I just released my new website - www.TimHofman.com

[tompilk]

even jonathan powell came here once... beat that Hofman

[ce nedra]

Ouch! You are hurting my feelings as a web developer...

Give it up you moron. If you wanted to convince everyone that you are the web developer then coming into the chat rooms late at night admitting to being TH and going on about your hair like it was worth anything, was not a good idea. I, for one, am not stupid. Unless you have anything more to say that is worthwhile, leave. You have lost this battle. You posted your music, no one likes it here. They have the right not to. Learn to recognise when something has dried up. Stop trying to convince everyone that you are God. It is rather self indulgent and sickening. I dont know what you are trying to achieve by persisting, but it is thoroughly pathetic.

[tompilk]

Give it up you moron. If you wanted to convince everyone that you are the web developer then coming into the chat rooms late at night admitting to being TH and going on about your hair like it was worth anything, was not a good idea. I, for one, am not stupid. Unless you have anything more to say that is worthwhile, leave. You have lost this battle. You posted your music, no one likes it here. They have the right not to. Learn to recognise when something has dried up. Stop trying to convince everyone that you are God. It is rather self indulgent and sickening. I dont know what you are trying to achieve by persisting, but it is thoroughly pathetic.

amen

[ahinton]

Well, i'm sorry if you don't like his music.

Whose music? I didn't realise that he was supposedly a composer as well...

I think hofman is like Hamelin: he dares to do imaginary performances of old pieces.

Hofman like Hamelin? That's priceless! I rather doubt that Hamelin would be especially delighted with this back-handed compliment, even if its back-handedness were unintended - and I don't think that their respective quantities of hair is especially similar. In any case, assuming that by "imaginary" you mean "imaginative" in the remainder of what you write here, is that not a performance quality that any intelligent listener has a right to expect from any pianist, not just from Hamman and Hofelin?...

I doubt any of you will become even nearly as successful as he is.

Not as much as I doubt that anyone on this forum would even want to be "as successful as he is" - or indeed "successful" at all - at what TH does...

World should have more pianists as godly as he.

Which world's that, then? And who is to be its sole arbiter of levels of "godliness"? - I don't think that even those members of this forum who have discussed matters of godliness here would seek to assume such a rôle...

In an earlier post in this now seemingly interminable thread, forum member "memminger" generously attributed the various claims made for Tim Hofman as part of an expression of humour; well, even if his kindly interpretation is correct, the joke was surely well and truly over a long time ago.

As a genuine expression of humour, the one mention of Jonathan Powell in this thread almost eclipses the attempt to align TH with Hamelin...

Enough!

Best,

Alistair

[ronde_des_sylphes]

Heavens above.

I just "experienced" the most stomach-churning musical performance.

Did "Maestro Tim Hofman" (sic) resort to this musical prostitution after failing his audition for Whitesnake (doubtless due to being unable to resist extreme rubati?)

[ahinton]

Heavens above.

I just "experienced" the most stomach-churning musical performance.

Did "Maestro Tim Hofman" (sic) resort to this musical prostitution after failing his audition for Whitesnake (doubtless due to being unable to resist extreme rubati?)

Sorry to appear pedantic(!), but you appear to have left the "k" off the end of "sic"...

Best,

Alistair

[etudes]

hahahahaha omg i think this is one of the funniest threads ive read

quite agree

Give it up you moron. If you wanted to convince everyone that you are the web developer then coming into the chat rooms late at night admitting to being TH and going on about your hair like it was worth anything, was not a good idea. I, for one, am not stupid. Unless you have anything more to say that is worthwhile, leave. You have lost this battle. You posted your music, no one likes it here. They have the right not to. Learn to recognise when something has dried up. Stop trying to convince everyone that you are God. It is rather self indulgent and sickening. I dont know what you are trying to achieve by persisting, but it is thoroughly pathetic.

i almost puke after listen to his playing
take off your gloves,cut your hair and go practice. 

[pianorama]

This should definately be made sticky. I say this is one of the funniest threads ever!

[timhofmanfan]

that's just pretty much a shallow definition of success. and excuse us, we have RESPECTABLE concert pianists, pedagogues,bla bla...

Well, Tim has been performing music for over 35 years and toured in 24 countries. His repertoire of over 1000 songs that can satisfy all musical tastes. So, he is a very successful pianist and better than you.

Tim has the amazing ability to infuse timeless music with new emotion through his skillful artistry on the piano and nothing you say will undo that. I would say Tim is one of top10 pianists currently living.

[alwaystheangel]

Well, Tim has been performing music for over 35 years and toured in 24 countries. His repertoire of over 1000 songs that can satisfy all musical tastes. So, he is a very successful pianist and better than you.

Tim has the amazing ability to infuse timeless music with new emotion through his skillful artistry on the piano and nothing you say will undo that. I would say Tim is one of top10 pianists currently living.

Are you trying to get yourself KILLED? I'm not threateing you, because everyone's entitle to their opinions, but people here will seek you out and murder you if you keep this up...
At the very least, it's going to get a bit more heated around here....

[justliam]

What are the other 9 then Tim Von Hofman? Maksim?, Mylenne Class?

[amanfang]

Funny how one of the top 10 pianists living today has no info available other than his website...  If he's so famous and done so much touring, why am I not seeing any reviews (much less ANYTHING) if I google his name?


 

[ahinton]

What are the other 9 then Tim Von Hofman? Maksim?, Mylenne Class?

Les Dawson? Richard Clayderman? Elton John? David Helfgott? Bloody-near Horrid-bits? Damnable Boring-bum? (OK, I made those last two up and intend no slight towards the originals)...

Best,

Alistair

[ahinton]

Funny how one of the top 10 pianists living today has no info available other than his website...  If he's so famous and done so much touring, why am I not seeing any reviews (much less ANYTHING) if I google his name?


 

Oh, for goodness' sake, don't encourage him, or as sure as night follows day he'll make some up as fast as you can say Liszt...

Best,

Alistair

[justliam]

I was under the impression Les Dawson was quite a good pianists and just played badly in his comedy routines?

[gilad]

it is clear as daylight that tim hofman is an aweful pianist. he is not famous, but probably rather infamous amongst those unfortunate enough to have met his acquaintance, or that of his pseudo site developer. Rumour has it he has a die hard fan named "timhofmanfan" who is equally inept in recognising what music played well should sound like. The two of them will carry Tim hofman and his devastating versions of clair de lune and  fantasie impromtu amongst others into a musical future that holds much false promise of the next musical messiah.
I better go and empty out my cd rack, it's time to make way for TIm Von Hofman.

[daniel patschan]

This site must be a fake - there is no other explanation. Take a look at the pictures ! One doesn't even need to listen to the MP3s - he plays as Santa Claus with a golden angel right next to him !!!! No ! This must be unreal, it's like from Saturday's nightlife ! I guess Timothy i sitting in front of his PC almost dying from laughing ! I mean he has a sense of humor. Five minutes ago i checked his FANPAGE section. Somebody (most likely the master himself) wrote: "Use more arpeggios, you don't play the enough" or something like it. Incredibly funny !

[ahinton]

I was under the impression Les Dawson was quite a good pianists and just played badly in his comedy routines?

It was, of course (as I'm sure you and others will appreciate) specifically the kind of playing in his comedy routines - for which he was known - that prompted my citing of his name in this context; as to how good a player he really was, I have to confess that I have less than no idea!

Best,

Alistair

[nicco]

What are the other 9 then Tim Von Hofman? Maksim?, Mylenne Class?

Myleene klass is actually a very good classical pianist, who did some transcribing but turned back to classical (last ive heard). Mr Hofman here on the other hand, has gotten the idea of classical music very wrong. The geniuses of our time, chopin, liszt, rachmaninov, wrote their pieces to perfection. If Mr. Hofman here says that he wrote these pieces he is playing to the better, that he is in fact a better composer then the previous mentioned, well, he is an idiot. One cannot re-write these pieces to make them better or even equal, IEO mr hofman is simply ruining these wonderful composistions, and making everyone in the classical music environment very upset (having a hard time writing in a decent manner).
As previoulsy mentioned, this forum is not a place for mr hofman or his one fan, so just piss off goddammit and stop ruining the geniusness of our great composers. Liszt\Chopin\Anyone must be turning in the grave from hearing what this man is doing to their lifes work
(sorry couldnt keep myself any longer)

[elgreco]

The geniuses of our time, chopin, liszt, rachmaninov, wrote their pieces to perfection.

Of "our time"? Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov? This must be a form of relativity that even Einstein could not have forseen -- by the way, that must be another "genius" of "our time", I guess.

IEO mr hofman is simply ruining these wonderful composistions, and making everyone in the classical music environment very upset (having a hard time writing in a decent manner).

"Everyone"? Well, not me, that's for sure, but see below.

As previoulsy mentioned, this forum is not a place for mr hofman or his one fan, so just piss off goddammit

Says who?

and stop ruining the geniusness of our great composers.

Don't you think, that these great composer must in fact be very bad composers, if an entertainer of Mr Hofman's caliber could really ruin their output?

Liszt\Chopin\Anyone must be turning in the grave from hearing what this man is doing to their lifes work

Believe me, their lifes work remain perfectly in tact, no need to worry.

(sorry couldnt keep myself any longer)

Yes, obviously you couldn't.


I actually don't understand what this fuss is all about. Have a look at his name, it says everything that can - and needs - be said about him, no, not "Tim van Hofman", I mean his "full" name: "www.timhofman.COM". He wants to make some money and he tries to achieve this by selling clichés. That's it.

I must confess, I have certain weakness for grotesque things, so I may be one of the very few people here, who enjoyed - in the words broadest sense - the video of him, playing a crippled Chopin waltz (with black gloves!). I think he is funny, Ah well, who cares...

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Nice try Tim... GO AWAY

[nicco]

no "elgreco" you dont get my point at all.

Of "our time"? Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov? This must be a form of relativity that even Einstein could not have forseen -- by the way, that must be another "genius" of "our time", I guess.

With "our time" i mean of course the time of civilized man, not the year 2006.

"Everyone"? Well, not me, that's for sure, but see below.

Ok, maybe not everyones opinion, but people who love classical music for what it is, not what it is manipulated into.

Says who?

Look at the replies he got, maybe that will give you a hint.

Don't you think, that these great composer must in fact be very bad composers, if an entertainer of Mr Hofman's caliber could really ruin their output?

It does not look like you know what you are talking about.

Believe me, their lifes work remain perfectly in tact, no need to worry.

I do worry. mr hofman here goes around playing his "interpretations" to people who dont know anything about classical music. those people will think "so thats what chopin\liszt etc sounds like.
Im horrified by the thought.

I actually don't understand what this fuss is all about. Have a look at his name, it says everything that can - and needs - be said about him, no, not "Tim van Hofman", I mean his "full" name: "www.timhofman.COM". He wants to make some money and he tries to achieve this by selling clichés. That's it.

I must confess, I have certain weakness for grotesque things, so I may be one of the very few people here, who enjoyed - in the words broadest sense - the video of him, playing a crippled Chopin waltz (with black gloves!). I think he is funny, Ah well, who cares...

If you actually like his music then you obviously dont know anything about classical music or classical composers. And before you have compared any piece that mr hofman has re-written with the original you may not reply.

gr
nicco

[demicro]

Hello
It's really great to see that there are also other tim hofman fans out there! I Have enjoyed Tims music for some time now and I think his music much is more romantic and emotional than the original works. I love the chopin waltz played by him so much. Tim is the greatest pianist! I really think you should listen to him more, maybe buy some cd:s from his website. I can assure you you will learn to love his music if you listen to it enough. It may be too complicated to understand it when listening first time...

[lisztisforkids]

Hello
It's really great to see that there are also other tim hofman fans out there! I Have enjoyed Tims music for some time now and I think his music much is more romantic and emotional than the original works. I love the chopin waltz played by him so much. Tim is the greatest pianist! I really think you should listen to him more, maybe buy some cd:s from his website. I can assure you you will learn to love his music if you listen to it enough. It may be too complicated to understand first time...

This is all a sham! I cant beleive we fell for this guys joke.

[Floristan]

Hello
It's really great to see that there are also other tim hofman fans out there! I Have enjoyed Tims music for some time now and I think his music much is more romantic and emotional than the original works. I love the chopin waltz played by him so much. Tim is the greatest pianist! I really think you should listen to him more, maybe buy some cd:s from his website. I can assure you you will learn to love his music if you listen to it enough. It may be too complicated to understand it when listening first time...

Welcome to our forum, demicro!  It's always a treat when someone who appreciates fine piano playing, as you obviously do, joins our ranks.    I'm sure you'll make many friends here among like-minded souls. 

[elgreco]

no "elgreco" you dont get my point at all.

I am afraid, you did not get mine either.

It does not look like you know what you are talking about.

Great composer's works remain unharmed, even if they are performed - or mutilated as in this case - by incapable performing artists. This is what I am talking about.

I do worry. mr hofman here goes around playing his "interpretations" to people who dont know anything about classical music. those people will think "so thats what chopin\liszt etc sounds like.
Im horrified by the thought.

Yes, wouldn't it be a nice thing, if every one could have some sort of musical body-guard, who protects you from listening to "wrong" or "bad" music. What a nice idea, indeed, haha...Big Brother, hello!

If you actually like his music then you obviously dont know anything about classical music or classical composers.

I think, what he does is bizarre, that's what makes it funny. I do not care what else you deduce out of what I write.

And before you have compared any piece that mr hofman has re-written with the original you may not reply.

I may reply as and when ever it suites me, as long as I act according to the forum rules. And this applies to everybody else here, too, yes, even to "www.timhofman.com" and his webmaster and his fans and his enemies. This must be a very unpleasent thought for you, doesn't it?

I do not think what he does should be credited with a three(+) page thread. So let's hope that this discussion may come to an end soon.


Best wishes,

--ElGreco

[gilad]

I do not think what he does should be credited with a three(+) page thread. So let's hope that this discussion may come to an end soon.


Best wishes,

damage control?

but i do agree this thread has really outlasted it's merited lifespan.

[ahinton]

Great composer's works remain unharmed, even if they are performed - or mutilated as in this case - by incapable performing artists. This is what I am talking about.

This one part of your post is entirely defensible - indeed, it is surely beyond all argument. As to the remainder, however - well, readers may (and, of course, will) take it or leave it and, frankly, this particular reader feels deeply obliged to do the latter...

Best,

Alistair

[ahinton]

damage control?

but i do agree this thread has really outlasted it's merited lifespan.

There have already been some "Amens" to that, I think; quite how many more it may take in order to deliver to this thread the ultimate death blow that it surely now so richly "merits" remains unclear for the time being, but one may nevertheless live in hope...

Best,

Alistair

[frederic]

This site must be a fake - there is no other explanation. Take a look at the pictures ! One doesn't even need to listen to the MP3s - he plays as Santa Claus with a golden angel right next to him !!!! No ! This must be unreal, it's like from Saturday's nightlife ! I guess Timothy i sitting in front of his PC almost dying from laughing ! I mean he has a sense of humor. Five minutes ago i checked his FANPAGE section. Somebody (most likely the master himself) wrote: "Use more arpeggios, you don't play the enough" or something like it. Incredibly funny !

I must confess...that was my doing... i am also responsible for a couple more on there... 

[nicco]

I am afraid, you did not get mine either.

well, given that you actually enjoy his music, and I find it insulting towards everything i stand for in classical music, I dont think we can ever agree or understand eachothers points here. Of course I did not mean that you were not ALLOWED to reply, i simply meant that I wasent very interested in your answer before you had compared the original towards the "hofman". But, whatever, you have your meanings, i have mine, no need for pointless arguments over taste. You may approve of mr hofman, i dont, lets leave it at that

nicco

[elgreco]

well, given that you actually enjoy his music, and I find it insulting towards everything i stand for in classical music, I dont think we can ever agree or understand eachothers points here. Of course I did not mean that you were not ALLOWED to reply, i simply meant that I wasent very interested in your answer before you had compared the original towards the "hofman". But, whatever, you have your meanings, i have mine, no need for pointless arguments over taste. You may approve of mr hofman, i dont, lets leave it at that

I do not think that his "work" has anything to do with classical music, therefore I am not insulted by it. It is bizarre Kitsch - in my opinion funny Kitsch - , nothing more.

But I agree, we should leave it at that.

Best wishes,

—ElGreco

[ronde_des_sylphes]

Tim has the amazing ability to infuse timeless music with new emotion through his skillful artistry on the piano and nothing you say will undo that. I would say Tim is one of top10 pianists currently living.

I would be very surprised if there were not 10 pianists in the world of age under 8 who are better than Tim. His fingers have the fluidity o