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...

TC3

@plop_symphony — The Midnight Ball. That was a really fun piece, and you nailed it. I'm a big fan of dissonance, so I really appreciate this contribution. Thanks!
@ShiroKuro — Reminiscence. Lovely piece, I'll need to look into that composer more. Good job!
@Sgisela — Do Tebe (to you). Another gorgeous piece by yet another composer I'm not familiar with. I need to listen more broadly! I enjoyed your story about touching base with the pianist for sheet music, it's great to see such a friendly, helpful community. Kudos!

Home stretch, just a couple more to go ...

rogerch

Sam rogerch — Slow Steps - two improvs in one month! I actually liked the one at PW better, but this one is great too!

Thanks Sam! I do improvs every day but I don't record them all 🙂

rogerch

Sophia No, I'm not using the soft pedal (I wouldn't know how, heh). I just tried to play it as written

Now I'm even more impressed. You nailed it! Great job!

Jane

@Rubens
Lovely. Glad you made the decision to share.

rogerch

BicBic rogerch — Slow Steps - sounded great, and a cool idea to improvise around a particular cadence.

Thanks @BicBic! It's helpful to introduce something new when improvising to avoid having the improvisations sound too much alike. 🙂

rogerch

TC3 @rogerch— Slow Steps. Love your improvisations, still don't know how you do that ... I was a bit confused about "minor fourth" until I realized it was what I know as a minor iv chord, then it made sense. 🙂

Thanks @TC3! Honestly I'm not sure how I do it either! I have spent the last four years working on improvisation and it seems I have trained my subconscious mind to improvise but my conscious mind doesn't fully understand it. It's weird but I love it!

rogerch

MarieJ rogerch — Slow Steps. Lovely chord progressions - a gentle and melodious result. You should indeed be pleased with this!

Thanks for the nice feedback @MarieJ!

MarieJ

Sam — The Never Finished Piece. This current iteration felt peaceful, nostalgic, dreamy: I loved it.

Player1 — Ashokan Farewell. This theme is one of my favourites, and I’m so glad that you re-visited it here. It’s exciting when you discover that a ‘too-hard’ piece has suddenly become ‘do-able’!

Rubens — Sonata no.2, Op.36 (1913), 2nd movement. Thank you for sharing this stunning sonata. A heartfelt and sensitive interpretation, beautifully played. Acclamation!

Cratersmash — Sonata No. 3 in A Minor. A highly energetic performance of what is obviously an incredibly complex piece. And all without a sheet of music in sight … a standing ovation!

Gooseberry — Pigalle. You choose some delightful pieces, Gooseberry, and this one was no exception. Played sensitively - and all in one take - congratulations!

Rob

@ShiroKuro 'Reminiscence' it shows that you have put a lot of work into this, and you play beautifully. Bravo!

@Pathbreaker 'Larghetto' Another piece that is new to me, but I really enjoyed your delicate playing.

@diretonic 'Chega de Saudade' So full of life and movement. I actually like the 'busy' arrangement, and your layered pianos sound great!

@navindra 'The Entertainer' What is not to like about this classic Rag! Your tuning skills certainly paid off, the piano sounds really good.

Rob

I hope I have not left anyone out, in my comments. If so, my apologies.

Huge thanks to all who left comments on my submission.
They mean a lot, and spur me on to try to write more.

Also, a big thank you to all who contributed.
Such a wide variation of music was a feast for the eyes and ears!

Last, but not least, my thanks must go to Navindra, who made it all possible.🙂

ShiroKuro

Thank you @Rob !

Schubertian2

Thanks to everyone who commented on my chopin ballade
Later on today I am going to start a thread "Chopin's fourth ballade and me"
Just some notes - a diary - of all my thoughts as I worked through this beast
I don't know if it will be of any interest to anyone - I just want to capture my thoughts

Pallas

Schubertian2 I would love to read it.

lilypad

rsl12 - I am the very model of a modern Major-General - Impressive! The rapid singing reminds me of a Tom Lehrer performance where he sings the chemical elements. I would think remembering or even reading the lyrics at speed would be a lot more difficult than just singing the chemical elements . To play the piano part at the same time is pretty amazing. Bravo!

Thank you for listening and commenting on my piece earlier.

rsl12

Player1 It's underneath the progress bar to the right of the play/pause button. Right there along with the change screen size stuff.

I figured it out... The toggle doesn't appear on mobile. It only appears on a PC, or if the mobile browser is switched to" desktop mode". Thanks for your help!

lilypad

rogerch - Slow Steps - Very relaxing to listen to this. Like a gently flowing stream of (musical) consciousness. Thank you for sharing your improvisation.

Thank you also for listening and commenting on my piece earlier.

rogerch

lilypad rogerch - Slow Steps - Very relaxing to listen to this. Like a gently flowing stream of (musical) consciousness. Thank you for sharing your improvisation.

Thanks for listening and commenting @lilypad!

TC3

@navindra— The Entertainer. Nice! I really like the more laid-back tempo than one tends to hear on TV soundtracks, it's more historical accurate from what I understand. It's also a huge accomplishment to wrote up Alfred's book one, that's quite a stretch piece relative to the rest of the good. Well done!
@javiercorre— Sonatas K. 208 and K. 380. Very good! I love Scarlatti, he deserves even more attention than he gets. Coincidentally, I believe you're taking your exam today, as I write this. Please let us know how it goes!

Hmmm, did I miss anyone? Oh yes: @TC3 ... Terrible! How embarrassing!!! 😃

TC3

OK, I think I got everyone, but if I missed you just let me know. Thanks to all who took the time to watch/listen/respond, I greatly appreciate it. And thanks most to @navindra for organizing! w00t!!!

rsl12

ShiroKuro What a nice piece! I'm sure the audience will love it. You have the rhythm challenges pretty well under your fingers. Even with small mistakes you made it flow nicely. Have you tried the piano at the retirement community? Sometimes those things aren't in the best shape. I wish you a lot of luck!

Pathbreaker This is the first time I'm listening to Tailleferre. I really like it--it reminds me a little bit of Respighi's Notturno. A steady drip of eighth notes in the middle register is like a sound of nature. Around it the melody and bass sing and occasionally take off flying. It sounds challenging and I was moved by your performance. Sometimes the melody line is hard to hear over the eighth notes. But I understand it's a work in progress. I look forward to hearing your final result!

navindra Nice dynamics. The smooth right hand contrasts nicely with the bouncy left. Great sound quality! All that audio technology baffles me. As always, thanks for setting up the recital, in addition to everything else you do!

Rubens

rogerch
Cool improvisation!
If cigars were healthy I'd say that's the only thing missing 😅. In other words, a perfect performance as it is!

MarieJ
Your dynamics are exquisite. In some places absolutely irresistible. Well done!

ShiroKuro
What a lovely performance. A piece by Takashi Kako, played by Shirokuro, on a Yamaha. I'd say it's like being back in Japan, except I've never been to Japan😆. I especially love the part that begins at 0:45.

rogerch

Rubens rogerch
Cool improvisation!
If cigars were healthy I'd say that's the only thing missing 😅. In other words, a perfect performance as it is!

Thanks @Rubens! You had me worried for a second there, but I'm glad I don't need to add cigars! That would make playing much more difficult!

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