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Thank you very much! Good luck with Life! The fast section for me was quite a pain to learn - literally!

Yeah that's my favourite bit LOL, but I'm a sucker for punishment. Try Questa Notte, you'll tear your hair out at the last page but it's worth it hehe.

I tend to stray away from long pieces, and at 8 pages long, I think I'll give that one a miss! But, maybe one day!

Aww that's ok. It's my favourite piece of his. I haven't heard anyone else from here play it, but I understand it looks quite daunting- I put it to the side for weeks till I plucked up the courage LOL.

Still can't get a decent recording though, the universe is against me! I am in awe of how many recordings you've got with no mistakes!

It's an awesome piece! But it must also be one of his trickiest! I would love to hear you cover it!

Aha, what you don't see is how many takes I may do before I get one I'm happy with...!

Ok this is after 10 takes LOL, and I'm still not happy with it, but my arm hurts now so it's the best we'll get for today.
Questa Notte https://app.box.com/s/neipwcxqtjy9ej9z51bl I hope this link works?

I have to try so hard to SLOW DOWN but it has a mind of its own!

Click on "switch to full reply screen". Then click on the fifth little box from the left, the one that looks like a television screen. Then click on "youtube" (or whatever is appropriate). A text box will open up, and you copy the link to the video in it.

One warning: On certain computers/browsers (= mine, for instance), if you paste the full URL (e.g., the www.youtube.com etc stuff) for the youtube link, it doesn't work. I have to delete everything EXCEPT the jumbled up letters etc. that make up the YouTube identifier. That probably doesn't make sense, but if you don't have success using the full URL, try this.

What fast section are you talking about? Once I've changed the original version, what did I miss...? Is that session where is suppose to listen a violin...?
My version here: CarlosCC - "Life", live from home version

I actually looked this up this morning to compare to Mark's cover, and enjoyed it all over again

I mean the section on the second to last page, it's 3.05 on Mark's cover of Life

RH doing semi quavers, and jumping around a bit with the arpeggios. You know how the little finger is on the C for ages, then up to D and then E? I find that last little stretch & jump tricky. The rest is ok and quite do-able.

Sorry it's probably a ridiculous explanation but it's 11.30pm here and I'm tired!

And now I've looked back and confused myself. I was originally meaning Oltremare with the different beats for each hand (triplets vs. quarters), but the fast section of Life is just as tricky LOL.

Mr E likes to throw those bits in just to keep us on our toes!

Jessie, I just listened to your recording of Questa Notte, it sounds great! And the few mistakes (and there were very few) are not due to any problems with your ability to play the piece itself. And if we're going to have problems, those a the kind to have! So you should be very proud of where you're at with this piece!

Mark and Carlos, I really enjoyed both of your recordings of Life. I am adding this to my list of pieces to play in the near future!

Thank you! Yes, the version in the book differs from the one he played at home. (I actually prefer the one he played at home but I wanted to remain true to the book for that cover!) Saying that, my left hand couldn't stretch to the exact notes for that bit but unfortunately that happens for a few of his pieces for me!

Wow your recording of Questa Notte sounds great Jessie! I think it's the right speed! I'm really liking that piece at the moment - I won't be attempting it for a while though as I have so many other pieces 'in progress'!

Aw thanks Shiro! My arm was fatigued by the time I finished it, lol. But it's such a passionate piece to play, and has taught me so much.

Mark yes I can imagine you'd have quite a few in the works, spare time is something other people have eh?
I also like your Mass Effect 3 cover, it's stunning. Simple but strong and wow that bass mixed in gives it such oomph.
Oh and The Crane Dance, and heaps of others lol.

Jessiebear - Very, very good! I loved your Questa Notte. The speed is juts right, and the melody is well designed. I think I'll still have to wait a while to be able to play this piece.

ShiroKuro - Thanks

Mark - As you, I prefer the home version of "Life". Unlike you, I do not like to be faithful to the books

I'm afraid I will regret this decision, as there is a lot on my plate right now, but I want to try to learn "Primavera"... it is enchanting, and I guess tackling Einaudi is the only way I will ever learn a 7-minute long piece - which will probably become much longer in my hands

"Primavera" is a powerful piece. I remember to listen it in the "Royal Albert Hall" concert.
I don't know how is the solo arrangement, so I'm curious about your new assignment

My "In a Lapse Time" piece is 10% done. All the piece is decoded, understood and memorized, so it's time to begin the hardest job: to play and get fun with it.

That's great Sinophilia! Primavera is lovely and very satisfying to play. Have fun with it

Carlos I love how you call that part the 10%, you're so right LOL. Can't wait to hear it! I love that song.

I'm working on memorising Oltremare and Ancora. Most of it just flows from the fingers, it's just remembering which 'chapters' happen next. Run is coming along nicely, and Life is getting there- still a lot more practice needed on those triplet semi's at the end!


How is everyone else going at the moment? What are you working on?

It's wonderful when fingers jumps to the right keys, in the right moment, with the right touch, isn't it? Is from that point where we really start "listening" and enjoying the piece. At least, this is what I feel.

I've gone through the first two pages of Primavera - had to listen to it a few times to get it right. The notes are very straightforward, so it seems to be all about accents and expression. I sound okay on the digital, but quite bad on the acoustic, where the sustain pedal is just overwhelming and I have a harder time controlling dynamics. All in all this should be a valuable learning experience!

...and don't forget the tempo! When I was learning Primavera, the hardest part was getting the accents and expression done at the rather fast tempo this piece requires. I'd have to look back at my recording, but I don't think I got it up to Einaudi's pace.