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Topic: IDENTIFY THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE PLEASE  (Read 3919 times)

Offline lostinidlewonder

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IDENTIFY THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE PLEASE
on: December 13, 2007, 01:31:39 PM
I can recall playing the first few bars of this but I can't for the life of me remember what it is. Please if you know put me out of my misery.
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Offline arensky

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Re: IDENTIFY THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE PLEASE
Reply #1 on: December 13, 2007, 05:58:10 PM
It's "Chopin" from Schumann's Carnaval Op.9 played without a basic tempo, which probably made it hard to recognize.
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Re: IDENTIFY THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE PLEASE
Reply #2 on: December 13, 2007, 11:54:52 PM
I wonder who that pianist was?  The reason there is no basic tempo is because the pianist has fallen overboard into excessive expressiveness, swooning with every sigh.  (Sigh  ::) )  Schumann's portrait "Chopin" played more objectively can still be ravishing.
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Re: IDENTIFY THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE PLEASE
Reply #3 on: December 15, 2007, 01:57:41 AM
Thankyou very much arensky for the answer. A mate of mine recently mentioned that it was Schumann imitating Chopin and I was about to post it. I enjoy listening to this piece with the expressiveness, it is so much harder to do this. Playing it basic to me sounds too boring, but thats me.
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Re: IDENTIFY THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE PLEASE
Reply #4 on: December 17, 2007, 01:11:11 PM
It's called rubato, guys -- probably not right for Schumann but very witty in a Schumann pastiche of Chopin.

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Re: IDENTIFY THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE PLEASE
Reply #5 on: February 20, 2008, 12:40:58 PM
i'm pretty sure the pianist is arrau. I have this recording from the arrau heritage set for schumann and it sounds like him. 
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