PianoTell Recital #3 Is Now Live!
BicBic I’m sorry to hear you haven’t been able to play recently and hope that changes soon!
Thank you.
I'm having some serious medical issues which are preventing me from playing. I have a hard copy of the piano arranged version of Handel's Passacaglia by Pianistos that I really want to learn as a recital piece, but I can't sit at the piano for any length of time. 2 minutes/day isn't long enough to do anything and the pain it causes sucks worse than missing an easy gold ring grab. And we all know I'm into those free gold rings. Right?
Worse, right now the wait time for the doc is 4 months to get an evaluation of my current condition to see if surgery is a good fit. My prior medical intervention process went out the window when I had a severe side effect response. That path is now closed and contra indicated so we have to find a new way to deal with the mess I'm in.
No, it's not the Big C. Or even a little c,d, or e. It's just my body falling apart faster than we expected. Some lifestyle adjustments are having to be made as well but I will adapt.
Greta99 — Berceuse, Op. 23 No. 1
A new composer to me, and what a delicate, pretty piece. Your rendition was flawless - I loved it!
ShiroKuro — Wind
I think Brian Crain has been under-represented in Recitals; he has composed some interesting pieces and this one was no exception. A polished performance - you have every reason to be pleased.
navindra — Over The Rainbow
The technical details were fascinating, the Alfred’s arrangement seemed too advanced to be a Book 1 selection, your video was top quality, your piano is gorgeous - oh, and did I mention your performance? I can’t see how “it could have been better”. A terrific submission on all counts!
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Thank you! For me it was the other way around. I discovered Mel Bonis when I was looking for pieces for Female Composers Recital. Most of the pieces I found were rather difficult. It was only later that I discovered that she had composed a lot of easy pieces for children.
Final comments! Thank you everyone for sharing your performances, and to everyone who listened, liked and commented on mine!
Sam — "An Important Event" from the Scenes from Childhood - That sounds like a fun exercise for the piano group! I thought this sounded great, and this tempo sounds good to me - makes the important event seem ‘grander’ than the faster renditions!
Rob — Pembrokeshire Promise - A beautiful part of Wales! The piece sounded very nostalgic, perhaps how you were feeling when you wrote it. Very nice!
Sgisela — Danza de los ñáñigos - Another very cool (and tricky!) dance piece from you! I really enjoyed this piece and your playing.
Gooseberry — Nights in White Satin - Lovely playing! I bet it was fun putting it together from a few different sources.
bSharp — Journey - Open Arms - Very nice! I enjoyed the contrast in your playing between the flowy-bit and the LH octavey-bit.
Greta99 — Berceuse, Op. 23 No. 1 - This was lovely! I’ve never heard of the composer, I will have to check her out. Thank you for sharing!
ShiroKuro — Wind - really cool! The piece and your playing captures a sense of mystery and wistfulness for me.
navindra — Over The Rainbow - Great arrangement and nicely played! I didn’t understand everything you said about the sound production but I thought it sounded really fantastic!
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Seeker I’ve been playing around with this plugin for a few days and it’s an interesting tool. Obviously our setups are very different, but I’m curious around how much do you turn up the width dial in your recordings?