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Thanks ab-ster...

...and there was I thinking I might get similar results with my Canon IXUS and Windows Moviemaker - oh well!

This melody is so familiar to me and yet until just recently, I owned no recording of it. Since I don't listen to the radio, I am at a loss as to where I've heard this. Does anyone know if this has been redone as some sort of (older) pop song, or perhaps in soundtracks of some old movie(s)?

Thanks again to ab-ster for posting this.

It's one of Schubert's most well-known Lieder, and you hear it in this form (voice and piano), but also in all sorts of orchestral and instrumental arrangements. I should think it would be difficult to get through your life without hearing it at least 20 times.

I've never heard it sung until about a week ago. (that's not the sort of singing my ears can tolerate) Must have been a movie.

Great job ab-ster. What a pleasure to listen to your performance. Thanks so much for posting this. And as said above, let's hear more from you!

Very beautiful. I love the sound of the piano and the recording quality.

@Damon: I haven't heard this song anywhere else except from my mom piano playing when I was a kid.

@heidiv: Thanks for your comments. I'll do another video soon for the most recent learnt pieces. I need to have them polished first though.

@babama: Thanks! I was trying different micing positions and got that sweet spot. Hopefully I can recreate that for my next recording.

WOW!!! you did AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! A lot of people play this without the staccato, however you played it 'the right' way which is awesome, i tried to play it with staccato but i cant make it sound as nice as yours!

Thanks Oblacone. Have fun with your new KG-2C!

Nice job. This is pretty good ab-ster. Whatever you used to record the audio it certainly worked very, very well. I think your pedalling in the opening measures works perfectly. This is a work that you REALLY have to listen to yourself with. If you don't all of those dynamic nuances will be lost. Nice attention to the details.
Have you ever heard the Horowitz recording of this transcription? It's one of the most beautiful things I've EVER heard and left me stunned speechless the first time I listened to it. Perahia, has recorded it as well, and it's fantastic too, but not quite Horowitz.

I linked to it above; really a must-hear.

Oh, I hadn't seen that. It's amazing isn't it?

It sure is; his playing during those last 3-4 years (beginning with the Soviet Union tour) was nothing short of phenomenal.

By the way, your link doesn't work any longer, because, apparently, the video has been pulled. There are a few others on Youtube, of the same recording though. I was listening to my recording again earlier and every time I hear it, I say, "how the heck does he do that?"

I hate when that happens...feel free to post another.

You know, I would, if I could figure out how to post links here (can't seem to figure out how to post images either). I'm sure once I figure it out I'll give myself a big DUH.

All you should have to do is paste the URL; it will convert to hypertext automatically. If you wish to get fancy:



That will allow you to name it whatever you want, or shorten a long URL.

Horowitz plays Schubert Serenade

Yay! I did it! Thanks H.

No problem!