Liebestraume No.3 ?

[jamie_liszt]

Hey

My teacher hand picked some of her best students to perform piano at some nursing home   , I accepted and decided to perform Liebestraum No.3 by Liszt. I think that piece is great, It's got a nice melody, and its very difficult. But every time I play it I have my mother in my ear saying "Oh, I don't like that, I hate that" or "That doesn't show your talent, I've heard you play harder things, blah blah blah blah". Now I understand because she doesn't play piano and she doesn't understand how hard it can be,  I shown her a video of Lang Lang playing this piece to show her how difficult it really is but she just got angry and still said she hates it.

What do you guys think, do you think its a good choice, Liebestraume No.3. I just pictured it, its slow, and its got 2 fast hard cadenzas. I think it shows off alot of talent if you play it right.  ??

[dnephi]

It is a difficult piece, yes.  But it is hackneyed beyond belief.  Lol. Everyone and their grandma performs it  .  For that reason alone, I wouldn't touch it. 

However, it was hackneyed simply because it was so good.  It's a great piece. 
It's you and your teacher's choice, but why don't you learn the cadenzas first, perhaps?  She might like that.

[kelly_kelly]

Hey

My teacher hand picked some of her best students to perform piano at some nursing home   , I accepted and decided to perform Liebestraum No.3 by Liszt. I think that song is great, It's got a nice melody, and its very difficult. But every time I play it I have my mother in my ear saying "Oh, I don't like that, I hate that" or "That doesn't show your talent, I've heard you play harder things, blah blah blah blah". Now I understand because she doesn't play piano and she doesn't understand how hard it can be,  I shown her a video of Lang Lang playing this piece to show her how difficult it really is but she just got angry and still said she hates it.

What do you guys think, do you think its a good choice, Liebestraume No.3. I just pictured it, its slow, and its got 2 fast hard cadenzas. I think it shows off alot of talent if you play it right.  ??

It is a great piece if you do it right. Let your mom hate it. Maybe you can convert her 

[nicco]

I think that song is great

wow! did you write lyrics to it???

[Kassaa]

You should use your mother as a punchbag.

[mephisto]

I think it is a lovely piece altough it is of course over-played.

And remember that among us piano-nerds calling a piece of music without lyrics a song creates more fury than listening to a Horowitz bootleg

[jamie_liszt]

wow! did you write lyrics to it???

I'm pretty sure thats off topic so lol.

Edit: I came back to this topic and re-read my post and realized instantly I called it a song, so I skimmed through the replies hoping no one picked up on it.

[jamie_liszt]

And remember that among us piano-nerds calling a piece of music without lyrics a song creates more fury than listening to a Horowitz bootleg

You guys have to understand, I'm a retard. When I type I tend to blabber on, use incorrect spelling and punctuation and yes, I will call a sonata, a piece and even a polonaise a song at times. I do agree, piano-nerds is the correct thing to call you guys if you get annoyed by someone calling it a "song" whether its on purpose or by mistake, I just don't understand what the big deal is.

I mean, its good to use the correct terminology and in real life I do not call them songs. I have been learning piano since 8 or 9 and now Im almost 17, I never took interest until 14/15 yrs old, I always referred to anything as a song, because no one told me otherwise. Its when I was 15 that I got corrected(from people on this forum of course
) and I started using the correct words like pieces, sonatas etc. but my bad habbit still pops out when I type at times I may type song. Forgive me.

[nicco]

You guys have to understand, I'm a retard. When I type I tend to blabber on, use incorrect spelling and punctuation and yes, I will call a sonata, a piece and even a polonaise a song at times.

i can see how it must be REALLY HARD avoiding the word song.

[jamie_liszt]

I'm glad you understand.

[jamie_liszt]

i can see.

Capital I

[nicco]

I'm glad you understand.

great we all agree.

btw, this piece is so overplayed that...(insert huge exaggeration here)

[nicco]

Capital I

Period.

[jamie_liszt]

kk 

Thanks for the replies. To tell you the truth I really don't think the elderly are gonna get up and say "hey, that piece is overplayed and doesn't show your talent, get off the stage".

[brewtality]

*Ahem*  Also, unless you're a judge or 80 yrs old, Australians spell realise with an s not z.

On topic: True, the piece is overplayed but think of your audience; they might like to hear it. I know when I was a n00b I thought the piece was fantastic.

[dnephi]

It is a song!!!

Didn't you guys know?  It was originally vocal solo with piano accompaniment, transcribed for no voice and only piano! 

Hehe.  Like Der Erlkonig