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#514731 - 09/23/08 08:33 PM Pianistic equivalent of Novak Djokovic
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Djokovic is known for his funny imitations of other tennis players. Are there any pianists who are known for the imitations of other pianists?

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#514732 - 09/23/08 09:29 PM Re: Pianistic equivalent of Novak Djokovic
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GazlqD4mLvw
This is a classic from Dudley Moore, great pianist and comedian.
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#514733 - 09/24/08 06:39 AM Re: Pianistic equivalent of Novak Djokovic
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I was looking for examples where a pianist does an imitation of some specific other pianist(s).

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#514734 - 09/24/08 06:43 AM Re: Pianistic equivalent of Novak Djokovic
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I bet plenty have done impressions of Condoleezza Rice. It would make a great Halloween costume if it weren't for the unwieldy heft of that prop.

In an earlier era, I'm certain Oscar Levant would have imitated his friend George Gershwin (and others, too) when the mood struck. He poked fun at Gershwin (and others!) verbally, and I can't imagine him not doing so at the piano, too. He probably even imitated himself. \:\)

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Chopin: Allegro de Concert Op. 46
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#514735 - 09/25/08 07:00 AM Re: Pianistic equivalent of Novak Djokovic
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I just started reading "Chopin In Paris". Apparently, Chopin was a great imitator of other famous pianists of the day.

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#514736 - 09/25/08 07:20 AM Re: Pianistic equivalent of Novak Djokovic
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Originally posted by pianoloverus:
I just started reading "Chopin In Paris". Apparently, Chopin was a great imitator of other famous pianists of the day. [/b]
I understand that Chopin was horrified at Schumann's imitation of him in Carnaval.

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Chopin: Allegro de Concert Op. 46
Schumann: Toccata Op. 7
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#514737 - 09/27/08 01:22 AM Re: Pianistic equivalent of Novak Djokovic
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There's not really anything to "tease" about for any good pianist. In tennis, each player has a distinctive style of playing...Then it would be funny if a player exaggerates these distinctive styles of another player.

But in piano, playing, there's nothing. In terms of the the musicality of a performance, what can you do? Play it how they played it (for example, playing some bach invention really fast to imitate gould)...Not really amusing, and the audience probably couldn't tell who you were copying.

The other would the the appearance. Would you tease someone's facial expressions?...Would you copy lang lang's movements? Would you copy a pianist like horowitz and basically sit there appearing not to move at all?

Well, there could be imitations of non-famous people. The only one i've seen though was heifetz (a violinist) imitating a bad violinist that he listened to during an audition...(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5SluQyVqWQ)

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#514738 - 09/29/08 06:30 AM Re: Pianistic equivalent of Novak Djokovic
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Oh I think there is plenty to tease in many players. Glenn Gould would be the easiest of all, but it would have to be a visual as well as auditory experience.

I know many many pianists who do an extremely good impression of that drawing of Liszt with the hammer-hands.

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