Brahms Variations on an Original Theme Op.21-1

[speed816]

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[liszt85]

People, you got to listen to this... this is top quality Brahms. I loved it and I love Brahms. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[liszt85]

This is actually good enough to be on my ipod! @speed816: Did you go to a conservatory for piano? Could you please tell me a little bit about your piano playing history? This is great stuff.

[speed816]

wow this is way better reaction to my playing than i expected. I'm from Korea.  I do study in German college of music in Münster, Germany.  My history.. I started playing piano FIRST at age of 15.  I was just playing for fun, not learning seriously.  Didn't take lesson that long, either.  I somehow engaged to classical music, Chopin at that time as my favorite.  before I was gonna just study hard and go to a good university and make money.  No but I wanted my own life and chose to do what i love.  I started to take a professional piano lesson at age of 18 seriously.  At 19 I went to Germany and got accepted in a college.  I wasn't an outstanding student(as I started too late, of course) especially in technical perspective.  I tried really really hard.  I just finished my 5th semester and with this piece I am somehow very improved.  I'm happy that people started recognize me.  This is all.  I am preparing my solo concert next month, with a Beethoven's Sonata op.10-2, this Brahms variation and Chopin's 3 Nocturnes(op.9-2, 27-2, 62-2) and maybe one more work.  I really appreciate your compliment!

[liszt85]

wow this is way better reaction to my playing than i expected. I'm from Korea.  I do study in German college of music in Münster, Germany.  My history.. I started playing piano FIRST at age of 15.  I was just playing for fun, not learning seriously.  Didn't take lesson that long, either.  I somehow engaged to classical music, Chopin at that time as my favorite.  before I was gonna just study hard and go to a good university and make money.  No but I wanted my own life and chose to do what i love.  I started to take a professional piano lesson at age of 18 seriously.  At 19 I went to Germany and got accepted in a college.  I wasn't an outstanding student(as I started too late, of course) especially in technical perspective.  I tried really really hard.  I just finished my 5th semester and with this piece I am somehow very improved.  I'm happy that people started recognize me.  This is all.  I am preparing my solo concert next month, with a Beethoven's Sonata op.10-2, this Brahms variation and Chopin's 3 Nocturnes(op.9-2, 27-2, 62-2) and maybe one more work.  I really appreciate your compliment!

Thanks, that is awesome. You don't have to play those technically showy stuff to make a musical statement.. you will eventually play them of course, but if you can play your Chopin Nocturnes and make your statement with that, that counts as success too! A musically played nocturne is always better to listen to than a highly virtuostic but dry performance of Islamey. I'm amazed that you could get into a college for music after just a couple of years of piano lessons! Keep up the good work.