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Topic: Van Cliburn competition  (Read 2726 times)

Offline softkeys

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Van Cliburn competition
on: October 24, 2012, 09:45:07 PM
Hello everyone. do you know the Van Cliburn competition is planning for next year in Texas?
are you interested of it? in your opinion which brands of piano can you suppose to listen?

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Re: Van Cliburn competition
Reply #1 on: October 24, 2012, 11:57:34 PM
Time for me to get my liscense and plan a road trip...
Live large, die large.  Leave a giant coffin.

Offline chopin2015

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Re: Van Cliburn competition
Reply #2 on: October 25, 2012, 03:13:29 AM
They want you to play 2 concerti?! That's not something I would want to do, if it's one right after the other. Ouch.
"Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice."

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Re: Van Cliburn competition
Reply #3 on: October 25, 2012, 03:21:34 AM
They want you to play 2 concerti?! That's not something I would want to do, if it's one right after the other. Ouch.

Not unless if they're Rachmaninoff piano concertos!
Live large, die large.  Leave a giant coffin.
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