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Topic: RE: Can scarcely believe this  (Read 1780 times)

Offline bs218

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RE: Can scarcely believe this
on: January 05, 2015, 08:16:33 AM
Hello everyone

I'm fairly new here and don't post often but I have to point this out. I'm sure many of you familiar with this guy have probably seen this, but after having listened to the whole thing I'm gobsmacked.



And this is a guy with advanced degrees from prestigious conservatoires? How?

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Re: Unbelievable
Reply #1 on: January 05, 2015, 08:17:20 AM
Double post, apologies.

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Re: RE: Can scarcely believe this
Reply #2 on: January 05, 2015, 09:18:37 AM

Offline perfect_pitch

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Re: RE: Can scarcely believe this
Reply #3 on: January 05, 2015, 09:21:49 AM
Hello everyone

I'm fairly new here and don't post often but I have to point this out. I'm sure many of you familiar with this guy have probably seen this, but after having listened to the whole thing I'm gobsmacked.



It's awful... isn't it? He plays as if he has a stick up his arse, he's a charlatan, he's a fraud, I wouldn't post his videos again.

Actually... I wouldn't be surprised if you were Bach Scholar himself trying to shamelessly promote his videos. I could be wrong, but I have a hunch...

Offline ahinton

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Re: RE: Can scarcely believe this
Reply #4 on: January 05, 2015, 10:08:19 AM
It seems hardly surprising that "comments are disabled"...

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Offline j_menz

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Re: RE: Can scarcely believe this
Reply #5 on: January 05, 2015, 11:04:09 AM
I'm fairly new here and don't post often

Not often? It's your first post!

I'd have thought Mr Hall required no further debunking.  His flaws being obvious, any effort to highlight them seems merely uncharitable.

That said, I've heard plenty worse renditions.
"What the world needs is more geniuses with humility. There are so few of us left" -- Oscar Levant

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Re: RE: Can scarcely believe this
Reply #6 on: January 09, 2015, 03:07:03 PM
I think he gets points for wrongmindedness.
Although, if your'e going down that road, I feel it would be more effective to add a really hard breakbeat and a load of dubstep 'wubs'.
A bit of interpretive dance in the foreground wouldnt hurt either -I dont much like the looks of him and it would be a welcome distraction.
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