Listen to Annie Fischer who combines the dramatic with the subtle.
If you want a pianist with an approach that is not like anybody elses, try Glenn Gould. He finds more drama and poetry in Op 10 t...
I am the proud father of a little girl showing keen interest in the piano. we have now gotten to a stage where we need to by her a piano, and are trying to decide wich way to go. Obviously we want to...
So what do you think - Does Mr. Bean really Play the Paino?
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Hi Hugh,
Professional pianists certainly do worry about their hands, and though I'm not one, and don't know any myself, I'm sure that they aren't willing to put their hands in ...
... "Bella's Lullaby," one of the songs from the movie.
Actually, this music is by a Korean pianist/composer named Yiruma and the piece is really titled "River Flows in You." ...
Hi, Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson has composed some one-handed pieces.
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The younger Cziffra died in a fire. It was this catastrophe that is said to have broken the pianist's spirit.
I think that the main way that pianists injure themselves is by ignoring pain. If it hurts, stop doing it. But even if you don't hurt yourself, irrelevant technical exercises will waste your prec...
I heard him in the Concours Elisabeth. He was said to be the most promising young pianist of his generation - but somehow he could not make a lasting impression, more or less like Jeffrey Swann ...
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There is an exhaustive, ongoing discussion of this very question on Piano World right now. Go to the Pianist Corner and 'How can one note have better "tone" than another?'. LOTS to...
...graduation concert from Ithaca College School of Music in 1971. He was amaaaaaaaaaazing. Irwin Goldberg....pianist, conductor....
Maybe not one of the greatest recordings of that work, but some of us rather like the pianist, and wish to have it for that reason. (I've already got DGG 423 224-2, so not an issue here. And yes,...
...sound. And a educated on up-rights, and the ability to adapt to different pianos is a great asset of every pianist.
b rgds/tannie...
...iano, I need a good instrument. Is this thing worth fixing up and tuning? I'm a sax player -- not a pianist by any stretch, but it's important that my kids learn on a dependable instrument...
...it accurately. This is especially important in complicated passages.
My college professor, an excellent pianist and musician, stressed that method of practice. It still works for me....
...off the top of their head.
What they don't know is that there is some method or system behind the pianist's approach. One of the best methods is to just pick a few chords from a Key and...
... don't believe in regular practice. Now, don't get me wrong. If your goal is to become a concert pianist, then regular practice is a must.
But if you're like me and are interested in...
...thing about New Age piano playing is that it's much easier to get into than jazz!
The typical jazz pianist spends many hours studying chords and scales with the hopes of one-day being able to ...
...fter the CFIIIS.
So C7 if you have the budget! You will never go wrong whether you are classical or pop pianist!
regards
Ian...
...thing about New Age piano playing is that it's much easier to get into than jazz!
The typical jazz pianist spends many hours studying chords and scales with the hopes of one-day being able to ...
...imate attainment would be to accurately reproduce the sound and touch to such an extent that a blindfolded pianist couldn't tell the difference. Now - to be *better* would, I think, make it a dif...
I'm a pianist and piano technician in Southern CA. I was very touched by the emotions and the way you connected them to piano playing. I, too, have depended on my piano playing for therapy and to...
If you're a classically trained pianist, you probably can read music extremely well. But most likely, you can't just go to the piano, sit down, and play what you feel!
It's a sad but...
I am an advanced amateur Classical pianist.
If I may I have a different perspective on this topic.
I played on a Technic digital piano for 20 years and just upgraded to the new Yamaha H 11. The Te...
...tion of Debussy's 'Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune' by Leonard Borwick, English pianist who performed many of the orchestral works by Debussy and Ravel on the piano as conce...
... & Bach also carved in wood, as well as "New York" (carved in wood lettering) A professional pianist said it was a great piano. I cannot seem to locate the serial number on this one. I...
...he difficult piece in that is called 'Valse Infernale'.
Incidentally my teacher is a concert pianist in London and plays both the Valse Infernale and the Grand Gallop. He thinks the form...
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