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Topic: Pieces/Performances that inspire practicing sessions. (Read 1574 times)

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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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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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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Re: Pieces/Performances that inspire practicing sessions.

Reply #3 on: November 04, 2011, 11:30:56 PM

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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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