The Piano: UK TV programme

keff · 2024-05-18T08:50:00+00:00

A second series of "The Piano" has started on UK television and invites amateur pianists to play street pianos which have been located in railway stations. I...

ShiroKuro

I have never played an Essex upright, but when it comes to the grands, I prefer Boston to Essex.... Which doesn't detract from how great it would be to receive an Essex upright for free!

keff

The video below shows one of the finalists being coached by Lang Lang in preparation for the final concert. His foster parents also talk about how he started with piano.

keff

Final concert. Performance no.1

keff

ShiroKuro Ooh I want to see the finale

Final Concert. Performance no.2

ShiroKuro

keff Thanks for posting these, Keff! I started with the last one, Brad's. I like it but it sounds like it should be a much longer composition, I wonder if he was coached to shorten it?

ShiroKuro

The audio and the video are out of synch for Sum's piece!
But very nicely played!! Maybe the channel will re-upload it...

keff

ShiroKuro Was wondering if all the pieces played had been shortened for broadcast and apologies for lack of sync.

ShiroKuro

No worries de the synching issue!

I don’t know that Paganini piece so I can’t say whether it’s been shortened, but someone more version in classical repertoire might know. But the piece Brad composed really sounds so expansive, if there is a longer version, I wish we could hear it!!

ranjit

Just watched the first 3 episodes of the first season. Great show.

ranjit

ranjit Just watched the first 3 episodes of the first season. Great show.

I finished watching it. I liked it a lot, and they selected really talented performers, especially in the first season.

ShiroKuro

Have only seen the 3 min bits you can see on YouTube (I don’t have any streaming service) but I love what I’ve seen!! I love hearing Lang Lang’s comments. He’s always very affirming.

Also I like what the older gentleman said

“Piano’s a great friend. Not always an easy friend, but a great friend”

Yes indeed.

ranjit

ShiroKuro “Piano’s a great friend. Not always an easy friend, but a great friend”

Haha very true. One of those friends you want to chuck off a rooftop every so often.

TLH21

ranjit

😆

While I have never thought about throwing a piano off the roof, or indeed any of my friends, it does sometimes get a seething look of disgust. Entirely undeserved I should add.

SouthPark

ShiroKuro The only thing I want to say here is that, IMO, playing from a score does not preclude playing from the heart.

Absolutely. Some people love the music from the score so much that that will play from the heart or where ever it generates from ... eg. the brain/mind. And even if they're not fully into it ... they can certainly still play something ... from the 'heart' ... from inside. A connection. A relation.

And of course there are people that do play from score and play 'by ear' ... depending on conditions etc.

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