PianoTell Recital #2 Is Now Live!

navindra · 2024-11-15T15:45:00+00:00

Welcome to PianoTell Recital #2! Click for an index to all the performances: iternabe — O mio babbino caro keff — Over the Rainbow plop_symphony — The Midn...

Rubens

Rob
Oh, embarrashing, as the late great Sir Sean Connery would say. I do really like what I hear from Native Instruments and am considering to make the plunge into vst world with the new one, Claire. What makes me hesitate is that I keep hearing that there would be less of an organic feeling of being connected to the instrument as opposed to playing with the onboard sounds. What are your thought on this? (Sorry for being OT, friends, it's a one time thing, I promise.)

Rob

Rubens I have read some mixed reviews about Claire. I think it may lack some pedalling features, although some demos sound good.
A couple of days ago, I bought Noire in their cyber sale, (50% off) and I am really liking it so far.

I am not a computer geek, but must have got lucky with my current setup.
Just a mid range Windows PC, and 1st gen Komplete Audio 6 interface.
i prefer to use standard midi connections rather than USB, and have no problem feeling connected, or with playabilty.
I am fairly sensitive to latency, but do not notice any difference when playing either VST or onboard sounds.

Rob

@rsl12 What a brilliant performance!
Your sense of enjoyment was infectious, as I had a big 😄 on my face from beginning to end.
I loved it!
btw, have you heard the Tom Lehrer verion of this, the Elements, set to the Periodic Table?

rsl12

Rob btw, have you heard the Tom Lehrer verion of this, the Elements, set to the Periodic Table?

Found it! All I have to do is memorize a few new lyrics, and I can double my performance value!

Rob

@Rubens That was beautifully played! so many different textures and moods throughout, and your ES920 absolutely shone. 😁

keff

TC3 Thanks for your comments. I may be able to show more of the keyboard in future videos.

keff

Sgisela Thanks for the comments. Agree, the intro was rather long and I wonder if the original version had something similar.

Gooseberry

@Rubens Thank you!!! You've given me fresh life and vigour, and enthusiasm to go on learning and practising to maybe someday actually deserve such praise 😊🥰

WieWaldi

TC3 — Worried Life Blues
That was really very enjoyable to me. Only loved it. In your text you talk about how unfinished your practising stage was at recording time. Seriuosly, only the very last note and expression in your face indicates, this could be true. The rest, from the start though the entire song until the 2nd last note was just perfect. So relaxed and layed back.
Your singing is very nice, too. You have a strong voice and you hit every note with great confidence. I always wonder how you can keep the tempo and rhythm with your LH, while talking out of rythm (1 min mark). I think the real singing together with the beat is easier for keeping the tempo. Well, you did everything just right and I am happy you shared this with us.

TC3

WieWaldi Thanks very much, I appreciate the kind words from a fellow blues pianist. I can hear a few other piano inaccuracies along the way, but I'm glad they didn't come through too obviously. As far as the singing, I'm getting stronger, but there were definitely a few lines that aren't quite as confident as I'd like. The talking a-rhythmically while playing in tempo bit is interesting. I couldn't exactly write it out on sheet music, but I've practiced it enough that I'm saying that bit pretty regularly, so it may actually be in time in some sense, just not in an obvious quarter- or eighth-note sort of way. It would be interesting to get some notation software to chart it out and see what it looks like. In any case, thanks for the response!

Gooseberry

MarieJ — Waltz in F minor – Your artwork and music videos are a feast for the mind and soul – thank you for sharing them with us, and I mean it! You play beautifully, and your choices are always tasteful and inspiring. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of Tim Neumark but now I want to delve into his music.

Gooseberry

Player1 — Ashokan Farewell – Player1, I want to talk to you seriously. Your choice of the piece – so wistful and sad, and with that title – is it to say something? After reading your recent posts I started wondering whether you wanted to say goodbye to the piano? Please, don’t! Please keep playing, find a piece of music that really speaks to you and is relatively easy to learn, or else, find an easy piece that is just nice and will give you instant gratification and a sense of accomplishment – it’s not difficult, the internet is full of all kinds of scores. It is a trick that at least has always worked for me in moments of dejection. Your very personal and emotional relationship with the music is worth preserving and honing, and I’m sure it’s also worth sharing with others. I for one would love to hear you play again!

Player1

Gooseberry

Thank you. My current plan is to keep playing as long as I can. I'm a couple of years away from full retirement and when I finally do retire, the plan is to have a baby grand in the living room.

So, no fears of my walking away. There is always music in my life, even if the only one who can hear it, is me.

Gooseberry

Rubens — Sonata no.2, Op.36 (1913), 2nd movement – I’m lost for words. Because, really, all words fall flat after listening to your impressive performance. So I went and listened to you play the 3rd movement 🙂

I once told you that I wanted to play like you when I grow up. I will not retract that confession now, but I want to make a caveat:
I now know that I will never play like you, but you will always inspire me to grow 😇

rsl12

TC3 I appreciate my kind words, but I think I have more work to do, especially on my singing. There are still some phrases that come out a little pitchy or strained.

I think only a few phrases of your singing come across as awkward. The majority of them sound good, which is a sign that you could get it all in shape with a little more practice. It's sounding better and better!

TC3

rsl12 Thanks! Yes, it starts a bit weaker, gets better as I go along. It's a breathing thing (as I'm sure you know from your own training) as much as it's a pitch thing. I need to prioritize my singing practice a bit more, it has a tendency to fall by the wayside when I get busy ..

Nightowl

Player1 That sounds like a great plan, to buy a baby grand when you retire! 😁 I love baby grands - all the allure and curves of their larger relatives, but a modest enough size for many homes to accommodate. Please remember to post a photo when the time comes.

Sgisela

Nightowl Sgisela — Do Tebe (to you)
Wow, that's a beautiful piece and you played it effortlessly - you are clearly a natural! How long have you been playing piano? Also, I also loved the way you started and ended the piece with a close up of sunflowers - very nice

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed the piece. I took lessons through high school and then life + lack of an instrument got in the way, and I stopped playing for more than 15 years. I started again in late 2020.

Rubens Sgisela
There is a nocturnal lyricism in your playing that tugs at the listener's heartstrings and pull them into the depths of a soul-stirring journey. The part at 2:58 is achingly beautiful. The typical "wet" sound of the Estonia fits this music perfectly. After finishing listening to this I restarted immediately.

Thanks so much for the very kind words. When I first heard the piece, I found it very emotionally compelling and I’m glad I’ve been able to convey some of that. I do agree that it has a ‘nocturnal’ quality — one of the reasons I recorded it at night and with somewhat reduced lighting.

Pathbreaker

Sophia
That was a really lovely and confident performance. You are quite a natural at this and have a good sense of how to present the material and make it fun for the listener. I was smiling and bobbing my head while you were playing. I especially like the way you "punch" those chords.

Player1

Nightowl

It'll be a couple of years at least. Of course I have to build the house first. Then buy the piano.

Sophia

Thank you sooo much everybody who provided such lovely comments. Such an incentive to keep going! Being entertaining is my dearest wish and it’s so very pleasing if I’m able do so in my own small way 😁

I’m still listening to the recitals and enjoying every single one… more comments will follow later 😊

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