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Wow....fantastic! Gloat on, gloat on.....
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Congratulations!!!
Beautiful pieces--The sparrow and a rainbow is my favorite!
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Thank you all!
Still very happy! Happiness like this has lasted for a few days now, so it's a nice overall feeling! ^_^
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Awesome!!!! Way to go, congrats!!!
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Congratulations!! 
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Congrats. Love the piece. And the sketch pieces. Might buy them :P
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Congratulations, this is a fabulous news! My only concern is that you may jack up the price of your music now that you won the 1st prize - I have been wanting to buy one of your duets. Dilly dallying up to now.
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Woot! We knew you when  Congratulations - you've worked hard and this is great! Cathy
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Congratulations! It sounds like a nice piece.
I wish the piano had been tuned better in the recording. I am grateful that I got sucked into the jazz world in my tuning career, which forced me to learn to tune the top octaves well.
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Wonderful stories, Nikolas! All of them were very effective. Congratulations to you!
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Congratulations!
Will there be a 2 piano version?
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Congratulations Nikolas. I feel like I know a star. I definitely heard some Bartok and Satie in those 7 mvts.
The piano sounded great [ as did the pianists]. I loved the split screen and the blurred visual effects.
Wonderful.
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Thank you all! To answer your questions: 1. I don't particularly like "just" showing two pianists playing a piece (while I see the value for other pianists, teachers, musicians, composers, etc), so at least I added some effects which in my composing-oriented mind seemed cool! As I've heard from others, the videos fit the music very well (which goes to show how my mind is wired to the music), but I've no idea how technically correct they are as far as filming if concerned... 2. Hakki: To be honest, I don't see a reason for a 2 piano rearrangement. I'd prefer to work on new works instead... After all I do think that as it stands they sound very very rich and full, so not sure I see the point either... 3. BDB: It was rather well tuned (*ahem*), but there was 1 of the 3 strings in a high Ab that kept bugging me. Especially since we used the una corda pedal, and as such it was the only string hitting... Very audible in "A rather innocent Incubus". 4. Farmgirl: I already feel that the scores are a tiny bit expensive for the American market, but it's impossible to lower them any further, since I'm in Greece. Still I'm very much in favor of offering as much as possible, especially when contemporary music is concerned (if you think about it this is why Editions Musica Ferrum was created in the first place), so take your time; the prices can go down, but not up! 
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Congrats, Nikolas!!! Amazing! I really enjoyed those of your "Piano Stories" that I listened to already. Hopefully we (i.e. the world of piano) also may expect some more solo piano pieces from you in the future!
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pianovirus: I serious hope so myself! I am working on several ideas already, but nothing I can share with you (the public) right now. BTW, I will be in Frankfurt for the Messe on April 10th - 12th. If you're around (not sure how far is Stuttgart) perhaps we can meet for a beer or... a beer?
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Perhaps I'll just get RNCM library to order it in for me :P
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Tanti complementi, Nicolas!
This is a very well-deserved recognition, proving that, at least in Europe, it still requires talent, knowledge, talent, skill, talent, long-term dedication, and (did I mention?) talent to succeed.
I very much enjoyed the few sections that you posted previously, but my new favorite is Meteor!
I would like to take credit for some of this, asserting that you benefited from the scores I sent you, BUT I know they arrived long after this was written!
Unbelieveable writing, great playing, and (I have to admit) a nice video as well. By all means, let us know the venue and date of the USA and Canadian performances. (CasInItaly, Landorrano, and I may also be interested in the performance in Italy.)
Best wishes!
Ed
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