My problem? The old Matthay adage... Getting from one note to the next...!
I wanted to tell you that as a result of our discussion here, I realize that as a result of my 20 years of playing without a teacher giving me...
Thank for your response. Prior to my purchase of the piano, I had a Steinway certified technician go over the piano thoroughly and learned that...
Sorry, I was not talking about that piece. I should have made that clear.
Lofty discussion? Please.. I could never reach that level of frivolity... I am just a man who has played the piano for over 50 years in peace...
My purpose was to discuss this issue not try to contradict. I do not feel that I have ever had the ability to reproduce completely a composer's...
Is the purpose of making music so that someone can "dictate and transcribe" it back on paper perfectly to the original manuscript or it is to take...
I recently purchased this piano from an estate. I knew the owner and played this piano on numerous occasions prior to her death. The Piano has a...
How far can one go before changing the intent of the composer? While I don't like it when a teacher tells me not to go that far, I also begin to...
Franz Liszt is the only choice. His life was full and varied. He offered so much and would not be a bore on that island... forever.
I too am struggling with this issue.. whether to play the notes in one hand or perform the task of paying the notes consistently throughout the...
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