GOUNOD/ BACH: Ave Maria

[candlelightpiano]

Hi everyone:

I'm back again with one of my favorite pieces. 

I hope you'll enjoy it.  Please feel free to post comment here and on my YouTube page.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqiemQyr6xw

Thank you for watching!

[birba]

That was lovely, choo.  Good to see you back!  You're a welcome sight here.   I very much admire your  genuine love of music and the piano, and the humility and candor with which you approach it.
Did you make that arrangement yourself?  I used to play this a lot in church.  I wouldn't change the left hand accompaniment when gounod's melody comes in.  That is, don't play a plain broken chord with the c on each beat.  Play something like c-e-g-e-g-c(the upper one)-e-g and repeat for the third and fourth beat.  I'm sure you can work the rest out on your own.
But i like your tone and phrasing.  And the lovely winter scene through the windows!

[hfmadopter]

Beautiful playing and nice arrangement ! Well done.

[ted]

Thoroughly entrancing sound, and what a beautiful piano and playing environment. My lounge is a rat's nest in comparison. Good to see you back, we must resurrect that dream thread sometime.

[ale_ius]

This is very pretty.  well done!!!

I would only suggest (not a criticism ) to perhaps try to vary the tone between the two parts when melody comes. Like a flatter finger the releases from the surface of the key in LH, and a fuller projecting melody with a complete follow through and release off the key in RH. This will enhance your variety of texture.  But already very good.  Like a yummy dish that only tastes a bit better with just a dash of salt and pepper

[candlelightpiano]

Birba:  So wonderful to hear from you again and thank you for the kind words and suggestions.  I will try and play the piece as it was originally written with Bach's Prelude in the bass.  This time I had played Galya's arrangement.  It looks better outside than it feels.  I wish I could trade places with you.  Italy at Christmas sounds lovely.

Ted and Hmfadopter:  Thank you so much for the kind words.  So glad you enjoyed my performance. 

Ale_ius:  Thank you for the kind words and suggestions.  I enjoyed your analogy!  And I will keep working on it as you suggested.

Thanks so much, all of you.  I really appreciate it and it's great to be back and to see my friends again.

[starstruck5]

This piece is so moving and beautiful, and you play it with such tenderness and love. All the minor imperfections are just that -minor -and it adds to the humanity somehow -don't change anything about this! 

[emill]

hello Choo,

Even if you happen not to be Catholic or Christian I can feel
your plea in the way you play this "immortal" piece .... so touching.
GOD BLESS!

emill

[candlelightpiano]

Thank you so much, Starstruck and Emill.  Your kind words mean a lot to me and makes my day. 

Emill:  I love this piece so much I could easily become Catholic!