PianoTell Recital #3 Is Now Live!

A few more randomly:

Animisha — To a Wild Rose
That is an adorable piece, Animisha. I agree that some pieces are so much more pleasant to practise than others... well we talked about that often enough Thanks for your sweet, delicate performance!

Sophia & @rsl12 — Just a "Good Old Tune"
Normally I don't comment on my own pieces, but of course now I have a reason to It was super great fun to work with someone else! It was the first time for me to play a duet this way. It was such a surprise when I received his video that he didn't only sing, but also added a melodica improvisation to the mix! Thanks for agreeing to do this with me, @rsl12! Tell your daughter it was a commission well spent - I just hope you don't squander it all at once.

Player1 — Legend of Madrid
That was lovely Player1. Despite you not having been able to practice a lot, I'm still seeing a huge amount of progress between this and your previous pieces. I loved how the mood changes around the 30s mark from light and fluffy to dark and intense... you caught that moment so well and led up to it by dramatically slowing down just beforehand. Even the page turning was done with flair. And then back to the main theme in the same manner. Very nicely played and I am glad you submitted it after all!

Calavera — Antipyretic
A very spirited performance! Sound quality is very good too, clear and crisp. What you call a "shorter piece" is still longer than anything I have ever learned ^_^ Well played and I agree, the title is very whimsical and fun.

Sophia & @rsl12 Just a "Good Old Tune" by Willard A. Palmer

Ha ha! Oh - my - gosh! Everything about that is brilliant. The idea, the piece, your playing and rsl singing and accompanying. Ok, I knew rsl can sing very good, but I never expected he takes from his 12yr old daughter the melodica, together with the $5. You are a bad dad! Ok, your performance is worth the $5, maybe even more, but the melodica?!? How dare you!
And Sophia, your playing was so flawless, so melodic and free of any mistakes. All this on a three minute piece. With a quite complicated left hand. Actually a mild ragtime left hand, to be honest. You improved a lot! Now I know why you had been a bit silent in the blues&blues&more_blues-thread. No, you must have put some effort into this one to get a video that let this piece seem playable so effortless! Big big respect to you (and bad-dad rsl^^).

Btw: sorry rsl, after Sophia's announcement I thought you'd be a stick or something that runs on batteries. Glad it was you!

navindra — Over The Rainbow
It really is a very nice arrangement, and you do it justice with your excellent playing, so smooth and gentle. Lovely!

rach3master Call of Silence: Attack on Titan OST / Hiroyuki Sawano

Very thoughtful and calm. And beautiful. Your playing is just perfect, I can't image how this one can be improved any further. You can take this one as it is, and use for the anime series as soundtrack. Kudos to your performance and thank you for sharing this marvel!

ShiroKuro - Wow @ShiroKuro what a beautiful piece, masterfully played! I was completely mesmerised by your performance!

And... a few more, last batch for today.

rogerch — Flutter
So very pretty and gentle! It just flows and I would not have guessed this was improvised if you hadn't explicitly mentioned it. You could fill any hotel with pretty music all day long and it would be a hotel I would spend a lot of time at

iternabe — Malagueña
Ole! Very nice and I can see a huge improvement in your technique, iternabe. It makes me jealous not having a teacher because it does make a very obvious difference in your playing. Lovely piece!

WieWaldi — Frisco Blues
Oooh another lovely piece... you are right. All those arrangements are beautiful, with so many very interesting little details and just a pleasure to listen to (and watched, if played by the famous WieWaldi). It is also apparent that Christian has a very distinct "voice" in how he arranges music, and you capture it well. It's also such a pleasure to watch you make progress.... In the past you sometimes had to catch up a little with the ding tock tock tock drummer, but you don't need it anymore. I think the last time I said your timing is becoming rock solid - now I can change that into it IS rock solid. Plus of course your playing is getting more and more intricate. Of course you are my hero, always 5 steps ahead of me

SalmonJack — Just Mist
Wow, composed and performed to perfection! It was fun reading along with the notes, and then the other one with the pretty imagery. Nice harmonies, and it flowed really beautifully.

plop_symphony A Hermit Crab Surfing by Akira Miyoshi

I never tried to play something with crossed hand. If you do it, you make it look easy. Very well played. This piece has a very pronounced swing rhythm, I like it.

Player1 Legend of Madrid by Nancy Faber

I think you improved a lot with this piece. I am talking especially about your sense for the rhythm and timing. I think the notes after the page-turn are expected to be played sharper, louder, more staccato. That's it. Still, all in all you create a nice impression of a Zorro feeling with that piece. Well done!

hebele Minuet in G by Christian Petzold.

You saved my day - at least ONE played a beginner Minuet. Thank you. Joking aside, this one was very solid. I don't know if playing those thrills that early is wasting time or not, but let's face it: One day you must learn them. Later this will take less time for sure, but this is the case with everything. Actually, I am happy you played the trills, as they sound georgeous. The entire piece sounds georgeous. Big respect to a 1yr self learner!

rogerch You are just bursting with music aren't you? You just play one wonderful improv after another. This is a great one.

Nightowl Well done. (I'd love to hear the lyrics)

Animisha A really pretty piece. Well done!! Great sound too. (the plants in front were a nice touch).

keff Nicely played. I really like the arrangement.

keff That was a haunting version of an old favourite. Bravo!

It took me back to a visit to the UK in 2019, when I played it on a pub piano in Oxfordshire.
The pub was is a place called Summertown, so the locals had adopted it as their theme tune.
It was great hearing them sing " Summertown"!

@rogerch I always enjoy your improvisations, and this one was no exception!
It is always exciting to sit down to play, and hear your own music for the very first time.
I liked this one very much.

@Peyton Brilliant! It had a kind of East meets West vibe for me. You were really getting into it, and that came out in the performance. There is a great feeling of motion. i could hear this in a movie.

Rob We know Summertown quite well.