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Topic: Pieces/Performances that inspire practicing sessions.  (Read 1441 times)

Offline sausagefingers

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Pieces/Performances that inspire practicing sessions.
on: November 04, 2011, 08:20:54 PM
Just thought this might be an interesting topic. I'd like to know what gets your juices flowing the pieces/performances that make you think the work your putting in will all be worth it one day. For me its this Glenn Gould performance



It always brings a smile to my face and makes my want to practice furiously for days. I realise its all subjective but I'd love to hear your contributions , Thanks
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Offline b_nghiem

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Re: Pieces/Performances that inspire practicing sessions.
Reply #1 on: November 04, 2011, 11:12:03 PM
Now this IS an interesting and difficult one - before a practice session I will always listen to recordings of pieces that I will play soon.
While I may be a pianist, just think how wonderful it would be to be apart of an entire orchestra as a conductor with a hundred musicians at my finger tips, playing something like:


Inspiring and refreshing.
Incredible, just incredible.
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Offline pianoplayjl

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Re: Pieces/Performances that inspire practicing sessions.
Reply #2 on: November 04, 2011, 11:18:40 PM
Anything that George LI plays.
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Offline jimbo320

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Re: Pieces/Performances that inspire practicing sessions.
Reply #3 on: November 04, 2011, 11:30:56 PM
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Offline 49410enrique

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Re: Pieces/Performances that inspire practicing sessions.
Reply #4 on: November 05, 2011, 04:30:08 PM
Uematsu - Those who fight. Begin work on this sometime in the spring once I have momentum on my Chopin and Scriabin works.

  this thing always jazzes me up and makes me want to work on anything late romantic or modern/20th century.
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