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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

Me Too!!

Clever Editing on this video

I know the feeling expressed so well in this piece

Great O'Jays, KeysAngler, and yes, a fun video. Though missing the lovely Miss Jenny Agutter waving at the train in the original The Railway Children.

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!)

Of course that should have been sugar soap, not soft soap.

Sorry to hear you're borrrred, Rossy.

Here's Claudia Brucken with Andrew Poppy on piano, covering Kate Bush.

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!

Bored? How about Steve and the BOARD with perhaps my favourite song title ever "I call my woman hinges cause she's something to adore" (Seriously).



The song is pretty terrible in a fun kind of way.

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?

Today, a "two for one" deal: (his poor neck!!!!)

Morning/afternoon, folks.

If there's one band I would always travel to see, it would be Radiohead.

Here's a snippet from their Scotch Mist session, which was webcast from their studios around New Year a few years back:

Piano Joy, what a thrill to see David animated and smiling.
Here's how I'm used to seeing him play!

Congratulations to Nico Rosberg on his first win. Brilliant race this morning.

Here's a wonderful song for me to start a Sunday.

Afternoon, Richard. Thanks for the reminder of this great song.

I always preferred the Gram Parsons versions - with or without Keith. Mick's voice just ruins it for me.

Hey Piano Joy and Richard, I’m glad you both posted those videos of David Fray. I love this pianist, he always seems so passionate.

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.

Movement 1 - Allegro


Movement 2 - Largo


Movement 3 Allegro - Rondo

I am out of time and will post some more later this evening, if possible. In the meantime, enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Rossy, please check your messages!

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.