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I have always wanted to learn how to play the piano, and bought my first piano yesterday. My question is, what is my next step? Are there any good books out there I should buy? I want to learn how to
...o spare. Or so the theory goes. Fact: Once a new technology has been invented it cannot be disinvented. Question: How long will it take before we can step into a record store or its online equival...
...e gotten a lot of info. I am a mediocre player and hope to get my husband and son playing soon! Here are my questions: Which would be best for a 15-20 year family investment, digital or acoustic? Anyo...
Hope the group might assist in a question regarding the Vol. I 3-disc set of Kempe's Strauss cycle (EMI 64350) . My copy of Aus Italien has dropouts beginning about 4.30 into the piece. Not bad, but s
Hi, Am asking a question for someone who asked this in the great-pianists group. I think I probably shouldn't put his address on the Net w/o his permission. Thought someone in this vast global communi
I know I am in the wrong NG for this question, but it is music related... I wonder if anyone here might help me to find a solo piano reduction for the music to the film ballet THE RED SHOES by Brian E
...percussionists who contribute to this NG (notably Mr Watkins), perhaps you would help me with the following question. Last night I recently was re-checking out the Dorati/Fischer coupling of the Barto...
Does anyone know a piano tech who will work on a Chickering sqaure in Harrisburg PA?
...ill have the Vanguard Supraphon LP issue, which I *think* had some Mozart solo piano music as filler. The question is, what was it? For that matter, what other Mozart concerti has Moravec recorded, ...
...sted the contents of their forthcoming Fricsay DG box set on their website. The good news for the poster in question (and me) is that yes, the LvB 1st symphony is included. Also included are three oth...
... been having a hard time finding any information on the web, so if you don't have any specific advice on my questions, then I certainly would welcome suggestions for web sites that might help. Thank...
...ght be interested in: It's about the enlightened subject of knuckle popping. http://www.howstuffworks.com/question437.htm There's other nice info on that site too, but not much concerning pianos....
Below is a list of performnaces I got from Gershon S. I am curious as to the source. Are these all from ATS lps?
I got to take another look at this piano I mentioned last week. The serial number on this Collard & Collard grand is 11418. The collard web site states that it was mfg around 1825. The case needs to b
...des being a bigger and more expensive piano, does the 'D' surpass the 'B' in every tonal aspect. To put the question in a different way, do 'D' and 'B sound very differently in close range (they would...
...as playing Tudor keyboard masters on a Steinway is, Gould seemed to have a real affinity for the music. The question is, why didn't he take the time to learn harpsichord technique and record them on t...
...me apparent that they differ in many details, as if they were different takes from the same sessions. The questions: Does anyone know of other examples? Was this a common occurrence? If so, I sudden...
...fe has been listening to a Kurzweil Baby Grand Mark 152 at a store and believes it has incredible sound. My question is, does this monster of a piano really offer any advantage in sound over a similar...
Does anyone know what label this is, and/or how old a recording? http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail.asp?sku=568622 On the chance that it's self-published, I looked at the orchestra's website: htt
what do I need to buy if I want to play piano with one finger - I saw in a restaurant the guy just use one finger but the sound was awsome. I took a look at Mucisians Friend catalog and overwhelmed
I have a stock GS-70 Kawai, a rather warm voiced factory example, however the low end fundementals are weak and the rest is still got that glassy, third harmonic, nasaly sort of sound. I would like
I'm curious to know what people think about this question. I've posted some thoughts at www.grunin.com/eroica/pirates.htm, but I'm very interested in other points of view. Regards, Eric Grunin
Slow down. Practice it at a speed at which you can keep track of both your hands at the same time. This can be 40 beats a minute for the fastest note or something equally ludicrous; don't worry about
Yes many players stayed the entire 17 years. But many principals left, after decently long tenures. In 1942-43 the following players left a few blocks uptown to the Phil William Bell-Tuba William
... Britten's 4 Sea Interludes and his Berlin Wall version of Beethoven 9 (Ode an die Freiheit) from 1989. 2 questions then arise: a) Is his valedictory Beethoven 7 treasurable? I know it cannot ever b...
...ng stuff like Islamey and Gaspard De La Nuit, both pieces which I had aspired to play one day, just left me questionning the reasons why I wanted to play them in the first place, and I found myself gi...
You get the same thing selling them. They'll say things like 'Boy, you've got a lot of pianos! I didn't know that many people bought pianos.....how many do you sell a month, 2 or 3?' To the statement
G'day all, I know I'm asking a kind of open-ended question, but I'll be happy with a 'from this much to this much' kind of answer. I know it's hard, sight unseen... Here's the situation Beale ba
OK, I have a 'name this tune' question. Here's the tune in Mup format: 1: 4g; 4c+; 16b; 16a; 8b; 4c+; bar 1: 16a; 16b; 8c+; 8g; 8c+; 4d+; 4e+; bar 1: 4g; 4c+; 16b; 16a; 8b; 4c+; bar 1: 16a; 16b; 8c+
Is there a recording on klavier?
Posting-Frequency: monthly Last-modified: 17 Oct 1997 Version: 1.7a This is the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) list for the newsgroup rec.music.makers.piano. This FAQ list is intended to present
I'm new to this group so I hope I'm not repeating questions others might have asked. Over the past few years I've bought a few single cds of Furtwangler performances from Tahra: two recordings of Beet
Fellas, I need a little handholding here. I hope questions about digital audio are not unappropriate. http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/classical0/cortot.gif The above is a spectral section (first m
...acticing in different rhythms should be helpful. Back then we just did what our teachers said to do without questioning why(at least I did). I have to admit that this practice technique is somewhat he...
...vox set) a tendency to make textual changes and to do rather bizarre things with the tempos. So here are my questions: (1) Are there any recommendable recordings of the Granados Danzas Espanolas in ...

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