PianoTell Recital #3 Is Now Live!

Performer: Peyton
Piece: A Dream of Far Away (part two) by Peyton

Source of music: Original improvisation
Instrument: Yamaha GP-295
Recording method: Studio One
Additional info: It was one of those days... I sat down to just play and this sort of eastern sound began to happen. Once I had a good feeling for what I was doing I got out the camera and started to record. When I finished I listened and thought i would try to add drum sounds from the keyboard. After that I listened and decided to add violin. (It was reminding me a lot of my favorite king Crimson song from the early 70's, Larks Tounges in Aspic which has a woncderful David Cross violin). After that, having so much fun, I decided to keep going and changed the key, slowed it down and went through the same process of piano first, then drum sounds and finally violin. What I'm submitting here is that second version. The first version is up on youtube as well. Thank you for listening.

Performer: keff
Piece: Summertime, originally from Porgy and Bess by G. Gershwin et al. This is a short jazz arrangement from Brent Edstrom.
Comment Policy: Polite comments on the piece are welcome. There are some performance slips caused by recording nervousness.

Source of music: Sheet music obtained from Sheet Music Direct, a subsidiary of Hal Leonard.
Recording method: The recording made by use of a mobile phone and uploaded into YT.

Performer: iternabe from North Carolina, USA. I am about just over 1 year into learning piano.
Piece: Malagueña (Traditional Spanish folk dance theme, arranged by Faber)
Comment Policy: Critical Comments: Anything goes!

Source of music: Faber Adult Piano Adventures All-in-One Book 2.
Instrument: Roland FP-30X + Pianoteq 8.3 Bösendorfer 280VC
Recording method: Audio: digital out of Pianoteq. Video: OBS Studio + Webcams
Additional info: I have been taking zoom lessons from @Seeker. One of the first things he taught me is to be aware of the of strong and weak beats inherent of the music, and making coordinated movement of wrist, finger and arm with that rhythmic throbbing. I practiced to incorporate these movements into this piece. The movements may even look a little exaggerated? The change in sound is undoubtedly emerging. This does not come natural to me, and it still takes a lot of practice. It will be at the forefront of my mind when learning new pieces.

Performer: Sophia + Special Guest Star @rsl12
Piece: Just a "Good Old Tune" by Willard A. Palmer
Comment Policy: Anything goes!

Source of music: Alfred Adult All-in-One Course Level 3 page 72
Instrument: Clavinova, Melodica
Recording method: DaVinci Resolve
Additional info: When I learned this piece with the adorable lyrics, it was just after @rsl12's recital of Modern Major-General and I realized immediately that it would be a perfect match. And here we are, performing together from across the continent!

Performer: Player1
Piece: Legend of Madrid by Nancy Faber
Comment Policy: Open to all comments

Source of music: Faber 3B Lesson book
Instrument: My Casio
Recording method: Samsung S9
Additional info: This is very raw. I haven't been able to play since December 2023 and wasn't able to polish this for this recital. There are a couple of bad performance errors and lots of pauses and hesitations in it that I normally would have been able to fix except I can't play right now.

Performer: MarieJ from Brisbane Australia. Flying solo on my piano journey since December 2011
Piece: I Giorni by Ludovico Einaudi
Comment Policy: General Comments only: Polite, supportive, suggestions for improvement.

Source of music: ‘Ludovico Einaudi - The Best Of’ sheet music album
Instrument: Kawai ES110 with Pianoteq 8 (Standard)
Recording method: WAV file recorded by Pianoteq, converted to MP3 with Audacity
Additional info: I first heard I Giorni on digital radio in December 2011, when I was a disheartened long-term serial starter, about to close the piano lid permanently. Before Einaudi played the final note I knew - AT LAST - that I’d found the type of music that I wanted to be able to play.

Decades later, I’m still in love with the composer, his music, and the piano.

This is still a work in progress, as usual, but it’s the longest piece I’ve ever recorded and my concentration was really stretched!

The video is a parade of the 11 pianos I have begged, borrowed, or bought since I first laid fingers on a shabby old player-piano way back in the 1950s.

Performer: SalmonJack from Hood River, OR, USA. Playing sporadically since 1973. Picking up the pace these days.
Piece: Just Mist by SalmonJack
Comment Policy: Critical Comments: Anything goes!

Source of music: My own composition.
Instrument: Kawai MP9000
Recording method: Kawai MP9000, Logic Pro, MacBook Air
Additional info: So that when the time came to post this, I kept notes on the progress of my composition so I could explain, maybe to myself only, how it evolved. Looking at those notes, dating clear back to November, I have no idea what they mean. This composition tells no story, has no background and is nothing more than something, hopefully pleasant, to listen to. Also, mysteriously, I played it much better a month ago when I wasn't recording. The more I played, the worse I played. I had to cut off the process before it sounded like Alice in Chains playing Mozart.

There are two videos for the same recording. This one is for anyone interested in following the music and its chords and structure. The other, is to look at pretty things while listening.

Performer: Rob
Piece: 'Pembrokeshire Promise.' by Rob
Comment Policy: Anything goes

Source of music: ... Own Composition
Instrument: ... Kawai ES920 (as MIDI controller)
Recording method: ... Native instruments The Giant VST in Cubase
Additional info: This solo piano version, was originally recorded several years ago, as a mutitrack, using various internal piano and orchestral intrument sounds on my then new, kawai MP5, when I was feeling particularly homesick for my native Wales, UK. (The opening notes are a nod to the last line of the National anthem)

Performer: BicBic in Utah
Piece: Mazurka Op.6 No.2 by Chopin
Comment Policy: Any and all!

Source of music: Sheet Music - Peters Edition
Instrument: Digital Yamaha P-140
Recording method: Line out to audacity, iphone video, combined in Lightworks (my latest video editing thing I'm trying)
Additional info: I find the Chopin mazurkas so fun! This is an early one. I believe there is a quote of some musical 'peer' of Chopin dismissing him as just a simple composer of Polish folk music, I googled but couldn't find it though. I like that the Mazurkas are fairly 'simple' in form and style, not necessarily to play though! This is the first Mazurka I've played since my piano restart just over a year ago, but there are a handful I played during my covid piano restart. I'd like to do a couple more this year too.