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    Beethoven Pathétique Sonata

    "I believe you have a specific notion of how Beethoven should be played..." Yep, and so do you. The difference is that, a couple of testy remarks...
    Post by: jlr43, Jun 6, 2016 in forum: Submission Room
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    Beethoven Pathétique Sonata

    I suppose it's going to be tough to please everyone on this well-known sonata (which, along with the Moonlight, may well be Beethoven's most...
    Post by: jlr43, Jun 1, 2016 in forum: Submission Room
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    Suggestions for Bach?

    Well as they say, it's not brain surgery. I can see how with a keyboard output as robust as Bach's, it might help to have some points of...
    Post by: jlr43, Sep 17, 2015 in forum: Repertoire
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    How does this sound

    The sound seems quite nice! For my taste, the sound seems a bit fuller in this setting than in your regular recordings. The larger acoustic, of...
    Post by: jlr43, Sep 10, 2015 in forum: Works in Progress
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    Several shorter Liszt transcriptions

    Thanks, Andrew. Interesting -- I don't know the Thalberg. Did he transcribe the entire Requiem or just these two pieces as well? I'll have to...
    Post by: jlr43, Sep 8, 2015 in forum: Submission Room
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    Several shorter Liszt transcriptions

    Thanks, Monica. Yes, I wondered about the S. numbers but then wasn't sure whether we were using them. The Chopin transcription is No. 2 in S. 480,...
    Post by: jlr43, Sep 6, 2015 in forum: Submission Room
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    Several shorter Liszt transcriptions

    My performances of some shorter Liszt transcriptions that I thought would work well alongside the Annees. The first, Abschied, I guess really...
    Thread by: jlr43, Sep 5, 2015, 7 replies, in forum: Submission Room
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    Rachmaninoff pianists

    A good question, one that I've been wondering about myself recently, though the more I listen to the current generation of pianists, the more...
    Post by: jlr43, Sep 2, 2015 in forum: Pianists
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    Bach - "Gigue" from French Suite no. 5

    As I'm rather fond of saying, I wouldn't base one's feeling about the "perfection" of a recording on the slips. ALL recordings are imperfect;...
    Post by: jlr43, Sep 1, 2015 in forum: Submission Room
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    Just the one Mazurka

    One of the most finished and tragic of the Chopin mazurkas IMO. Also a subtle one to interpret. You have some nice phrases, particularly at the...
    Post by: jlr43, Aug 24, 2015 in forum: Submission Room
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    Chopin etude in G flat major, op 10 no 5, "black keys"

    I think posting Youtube llinks without any introduction is generally frowned upon around here, so if that's the case the admins may yell at you...
    Post by: jlr43, Aug 13, 2015 in forum: Works in Progress
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    beethoven moonlight 3rd movement

    Hello Jeff, This illustrates why I'm not a believer in metronome practice, since it can tend to make playing stiff, dull, and... well,...
    Post by: jlr43, Aug 11, 2015 in forum: Technique
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    Improvisation on Carmen

    Yes, his virtuosity is certainly awesome. Just relistened to the Trovatore and his facility, speed, and nervosity are jaw-dropping. And I was...
    Post by: jlr43, Aug 6, 2015 in forum: Composing
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    Improvisation on Carmen

    Quite impressive for an impromptu performance. Are you planning on working it into a more coherent, written-out transcription? The various...
    Post by: jlr43, Aug 5, 2015 in forum: Composing