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Topic: [Video] Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria (LH-only version)  (Read 2915 times)

Offline wiwi1019

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[Video] Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria (LH-only version)
on: February 19, 2010, 01:05:15 PM
This is me playing Paul Wittgenstein's one-handed arrangement of the famous Bach-Gounod Ave Maria.



This video is also on Vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/9571714

Offline go12_3

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Re: [Video] Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria (LH-only version)
Reply #1 on: February 19, 2010, 02:40:46 PM
Thank you for sharing and it's a beautiful piece and you played it very well   :)
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Re: [Video] Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria (LH-only version)
Reply #2 on: February 19, 2010, 05:44:49 PM
Bravo! Beautifully done!  Is that your arrangement?
Now this is an example of how superior this is to any perfect "steinway D" electronically enhanced midi disc or whatever.

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Re: [Video] Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria (LH-only version)
Reply #3 on: February 19, 2010, 05:51:42 PM
Bravo! Beautifully done!  Is that your arrangement?
Now this is an example of how superior this is to any perfect "steinway D" electronically enhanced midi disc or whatever.
Thanks for watching!

And no, it's not my arrangement. It was arranged by Paul Wittgenstein, the famous left-handed pianist who lost his right arm during World War I.

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Re: [Video] Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria (LH-only version)
Reply #4 on: February 20, 2010, 04:56:53 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed that. Thank you.
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Re: [Video] Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria (LH-only version)
Reply #5 on: February 20, 2010, 08:34:46 PM
I would practise it with non-legato/staccato in the accompany, and as legato as possible in the melody.
And make sure you don't "sit" on the beat, when there are chords in bottom.

Other than that it was very good :)
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