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Offline orlandopiano

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This is pretty darn amazing to me
on: July 14, 2006, 04:16:38 PM
I hope I can still play Gaspard when I am 92 (if I am lucky to live that long).

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Offline xavierm

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Re: This is pretty darn amazing to me
Reply #1 on: July 14, 2006, 04:40:15 PM
Is he chewing something the whole time?? LOL. That's hilarious.

edit: He acts like it's no big deal(to play the piece I mean)... maybe at that age it isn't.!

Offline chopinfan_22

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Re: This is pretty darn amazing to me
Reply #2 on: July 14, 2006, 04:48:53 PM
I think if someone's that old and can play that well, they should be able to do whatever they want. haha.
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Re: This is pretty darn amazing to me
Reply #3 on: July 14, 2006, 04:58:59 PM
I think if someone's that old and can play that well, they should be able to do whatever they want. haha.

I agree. see edit above

Offline pianiststrongbad

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Re: This is pretty darn amazing to me
Reply #4 on: July 14, 2006, 05:29:03 PM
One of my teachers studied from this guy (Perlemuter).  He said he had some health condition with his eye, but I don't know anything about the chewing gum.
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