"For Wolfi" -- Improv

[Mayla]

This is from within the hour and is dedicated to my friend, Wolfi .  In thanks for your patience and support to me, and in best wishes for your upcoming events .

Mayla

[pianowolfi]

What a wonderful surprise I just came here in a practice break and saw your post and now I am listening. 

It's one more profound and original improvisation from you I will listen to this many times tonight. And, you know, it is so much in a row of so very many precious and invaluable things that you said, and played, and posted, and sang, that have become part of my life, feeling and thinking. And are well sheltered in a special "treasure chest" .

*listens intently*

Perhaps I may write more later, now I am just listening and enjoying the beautiful music

Hey I just can't stop listening and coming back here

And, of course I wish you also all the best for your upcoming events!

[davidn]

I like it

It reminds me of Rachmaninoffs Moment musical, Op.16 No.3 (Horowitz), which i also like very much.

[pianowolfi]

Sure, we can always find similarities . But to me it's so much unique and so much Mayla. I just hear so distinctly her own voice in all of her music. It is irreplaceable to me. As is Rachmaninoff. Of course we can find similarities to other composers in his style. But the essence is Rachmaninoff. So here the essence is Mayla, to me.

[opus57]

dammit. My soundcard is dieing jsut in this very moment... but I'll listen it as soon I've fixed it.  why does such things only happen to me?

[goldentone]

That was just impressive, Mayla.    It sounds like you composed it. 

[furtwaengler]

This comment stems from more than recently happening upon a photo of pianowolfi with the great Konstantin Scherbakov...

Mayla, I'd love to hear you play some of Shostakovich's op. 87 preludes and fugues, for which there is an inward hushed coolness, intimacy and simplicity rarely found in anything else, but found in abundance in your improvisational gift to Wolfi...an improvisational gift, indeed. I'd also love to hear you play Rachmaninov's dark op. 39 no. 7 etude tableaux which shares your key.

This is not to say that your improvisation is in any way reminiscent to these Russian masters - it is as Wolfi has said, unique and irreplaceable yours, I voice I've grown accustomed to, paying attention to the glimpses you've posted of your mind  -  This is to say I like the honest, sincere voice I'm hearing and would love to hear this voice in the above mentioned pieces. Actually, play anything you want to play and we'll all happily listen.

I've already started putting my own voice on this improvisation...I hope you don't mind my stealing!