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Hi everyone--this is my first post. This looks like a neat site! I am a concert artist, teacher at Brooklyn College, choral composer with material available through Hal Leonard , arranger and editor. There seems to be so many topics of discussion at this site.
There are actually two new editions coming out this month which I did for Hal Leonard--for their Schirmer Performance Edition Series--which include a new Sonatina Album and Schumann's Scenes from Childhood. They were actually very challenging to do, since the company asked for editions based on the truest original sources. With several versions of Clementi's sonatinas, that was the most difficult hurdle, though the Kuhlau, Dussek and Beethoven were easier to deal with.
I hope to make new friends here, and hope my posts will be helpful along the way.
Best regards, Jeffrey Biegel
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Welcome JBiegel!! Interesting discussions here all the time. Enjoy your stay.
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Hi Jeff, Welcome to the Piano Forum!It's a wonderful opportunity to learn new material and discuss many interesting topics. New myself, I have made several e-mail buddies, musicians and piano enthusiasts whom I find very interesting. As far as the UK and Canada! I am a restarter, have been away from the piano for several years. I find the topics very informative and sometimes funny. The on- line recital organized by a chap named Bob is just wonderful. I just posted a new topic and question regarding the age of my "New" piano. I see you are a teacher at Brooklyn College.I'm on Long Island and majored in Music at SUNY StonyBrook. Moved over to EL.Ed. but that's a long story. Hope to hear from you and enjoy the site. It's wonderful!!! Great discussions about composers, theory, everything music!
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Thanks! I look forward to the same.
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Welcome I wish you a pleasant stay.
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Welcome - hopefully you'll participate in the composer's lounge - always nice to meet another composer...
What you are is an accident of birth. What I am, I am through my own efforts. There have been a thousand princes and there will be a thousand more. There is one Beethoven.
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Welcome Jeff - This is an awesome and addicting forum to belong to.
I've played the piano since I was about 7, and studied music and piano since I was 8 years old.
I considered a music career, but got cold feet and becamea geek instead.
John
Current works in progress:
Beethoven Sonata Op. 10 No. 2 in F, Haydn Sonata Hoboken XVI:41, Bach French Suite No. 5 in G BWV 816
Current instruments: Schimmel-Vogel 177T grand, Roland LX-17 digital, and John Lyon unfretted Saxon clavichord.
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Hi John, A geek? That's what you do? Hey you have to see Jeff's web page. The guy is a Pro 100 per cent. I am now a groupie!!! Listen to his work also, it's amazing. I am giving you a standing ovation Jeff!!! How have you been John? Mail Me! Nick
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Originally posted by vogel54: Hi John, A geek? That's what you do? Hey you have to see Jeff's web page. The guy is a Pro 100 per cent. I am now a groupie!!! Listen to his work also, it's amazing. I am giving you a standing ovation Jeff!!! How have you been John? Mail Me! Nick Hi Nick, I've been okay... Probably just way too busy to even think straight with work and everything else. I found your email you sent me. I haven't had a chance to check until now! John
Current works in progress:
Beethoven Sonata Op. 10 No. 2 in F, Haydn Sonata Hoboken XVI:41, Bach French Suite No. 5 in G BWV 816
Current instruments: Schimmel-Vogel 177T grand, Roland LX-17 digital, and John Lyon unfretted Saxon clavichord.
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Thanks for the plugs, guys. After many inquiries around the world recently, I have just posted the links to two new editions I've been asked about at the teacher forum. I am also posting them here since many members probably play these pieces. Once you copy and paste the links, you can go to 'Closer Look' for samples--and if there are any questions or thoughts, I'd welcome them and will be as helpful as possible in answering any questions after you have the edition(s). Here they are: Schumann-Scenes from Childhood: http://halleonard.com/item_detail.j...amp;refer=new&order=13&filter=2w The Sonatina Album: http://halleonard.com/item_detail.j...amp;refer=new&order=16&filter=2w
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John: I considered a music career, but got cold feet and became a geek instead. PS. Welcome to PW, Jeff! -Michael B.
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Welcome Jeffrey! Of course I had to look up your websites... http://www.cyberecital.com/ Guys, check out the Rach concertos which you can download. Amazing. http://www.concertartist.info/bio/BIE002.html LL
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WOW! Jeff your playing is awesome! Thank you LL for the links. John
Current works in progress:
Beethoven Sonata Op. 10 No. 2 in F, Haydn Sonata Hoboken XVI:41, Bach French Suite No. 5 in G BWV 816
Current instruments: Schimmel-Vogel 177T grand, Roland LX-17 digital, and John Lyon unfretted Saxon clavichord.
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Originally posted by PoStTeNeBrAsLuX: John: I considered a music career, but got cold feet and became a geek instead.
-Michael B. With all that is happening right now Michael, I am better off not being in music. I'd be broke and out on the street with a tin cup looking for donations. John
Current works in progress:
Beethoven Sonata Op. 10 No. 2 in F, Haydn Sonata Hoboken XVI:41, Bach French Suite No. 5 in G BWV 816
Current instruments: Schimmel-Vogel 177T grand, Roland LX-17 digital, and John Lyon unfretted Saxon clavichord.
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"Hats off" ! We have a world class member now.
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Jeff --
Welcome aboard!! I've been hanging out here for a couple of years and have learned much that's interesting and valuable. We met some 20 years ago -- first at the U. Maryland competition the year you won, and later when my teacher Willis Bennett asked you to play on the Alexandria Recital Series. I still remember that as one of the best live performances I've ever seen, and I imagine you're only getting better as you get older.
For the rest of the Forum gang, this gentleman is the real deal. I saw him play the Prokofieff 2nd at the Kennedy Center in his winning finals performance at the Maryland International (now William Kapell) Piano Competition in 1985, and it was magnificent -- the audience was on its feet before the last music sounds had stopped reverberating in the hall. He was first on the progam, and the other two finalists might as well have called a cab. In the later solo recital, his Chopin nocturnes were limpid and sweet, his Liszt thunderous, and his Schulz-Evler Blue Danube paraphrase was breathtaking. He shared top prize at the Marguerite Long Competition with Brian Ganz, another artist I hold in very high regard.
Some of us have an occasional tendency to snarl and growl at newcomers or others we disagree with. I hope we can resist that temptation in this case -- Jeff is a rare resource we should all want to stay in touch with.
Once again, Jeff, glad to have you with us.
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And IMO that Tchaikovsky Concerto is a must download. One of the best I have heard.
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"If we continually try to force a child to do what he is afraid to do, he will become more timid, and will use his brains and energy, not to explore the unknown, but to find ways to avoid the pressures we put on him." (John Holt) www.pianoped.comwww.youtube.com/user/UIPianoPed
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Wow--that's a Presidential welcome aboard! Thanks much. Emanuel--I am touched that you remembered the U of M concert as though it were yesterday--and I do remember the Alexandrian series--is Willis still running the series? You know, I keep the standards going, but recently, I've added so many new things, partly because I find them of interest and presenters are acceting newer works on the series--whereas 20 years ago, works by Keith Emerson and Leroy Anderson were snarled at. I've been mostly busy playing Lowell Liebermann's Third Concerto, which for me, is one of the newest treasures in the repertoire. I'm just now waiting to hear if any dates are being secured to play Keith Emerson's Concerto--it's a wonderful piece written by the pop icon of Emerson, Lake and palmer. keith and I have discussed touring together--I'll play the concerto, and he's got a new piece to share with his fans for piano and orchestra--I'll keep the forum updated as it develops.
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Hi, Jeff, "welcome aboard"!
I definitely look forward to your posts *giggles with excitement at the prospect of an authentic concert pianist contribution*. We'll have to start putting up topics relating to the living composers so you can share your 1 on 1 experience.
P.S. -- I'm seriously thinking you need to talk Mr.'s Liebermann and Emerson into joining the forum.
Enough of my abusing you... Once again, welcome to Piano World!
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