Nightowl — Plaisir D'Amour
Such a pretty tune, deservedly well known and perhaps everyone has played this at some time? Around 1 minute you choose (or maybe it’s recommended on the score?) what looks like an awkward fingering moving from 1 to 4 in the RH. It might be worth trying to figure out some alternative fingering yourself but I thought you played it with care and without it being too mechanical. Great progress for just a few months!
bSharp — High Heels
A really expressive performance giving more than I expect from Einaudi (too much jazz/blues has corrupted my ear). I even found myself humming parts of the melody for a while afterwards. Left me wondering if there’s a song or two that plagiarised this?
WieWaldi — Rainbow Connection
A tune which was so right for a light-humour icon like the muppets. Your polished performance lifted my mood…thank you!
SalmonJack — Alia
I like your composition, reflective and calm, it mirrors so well the setting in your charming animation.
Calavera — Chrono Cross - Scars of Time
Great drama in your performance, orchestral enough in its own way. Garritan sounds really good here, such a big sound.
rsl12 — Always Chew Your Food
What a cheeky fun song, carried off with an impressively relaxed style of playing - (I’m thinking of introducing it to my BIL whose table manners are seriously wanting). Your vocals have come on in leaps and bounds since one of your earlier recordings I heard in the PW forum. Bravo for holding your audience’s gaze!
TC3 — St. James Infirmary
A classy arrangement of a great 8-bar blues song and your performance was spot-on. Pushing the tempo up a notch definitely paid off.
iternabe — The Trout
That’s quite some progress for only 7 months playing. Metronomic with lively dynamics. Keep it up!
ShiroKuro — Nuvole Bianche
I don’t naturally warm to Einaudi but there’s no denying the hypnotic quality of his music and in your performance. Your C2 sounds lovely, the presence of an acoustic piano is always hard to beat.
lilypad — Manhattan 1928
With some very recognisable Gershwin colours I guess this must be an homage to his writing. Both your performance and the piece are so evocative - a pleasure to listen to. (Yes, the red-button syndrome; if there were a pill to counter it I would have OD’d and suffered side-effects by now)
TheBoringPianist — Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to your playing and marvel at memorising so much music. An impressive performance (towards the end I thought you’d introduced a third hand) you surely deserved to get into the final.
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