Preludes Thanks for listening and the suggestions. Monica, I'm going to experiment with the middle pedal for the last part. I feel this last part...
Preludes Thanks for listening, Monica. I know you guys must get tired of listening to so many repetitions of some of these little pieces. In the...
Here are a few pieces that I've always loved. I don't have a lot of energy right now, so I hope you don't mind too much that they are "repeats."...
Thanks for listening. You are probably right that most people would like these rags a bit faster. They are usually played faster. I deliberately...
Jolin's rags are often played too fast. In these five, I've tried to follow the tempo markings, though they are subjective since there are no...
Thangs Where did you guys find those "thangs"? I don't see them anywhere. All I can find are the little faces. Nothing happens when I click on...
Bach Although I'm not an expert on Bach, I can tell that these are played very well. Bravo!
Felix Thanks for the info, Monica. I knew that Mendlessohn had spent time in Britain, but I didn't know about the Scottish trip. Thanks for...
Electronics Thanks for the info, Alf. Every piece I've heard you play is almost perfection as far as I'm concerned. You know what made me begin...
Fantasy I believe I've heard the name Sherrill Milnes before, but I'm not sure. Was he with the Met at one time. I don't know anything about...
Tchaikovsky You played this exquisitely as usual. I don't know much about keyboards or electric pianos or whatever they are called. You seem to...
Mendelssohn Thanks for listening. I almost gave up on this work several times, but I liked it too much to quit. It is sometimes referred to as...
Rachmaninoff I agree. I also like this piece. It is definitely the most modern (20th C.) piece I've heard by Rachmaninoff. You played it beautifully.
Mendelssohn: Fantasy in F# Minor (Sonate ecossaise) 1st Mvt: Con moto agitato, Andante 2nd Mvt: Allegro con moto 3rd Mvt. Presto...
Waldstein "So near, yet so far." Not really, "so far". You are very close to doing an excellent job on this very difficult sonata. I hope you...
Lessons Thanks for your support. Tomorrow is my first lesson. Dr. Aleksander and I had a very pleasant conversation and he seemed to be able to...
I'm sooooooooo excited and scared at the same time. I will have my first piano lesson in 35 years or more on this Friday. I found the teacher on...
Mikrokosmos Good job, Chris. I bet some young students could benefit from listening to these. The Mikrosmos are very good exercises in rhythm and...
Shosty Thanks for the input. I often think metronome markings are ridiculous, even some of the Chopin Etudes. I believe that sometimes they are...
Shostakovich Thanks for listening and/or trying to listen. I wanted to play the No. 9 twice as fast, but I couldn't get it clean. Chris,...
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