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[tompilk]

Just interesting to see what people's first posts have been...
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[tompilk]

My favourite is by a long way Rachmaninoff - i'm also obsessed. 

[m1469]

ha ha... I am actually embarrassed when I go back and read some of my older posts... but, I think this is a fun game so I want to play too 

Here's mine :

I have molded my life around my love for studying and  teaching piano.  Becuase of this I often set rather lofty goals for myself, for instance, learning and memorizing all of the Haydn Sonatas (for the sake of performance, knowledge, teaching, and musicianship).  But, I have a difficult time knowing how to go about it.  When one has lofty goals for themselves, what kind of practice-diets does one go on?  Very committed, religious and pre-planned?  Or does one tend to let themselves start a practice week or session without  a definite plan?  What yields the most progressive results toward a desired goal?

m1469

m1469  (a *kiss* just because...)

[allthumbs]

Greetings from North Vancouver, BC, CANADA


Cheers

[BoliverAllmon]

I plan on seeing the Pianist in the near future. I have seen many different piano movies and I have enjoyed them all. I do have to admit that some movies do portray pianists as quite emotional and dark.  I do know as a pianist that I can become quite dark and that the piano is the only release of the energy and feelings that I inside of me. I have other friends that play also and they are the same way. For example, Chopin's revolutionary etude is best played when upset. Music is very emotional and at times that can become dark. Happiness just doesn't seem to sell anymore in movies, so, hollywood just picks the dark stories.

Boliver

[stevie]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000DLY3/qid=1122256725/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_8_1/202-9270329-2101406

ive heard this sample(track 2) and a midi of this piece, and i think its really beautiful. however a couple things about the score perplex me.

firstly, how exactly do you play the 'bigger' notes in a way to seperate them from the rest of the texture, and seconds, there are bars with a note in the left hand held throughout a whole measure, but with other notes higher up, and so high as to prevent anyone besides perhaps rachmaninov reaching them without letting go of the lower note, is this achieved by a swift leap in the left hand and held by the sustaining pedal?

i find this etude very interesting, because the notes and tempo arent the difficulty, its all about voicing, it should help any pianist's technique, and it is as i mentioned, very beautiful.

anyone out there familiar with this piece and willing to help?

thanks

[lau]

essense you values, count the number of times you have failed and channel your flavors. It is what works best for me!   

Best Wishes,

Lau

[Tash]

i'm actually playing chopin's fantasie-impromptu at the moment and i find it kinda difficult playing it fast and with the crazy rhythms etc., but as i discovered when playing bach's prelude and fugue in c minor last year slow practice helps amazingly for not getting your arms tired- i managed to really stuff up an exam cos i practiced to fast and my arms got tired so in the exam the piece went nuts and i lost control. so i learnt my lesson and went back to playing it much slower all the time and used a metronome as well and it seriously helped.
so with the fantasie just practice slowly and keep absolute control of it all the time and gradually as you feel more comfortable playing it at a faster speed it'll be so much better- i swear by this!

hope that helped

tash

ha i'm such a helpful person sometimes

[donjuan]

from april 14, 2004:

The years of Pilgrimage of Liszt are perhaps the best summary of liszt and his life, the way he changed over time and his maturing style.

I have played Sonetto 104 del petrarca, the Fountains of the Villa d'Este, and Tarantella from Venezia e Napoli. 

My goal in playing this music is to experience the composer and play something from each period of his life (1811 - 1886).

I suggest learning "at the edge of a source"(beside a spring) because it will develop the finest of fingerwork, and help make each finger independent.  Pianists will also strive in this piece and in "Fountains of the Villa d'Este" to create the fountain/water atmosphere which is perhaps the greatest artistic challenge.

I know first-hand that Sonetto 104 needs absolute sincerity in the manner which it is performed.  I suggest learning this piece if you have problems with mannerisms and false virtuosity which somtimes destroys the music.

This is my first posting on the forum.  I wish to share my opinion throughout the world and contact fanatics of Liszt, like me.   

wow..... so formal back then..