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Topic: Favorite Shostakovich piano pieces? (Read 4021 times)

scherzo123

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Favorite Shostakovich piano pieces?

on: July 18, 2012, 01:05:54 AM

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j_menz

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Re: Favorite Shostakovich piano pieces?

Reply #1 on: July 18, 2012, 02:24:10 AM

I've always had a soft spot for the 1st Piano Concerto, though I nearly broke a finger playing through it once.

And of course the P&Fs.

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rachmaninoff_forever

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Re: Favorite Shostakovich piano pieces?

Reply #2 on: July 18, 2012, 02:26:26 AM

Quote from: j_menz on July 18, 2012, 02:24:10 AM

I nearly broke a finger playing through it once.

Lol you're so badass for that.

Some guy: You play the piano?! How good are you?!

J Menz: Eh, I'm OKAY, I almost broke a finger playing some Shostakovich though.

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j_menz

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Re: Favorite Shostakovich piano pieces?

Reply #3 on: July 18, 2012, 03:30:36 AM

Quote from: rachmaninoff_forever on July 18, 2012, 02:26:26 AM

Lol you're so badass for that.

Some guy: You play the piano?! How good are you?!

J Menz: Eh, I'm OKAY, I almost broke a finger playing some Shostakovich though.

Haha, it wasn't my fault!

The piano I was playing on was built by someone who apparently thought the whole 88 key thing was optional. Shostakovich wrote that top C (FFF octave passage), I went for it (and since I was reading, I wasn't watching my hands) and instead of a nice soft piano key, I got the rather solid bit of wood at the end. OUCH!

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davidjosepha

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Re: Favorite Shostakovich piano pieces?

Reply #4 on: July 18, 2012, 01:12:58 PM

My pinky hurts just thinking about that.

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