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Augustina - a nice rendition of this touching piece.

peterws - your Contemplation 4 is quite a piece of work. Is this an original composition? I was blown away by the professional sounding recording.

stumbler - One of the things I like best about the Piano Bar is the diversity of music styles performed here. This piece lends itself quite well to the piano and you do a wonderful job of keeping up the tempo on this tune. Love the trills.

Newman - I do hear a little Bowie influence - I like the tune a lot - not sure about the ending.

BenPiano - Very well done! Love the artsy focus changes. Your playing is always first rate.

Hello Bill. All my own work; I do have trouble getting the relative volume of the instruments right. After a time, I don`t care . . . .heh heh

Newman - Ghosts and Other Strangers - works really well on piano.
I tried to imagine Bowie's voice as I listened. I think it fits.

BenPiano, that is really beautiful.
I had to go look to see if it was in IMSLP.
It is there as no. 15 in his 25 Etudes Op. 47

http://imslp.org/wiki/25_Etudes,_Op.47_%28Heller,_Stephen%29

peterws, there is a bagpipe setting on my DP.
For some reason, Roland makes it very difficult to find.
I can't imagine why

BillM - Cats in the Cradle
There's a lot of heart in your rendition.

BillM, I agree 100%. The variety in this bar makes it a special place.

Ben, I could be wrong, but I hear some prelude in c...excellent work as alway.

BillM brings back memories of cruising in my Camero convertible with the music blaring on a summer evening...nice!

I only seem to record around recital time these days. Here's another one, a long time favorite of mine. A couple more to go.

And I'm sorry about the video quality. I'm not trying to be artsy - my camera just can't focus here for some reason. I had to move it because my recital piece demanded freedom on the left side of the piano where the camera normally is

I recorded all of these at the same time, so my latest batch all have this problem, including my recital piece.

It sounds a little like the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. Perhaps the reason for the subtitle "Souvenir of Beethoven"


No, not you - just my crappy camera!


Many thanks! My piano sounds great, not because of my amateur playing, but because it was just tuned a few hours before I recorded this! My tuner is awesome.


More fartsy than artsy unfortunately - my camera couldn't focus for some reason where it was placed this time (and subsequent recordings).

After this and previous malevolence, I fired the cameraman.


Thanks again, everyone, for taking the time to both listen and comment!

I'm really sorry, I blasted all of my comments with a simple click - I'm trying to recreate them as best as possible

Newman - Great, I've had this song stuck in my head now all weekend long!

Weiyan - it's nice to see the action of the hammers!

peterws - you play this very comfortably and fluid - no pun intended

whizbang - I really liked this, and have struggled with Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag. This one, perhaps, sounds a little easier to attempt, but Joplin's stuff is always much more difficult than it sounds!

Augustina - That was great - perhaps your best yet!

Mark... - I thought you got a digital there for a minute!

Stumbler - Nice trills and clear confidence - awesome!

Enjoying all the great music here this month.

BillM: Loved your poignant bluesy rendition of "Cats in the Cradle"

Weiyan: That was such a lovely piece. Well done

Well, my Roland keyboard has been giving me some grief lately, needs repair,but decided to redo one of my favorites anyway..hope you enjoy.

Stumbler~ Lady Campbell's Jig is a beautiful melody, beautifully played.

BenPiano~ Your Stephen Heller Duetto is really pretty. That focus problem might be related to the lighting. If you use a more flat light without reflection coming from the piano, it might solve the problem. Regardless, your playing is really fantastic!
Your Traumerei is most excellent. I have some half-hearted attempts at getting this one presentable and it still eludes me. Great work and I hope to hear it again as it matures under your fingers. It is a keeper - don't lose this one from your already fine repertoire.

BillM~ Cats in the Cradle - it's been years since I've heard this. Your playing and singing style is perfect for this melody. Your steady accompaniment is always spot-on. I liked the solo breaks. Great work, Bill!

Elssa~ as before, I like this rendition of Over the Rainbow. Thanks for bringing it back.

Glen

Thanks, Glen, but I actually just recorded this new rendition over the weekend. Need to get the keyboard fixed now, contacts cleaned, etc, but I had fun with it.

Ah, Elssa - that's it. I was thinking of your rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow that this one reminded me (from a couple of years ago). Very consistent playing - great work, indeed.

Glen

Thanks, again, Glen Your improv is divine as always.