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Thanks dudes and dudettes for your great posts as usual. however they are even more brilliant for me today, because I am very, very, very , very , very extremely bored.
I am not easily bored, But , today I have been particularly bored to a very very very large degree
Rise like lions after slumber,in unvanquishable number. Shake your chains to earth like dew which in sleep has fallen on you. Ye are many,they are few. Shelley
Griffin, this one's for you, sir , with my most humble apologies for any earlier, um, transgressions! Regardless of all the trouble, MJ was once hugely fascinating to watch! (and boy, would I like to moonwalk!)
I don't care too much for money. For money can't buy me love. -the Beatles
Griffin, this one's for you, sir , with my most humble apologies for any earlier, um, transgressions! Regardless of all the trouble, MJ was once hugely fascinating to watch! (and boy, would I like to moonwalk!)
No apologies needed at all Piano Joy! I took your gentle teasing in the good playful way I knew it was intended. In fact, it was fun teasing you a bit too! After all, this is Rossy's thread. We are a fun loving bunch here! Serious too, when needed.
I will be scarce today, however. We have 2 shows at the theater where I work this weekend. I've got lots to do! I will be posting the usual Sunday classical, however.
BTW, I loved your MJ posting. Off I go! Have a great day everyone!
Good morning, all! (great song title above, I agree)
I'm happy to post the first Sunday classic: I hadn't heard of this pianist (ooops?) until recently, when a musician friend introduced me to him. I mean, via You Tube, ha! Not sure how many Americans know him, but I loooove his style of play (and talk about facial expressions!).
So, without further ado, David Fray (and strings!):
As an aside....it's rather funny, about 1:15 into it, he turns a page (music on top of the piano) without looking up AND he appears not to need the music at all. Why bother turning the page?
Last edited by piano joy; 04/15/1207:11 AM.
I don't care too much for money. For money can't buy me love. -the Beatles
Good morning everyone! These are some great posts. I've never listened to David Fray before. I am looking forward to hearing more from him. Very gifted.
My first Sunday classical post is greatly influenced by Recaredo. Ever since he introduced us to the fandango I've been listening to to other fandangos as well. Here is one written by Domenico Scarlatti.
My next post is Cello Concerto No.1 in E flat major, G.474 by Luigi Boccherini. The cellist is David Geringas, with the Orchestra da Camera di Padova e del Veneto under the direction of Bruno Giuranna.
Beautiful fandango by Scarlatti, Griffin, very good choice!
I hadn’t listened to that cello concerto before, and I’ve loved it. I believe Boccherini is a bit overlooked; maybe he is overshadowed by the greatness of Haydn and Mozart, who knows, but I always enjoy his works.
Thanks for the Boccherini, Griffin. Another good find.
I don't know the Gram Parsons version of Wild Horses, Eglantine, except the one with Keith Richards. Keith's singing doesn't appeal but I do love singing it myself.
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I've had a little 'achievement of the week' this weekend with Schubert's Impromptu in A flat.
I've recently returned to piano practise after a 15 year absence and I've been going over this piece every three of four weekends trying to restore it. I got most of it after a couple of tries but the impassioned central section evaded me. Interestingly, I got involved on another thread with the C minor impromptu and had the score on the piano this weekend so I figured I'd have another go at the A flat.
The thought of reading it really put me off so I'd been procrastinating but with the book in front of me I gave it another go and without having to turn a page I played the whole thing through from memory. It's taken three months to remember it but it's back now. It's funny how the memory works!
None of the YouTube videos do much for me with this piece (not even Zimmerman or Brendel); I almost leave my seat in the trio. This fellow gets closest for me.