PianoTell Recital #3 Is Now Live!

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!

Gooseberry thank you! What a wonderful compliment!!!

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 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.

Greta99 Berceuse, Op. 23 No. 1
This piece has the sound of a fairy tale, and you tell it beautifully!

Peyton Thank you. I like many of Brent Edstrom's arrangements.

WieWaldi Thank you for the kind words. The mistakes I made were rhythm rather than notes.

hebele Thank you