstin! Thank you! Just wondering if you like Schubert any better after playing so many of the waltzes?
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Angela Fogg Thanks Angela.
Not really. I am working on Impromptus op 90/3. That’s a nice piece. LG Kerstin -
Kerstin That is such a beautiful piece!
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Kerstin wow beautiful piece
Is that Grotrian-Steinweg piano? Sounds lovely. -
Sachi Thanks Sachi and yes it is a Grotrian-Steinweg. The keys don‘t react very light, but the sound is beautiful. I love it. I have also a digital Piano- it’s the other way.
What is the piano your are playing?
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Kerstin Grotrian-Steinweg piano, my GS piano finally arrived this April after waiting for half a year. I started practicing 40 years old Yamaha, then upgraded to used but quite new Schimmel. It was disappointment… Silent system (not original Schimmel) affected mechanical action. So I decided to sell it, visited a few piano retailers and found GS. Long story, but I really appreciate how it sounds and responds with sweetness. I used to have digital piano. At the moment I don’t… I hope I can continue practicing with GS.
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Sachi Great! Understand. My digital piano is only for practicing in the late evening or morning. Otherwise I always use my GS.
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https://youtube.com/shorts/2JVAfywSQZ8?si=rpPDbfQAnW26Q8-I
12 Graceful Waltzes No. 2 Op 91
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Angela Fogg Sounds nice. Thank you.
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Angela Fogg So charming!
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Angela Fogg Totally danceable!
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And No.3 Op91
https://youtube.com/shorts/kkxPTkRKJoU?si=7PRWG2WrHCZ7-ueD
I’ve never really taken much interest in these pieces before despite having played a lot of Schubert so they are just a delightful revelation for me. Thank you everyone!
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Angela Fogg Love this one too! Haven’t heard this set of pieces before. Thanks for sharing!
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Vidhya Bashyam Yes, these are new to me also! So charming.
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