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Mei-Ting's Repertoire
on: December 04, 2004, 08:42:12 AM
I was looking at Meiting.com and i couldn't help but notice repertoire (pieces he is prepared to play). It is insane! Have a look...

Solo Piano Pieces
Albeniz
Navarra
From Iberia: Evocacin, El Puerto, Rondea, Triana


 Bach
English Suites: No. 2 in A minor
No. 3 in G minor
No. 4 in F major
 
French Suites: No. 2 in C minor
No. 3 in B minor
No. 5 in G major
Italian Concerto
Partitas: Partita No. 1 in B-flat major
Partita No. 2 in C minor
Partita No. 5 in G major
 
Toccata in C minor
From the Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: C major
C minor
C-sharp major
B-flat major
B-flat minor
B major
B minor
 
From the Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: C minor
D minor
E major
F major
F minor
F-sharp minor
G major
B-flat major
B-flat minor
 


 Bartk
Romanian Christmas Carols
Suite Op. 14
Etudes Op. 18
Sonata (1926)


 Beethoven
Sonatas:
No. 1, Op. 2 No. 1, F minor
No. 6, Op. 10 No. 2, F major
No. 7, Op. 10 No. 3, D major
No. 10, Op. 14 No. 2, G major
No. 12, Op. 26, A-flat major
No. 13, Op. 27 No. 1, E-flat major
No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2, C-sharp minor ("Moonlight")
No. 16, Op. 31 No. 1, G major
No. 17, Op. 31 No. 2, D minor
No. 18, Op. 31 No. 3, E-flat major
No. 21, Op. 53, C major ("Waldstein")
No. 23, Op. 57, C minor ("Appassionata")
No. 24, Op. 78, F-sharp major
No. 25, Op. 79, G major
No. 26, Op. 81a, E-flat major ("Les Adieux")
No. 27, Op. 90, E minor
No. 28, Op. 101, E major
No. 29, Op. 106, B-flat major ("Hammerklavier")
Diabelli Variations


 Brahms
Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35
7 Fantasies, Op. 116


 Chopin
Ballades: No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47
Etudes: Op. 10, complete
Op. 25, complete
"Trois Nouvelles Etudes", complete
Impromptus: No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 29
"Fantasy" Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. 66
 
Mazurkas: Op. 7 Nos. 1-5
Op. 17 No. 4, 5
Op. 24 No. 4
Op. 30 Nos. 1-4
Op. 33 No. 2
Op. 59 No. 3
Nocturnes: No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1
No. 8 in D-flat major, Op. 27 No. 2
No. 9 in B major, Op. 32 No. 1
No. 10 in A-flat major, Op. 32 No. 2
No. 17 in B major, Op. 62 No. 1
No. 18 in E major, Op. 62 No. 2
Polonaises: No. 1 in C-sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1
No. 3 in A major, Op. 40 No. 1
No. 5 in F-sharp minor, Op. 44
No. 6 in A-flat major, Op. 53
No. 8 in D minor, Op. 71 No. 1
No. 14 in G-sharp minor, BI 6
Preludes: Op. 28 complete
Scherzi: No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
No. 2 in D-flat major, Op. 31
No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39
No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35
Waltzes: No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 18
No. 2 in A-flat major, Op. 34 No. 1
No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34 No. 2
No. 4 in F major, Op. 34 No. 3
No. 6 in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1
No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2
No. 8 in A-flat major, Op. 64 No. 3
No. 9 in A-flat major, Op. 69 No. 1
No. 10 in B minor, Op. 69 No. 2


 Cuckson
Capriccio on theme by Benjamin Britten
Four Preludes
Harbst


 Debussy
Estampes
L'isle joyeuse
Children's Corner
Preludes Book I: No. 1, Danseuses de Delphe
No. 2, Voiles
No. 3, Le vent dans la plaine
No. 5, Les collines d'Anacapri
No. 10, La cathdrale englouti?/td>


 Grieg
Misc. Lyrical Pieces


 Handel
Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432


 Haydn
Sonatas:
E minor
D major
E-flat major


 Hindemith
Sonata No. 2


 Liszt
Transcendental Etude No. 5, "Feux Follets"
Transcription of Tannhuser Overture by Wagner
Au bord d'une source
Hungarian Rhapsodies No. 6, 11
Concert Etude No. 2, "Gnomenreigen"


 Mendelssohn
Variation Srieuses in D minor
 
Rondo Capriccioso in E major, Op. 14
 
Songs Without Words: Op. 9 No. 6, Venetian Gondola Song
Op. 30 No. 6, Venetian Gondola Song
Op. 38 No. 6, Duetto
Op. 67 No. 4, Spinning Song


 Moszkowsky
Etudes in A-flat major and F major, Op. 72 Nos. 2 and 6
 
Etincelles


 Mozart
Sonatas
No. 3 in B-flat major, K. 281
No. 5 in G major, K. 283
No. 7 in C major, K. 309
No. 8 in D major, K. 311
No. 11 in A major, K. 331
No. 13 in B-flat major, K. 333


 Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition


 Nancarrow
Tango?


 Poulenc
Les Soires de Nazelles


 Prokofiev
Toccata
Sonata No. 2


 Rachmaninoff
Preludes Op. 23, complete
Preludes Op. 32, No. 5, 12


 Ravel
Sonatine
Gaspard de la nuit
Alborada del gracioso


 Scarlatti
Misc. Sonatas


 Schubert
Impromptus: D. 899 No. 2 in E-flat major
D. 899 No. 3 in G-flat major
D. 899 No. 4 in A-flat major
D. 935 No. 2 in A-flat major
D. 935 No. 3 in B-flat major
D. 935 No. 4 in F minor
Sonatas: D. 664 in A major
D. 784 in A minor
D. 958 in C minor
D. 760, Wanderer Fantasy
Moment Musicals


 Schumann
Abegg Variations, Op. 1
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Toccata, Op. 7
Carnaval, Op. 9
Phantasiestcke, Op. 12
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
Kinderszenen, Op. 15
Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Fantasie, Op. 17
Humoreske, Op. 20
Intermezzo, Op. 26 No. 4
Three Romances, Op. 28


 Scriabin
Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2
Sonata No. 3, Op. 23


 Stravinsky
Etude, Op. 7 No. 4
Petrushka
Sonate


 Tchaikovsky
April, June


 Villa-Lobos
Baby's Family

Concerti

Bach F minor, BWV 1056
Beethoven No. 2, B-flat major
Beethoven No. 3, C minor
Beethoven No. 4, G major
Beethoven No. 5, E-flat major
Brahms No. 2, B-flat major
Chopin No. 1, E minor
Chopin No. 2, F minor
Grieg A minor
Liszt No. 1, E-flat major
Mozart K. 414, A major
Mozart K. 450, B-flat major
Mozart K. 467, C major
Mozart K. 488, A major
Prokofiev No. 2, G minor
Rachmaninoff No. 2, C minor
Rachmaninoff No. 3, D minor
Rachmaninoff Variations on a Theme by Paganini
Ravel No. 1, G major
Saint-Sans No. 2, G minor
Tchaikovsky No. 1, B-flat minor

Chamber
Arensky Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32
Bach Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in G major, BWV 1019
Bach Sonata for Gamba and Harpsichord in D major, BWV 1028
Bach Trio Sonata in G major, BWV 1038
Bach Trio Sonata in C minor, BWV 1079 (From the "Musical Offering")
Bartk "Contrasts" for Clarinet, Piano and Violin
Beethoven Sonata No. 1 for Violin and PIano in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
Beethoven Sonata No. 5 for Violin and Piano in F major, Op. 24
Beethoven Sonata No. 7 for Violin and Piano in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Beethoven Sonata No. 10 for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 96
Beethoven Sonata No. 4 for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 102 No. 1
Beethoven Sonata No. 5 for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 102 No. 2
Beethoven Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Cello in B-flat major, Op. 11
Beethoven Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97 (the "Archduke")
Berg Adagio from Kammerkonzert (1935) (Trio version)
Berg Four pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5
Brahms Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 78
Brahms Sonata no. 1 for Cello and Piano in E minor, Op. 38
Brahms Sonata No. 2 for Cello and Piano in F major, Op. 99
Brahms Sonata No. 1 for Clarinet and Piano in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1
Brahms Sonata No. 2 for Clarinet and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 120 No. 2
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26
Brahms Piano Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
Mozart Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major, K. 296
Mozart Sonata for Violin and Piano in B-flat major, K. 454
Mozart Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Viola in E-flat Major, K. 498
Schubert Quintet in A major, Op. 114 ("Trout")
Schumann Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Stravinsky L'Histoire du Soldat (scored for Piano, Clarinet and Violin by the composer)
I just....can't believe he has all these pieces prepared to play...
May i ask how one has this big of a repertoire list?

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #1 on: December 04, 2004, 01:27:01 PM
  You have to realize that you have to take any rep list with a grain of salt.  With MT, I'm sure if you gave him a week's notice he could play any of those pieces.  There's a big difference between a pianist's "active" performance list and pieces that you've simply learned and haven't played in years.

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #2 on: December 04, 2004, 07:30:13 PM
I was going to ask a question relating to this. So basically a repetoire like this usually means pieces that are or have been completely learned by a pianist at some point right? Even if they can't play it immediately?
"The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead." -  Stravinsky

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #3 on: December 04, 2004, 08:00:37 PM
  From my experience, yes.

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #4 on: December 04, 2004, 08:31:10 PM
Oh ok...

Because I would imagine it to be near impossible to keep all of those completely learned and performance ready...

But still... Wow...
"The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead." -  Stravinsky

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Reply #5 on: December 04, 2004, 08:42:05 PM
  For example, he just "resurrected" the Liszt 6th HR and the Emperor concerto for an upcoming concert he's doing in China.

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Reply #6 on: December 04, 2004, 10:13:07 PM
Yes, exactly...
"The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead." -  Stravinsky

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Reply #7 on: December 05, 2004, 12:59:06 AM
Ok thank you. I was wondering what the actual definition of repertoire list was. I thought it was pieces he was prepared to play but I guess that would be nearly impossible.

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Reply #8 on: December 05, 2004, 01:36:39 AM
Ok thank you. I was wondering what the actual definition of repertoire list was. I thought it was pieces he was prepared to play but I guess that would be nearly impossible.

  Trust me, we all pad our rep lists. ;)

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #9 on: December 05, 2004, 02:24:31 AM
Interesting repertoire, but he needs to play slower. All of his recordings sound extremely unmusical. The recording of his Ravel Toccata is probably the worst I've heard to date. Simply terrible. SLOW DOWN!

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Reply #10 on: December 05, 2004, 02:33:46 AM
Interesting repertoire, but he needs to play slower. All of his recordings sound extremely unmusical. The recording of his Ravel Toccata is probably the worst I've heard to date. Simply terrible. SLOW DOWN!

   ::)

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Reply #11 on: December 05, 2004, 03:21:05 AM
Interesting repertoire, but he needs to play slower. All of his recordings sound extremely unmusical. The recording of his Ravel Toccata is probably the worst I've heard to date. Simply terrible. SLOW DOWN!

You say: "Interesting repertoire".... Ha.....Interesting..... It is exactly the same idea as to say to somebody who is 23 and knows 20 languages--"Only 20??? :o"

I only heard him playing Feux Follets (Koji posted the link) and I liked the most not the tempo (which is BTW is unique), but musicality and imagination, which rarely one can hear in this piece. I'd love to hear him in some diverse repertoire.
Koji, any other links, or at least some comments?

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #12 on: December 05, 2004, 05:34:41 AM
check meiting's website. has plenty of sound bites there.

www.meiting.com

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #13 on: December 05, 2004, 05:51:17 AM
Interesting repertoire, but he needs to play slower. All of his recordings sound extremely unmusical. The recording of his Ravel Toccata is probably the worst I've heard to date. Simply terrible. SLOW DOWN!
https://www.msk.tsi.ru/~ruden/Rudenko1MP3.wav let Da RUDY enlighten you  8)

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Reply #14 on: December 05, 2004, 07:03:31 AM

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Reply #15 on: December 05, 2004, 07:33:28 AM
check meiting's website. has plenty of sound bites there.

www.meiting.com

Thanks!
Huh, spent quite some time listening to the clips. To be honest, I had to skip many of them, as most of them were qute irritating for my ears. Still, I think his repertoire is quite impressive, and still, his Feux Follets is phenomenal.
He is young, so there is a hope...

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Reply #16 on: December 05, 2004, 10:57:22 AM


In what way?
Enlightenment proves elusive for you  8)

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Reply #17 on: December 05, 2004, 01:35:54 PM


Thanks!
Huh, spent quite some time listening to the clips. To be honest, I had to skip many of them, as most of them were qute irritating for my ears. Still, I think his repertoire is quite impressive, and still, his Feux Follets is phenomenal.
He is young, so there is a hope...
 
  Hope for what?  He's already a completely finished artist.

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Reply #18 on: December 05, 2004, 02:47:32 PM
I concur with him ^ (thracozaag)

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Reply #19 on: December 05, 2004, 02:49:29 PM
He is a good pianist, his Prokofiev Concerto No. 2 is better than most commercial recordings out there. But some of his pieces really need to slow down, he makes them sound like if they are nothing but encore pieces. His Feux Follets might be phenomenally fast, but I personally disliked it. I'm tired of hearing this piece slaughtered by pure speed. It's only an Allegretto!

Also, I say interesting because it truly is interesting. Lots of variation and very rare pieces in there. I've never even heard of Nancarrow's Tango.

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Reply #20 on: December 05, 2004, 02:51:18 PM
He is a good pianist, his Prokofiev Concerto No. 2 is better than most commercial recordings out there. But some of his pieces really need to slow down, he makes them sound like if they are nothing but encore pieces. His Feux Follets might be phenomenally fast, but I personally disliked it. I'm tired of hearing this piece slaughtered by pure speed. It's only an Allegretto!

Also, I say interesting because it truly is interesting. Lots of variation and very rare pieces in there. I've never even heard of Nancarrow's Tango.
 

  MT and I are of the opinion that that little b*stard (the tango) is the hardest two minutes of music we've ever had to tackle.

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Reply #21 on: December 05, 2004, 02:59:04 PM
Does he ever plan on recording it? He's supposedly a modern composer, and I like modern. It sounds like an interesting piece!

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Reply #22 on: December 05, 2004, 03:15:41 PM
Does he ever plan on recording it? He's supposedly a modern composer, and I like modern. It sounds like an interesting piece!

  He played it at the E-competition; I did for the Baryshnikov tour.  It took us 3-4 weeks practicing 6-7 hours a day to learn it (he even managed to memorize it, something I was never entirely able to do).  Take a look at the music sometime, if you can get a hold of it and see how much of a headache you get, haha.  Nancarrow died, I believe, about ten years ago.

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Reply #23 on: December 05, 2004, 09:10:21 PM

 
  Hope for what?  He's already a completely finished artist.

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Koji,

I cannot remember if I ever disagreed with you, but I am afraid, now it is the case. My main reservation is his slow music--he doesn't build long phrases, the shape of phrases very often is questionable, very often the balance between melody and accompaniment is not perfect, etc. etc. I just don't hear in his slow music very detailed work and feel that music looses its tension. I might be wrong, and in a concert hall it sounds different. Also, sound quality of the recordings is not the best--it seems that microphones were installed too close, which always seems to make the piano sound more detached and percussive, without a hall atmosphere. But I am talking about what I heard. Of course, it is only my opinion, and definitely I'd like to hear him live.

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Reply #24 on: December 05, 2004, 09:51:31 PM
Interesting repertoire, but he needs to play slower. All of his recordings sound extremely unmusical. The recording of his Ravel Toccata is probably the worst I've heard to date. Simply terrible. SLOW DOWN!
You shouldn't criticize things you're not equipped to understand. In other words, it would be smarter of you to ask him directly why he plays so fast as opposed to just saying his interpretation is "Simply terrible". But, I doubt he'd answer you're E-mail anyway and it's not because he's trying to be an ***, it's because you're a John Doe "wannabe somebody" pianist who's telling a renowned artist to change his recordings for the sake of you. Haha, just say that outloud a few times. It'll come to you eventually.

:D

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Reply #25 on: December 05, 2004, 09:59:51 PM


Koji,

I cannot remember if I ever disagreed with you, but I am afraid, now it is the case. My main reservation is his slow music--he doesn't build long phrases, the shape of phrases very often is questionable, very often the balance between melody and accompaniment is not perfect, etc. etc. I just don't hear in his slow music very detailed work and feel that music looses its tension. I might be wrong, and in a concert hall it sounds different. Also, sound quality of the recordings is not the best--it seems that microphones were installed too close, which always seems to make the piano sound more detached and percussive, without a hall atmosphere. But I am talking about what I heard. Of course, it is only my opinion, and definitely I'd like to hear him live.

  Listen to his slow movement of the Hammer again; should dispel those thoughts.

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Reply #26 on: December 05, 2004, 10:25:45 PM

You shouldn't criticize things you're not equipped to understand. In other words, it would be smarter of you to ask him directly why he plays so fast as opposed to just saying his interpretation is "Simply terrible". But, I doubt he'd answer you're E-mail anyway and it's not because he's trying to be an ***, it's because you're a John Doe "wannabe somebody" pianist who's telling a renowned artist to change his recordings for the sake of you. Haha, just say that outloud a few times. It'll come to you eventually.

:D

Sorry for not letting a 14 year old have an opinion. You really need to take your head out of your ass. I'm not asking him to change the recordings for me, but maybe for the sake of art and for Ravel's sake. Last time I looked at the sheets, the highest metronome suggested was 144. And that's how it should go. Most pianists slaughter this piece by trying to make it sound like an encore. I could care sh*t if he was a renown concert pianist, that doesn't matter to me. He could be my best friend, he could Vladimir Horowitz. If a pianist is gonna simply play blindly and not listen to the ideas of others, do you honestly think he will become better? The simple answer is no.


Also, I listened to the Tango. Must say, it started out kind of easy but with a freak rythm, but quickly went insane, must look like *** on paper.

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Reply #27 on: December 05, 2004, 10:25:55 PM
do you know where i can get a hold of the tango? that thing is a beast!

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Reply #28 on: December 05, 2004, 10:31:46 PM
  Actually the entire piece is written in three staves in three different rhythms which is bad enough, but they rarely line up.  And oh yeah...the rhythms switch throughout the piece, it's a monumental pain in the butt to learn.

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Reply #29 on: December 05, 2004, 10:34:44 PM


Sorry for not letting a 14 year old have an opinion. Also, go take your head out of your ass. Thanks.


Also, I listened to the Tango. Must say, it started out kind of easy but with a freak rythm, but quickly went insane, must look like *** on paper.

LOL! You've honestly got to be eating your own anus if you think all of his recordings are too fast. If you like modern so much you shouldn't be talking, for these are modern interpretations. You can put your head back in the sand now. :D

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #30 on: December 05, 2004, 10:37:13 PM


Sorry for not letting a 14 year old have an opinion. You really need to take your head out of your ass. I'm not asking him to change the recordings for me, but maybe for the sake of art and for Ravel's sake. Last time I looked at the sheets, the highest metronome suggested was 144. And that's how it should go. Most pianists slaughter this piece by trying to make it sound like an encore. I could care *** if he was a renown concert pianist, that doesn't matter to me. He could be my best friend, he could Vladimir Horowitz. If a pianist is gonna simply play blindly and not listen to the ideas of others, do you honestly think he will become better? The simple answer is no.


Also, I listened to the Tango. Must say, it started out kind of easy but with a freak rythm, but quickly went insane, must look like *** on paper.
Oh my God! Lmao! I'm sure he's not suffering from a lack of interpretive improvement. Lol, you kill me, keep going. :D

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #31 on: December 05, 2004, 10:44:27 PM


LOL! You've honestly got to be eating your own anus if you think all of his recordings are too fast. If you like modern so much you shouldn't be talking, for these are modern interpretations. You can put your head back in the sand now. :D

I might have exaggerated when I said all of his recordings, as there are some gems in there such as his Piano Concerto No. 2, but I said I like modern music, not modern interpretations. Why can't you let a person just have his opinion? I don't like his playing, end of story. You don't have to start saying "Well you are a nobody so no one will care about your opinion!" This kind of worthless, pissant, speak isn't helping you expound your point. To say I just don't understand the why he plays so fast is terribly hypocrital of you, as you yourself criticize Sorabji's compositions. I could easily say to you that you just don't understand them, you are an incredible retard and should instead go ask someone who has played his pieces on why they are composed in that fashion and then drop, for no reason, the remark that you yourself are in fact an unknown fool, not even an imitator and will never even amount to the recognition that Sorabji has garnered these recent years. But do I? No, because I would just be wasting my energy and would look like a total fool trying to diminish someones esteem in such a low-brow way.

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #32 on: December 05, 2004, 10:47:15 PM

Oh my God! Lmao! I'm sure he's not suffering from a lack of interpretive improvement. Lol, you kill me, keep going. :D

There are still going to be other people pointing out small things. You have to listen to everyone out there, and either accept their opinions or kindly decline them. Although I imagine you would scream at them, throw your piano chair at them and call them a fool, but then again you might not. Also, you're definitely not a fun happy man!   >:(

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #33 on: December 05, 2004, 11:35:54 PM
FYI I gave up my piano bench in September, when I entered the faculty of health science at McMaster University. Muahahahhaa

LOL! But you DON'T understand the why, and stop trying to understand because it's useless if you don't ask the question. Why didn't Chopin write as hardcore as Liszt? Because he didn't have to, whether or not he COULD write like liszt is another question. So why does Mei-Ting play so fast? Could be a million answers, the only one I can think of is because he's taken a Martha Argerich-like approach to playing. That being "Ok, I know what the composer wants but this is what I'm feeling right here, right now. So let's get it on!".

And I think you should apologize for saying I'm not as Super Fun Happy as I've made myself out to be.

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #34 on: December 06, 2004, 01:43:19 AM
FYI I gave up my piano bench in September, when I entered the faculty of health science at McMaster University. Muahahahhaa

LOL! But you DON'T understand the why, and stop trying to understand because it's useless if you don't ask the question. Why didn't Chopin write as hardcore as Liszt? Because he didn't have to, whether or not he COULD write like liszt is another question. So why does Mei-Ting play so fast? Could be a million answers, the only one I can think of is because he's taken a Martha Argerich-like approach to playing. That being "Ok, I know what the composer wants but this is what I'm feeling right here, right now. So let's get it on!".

And I think you should apologize for saying I'm not as Super Fun Happy as I've made myself out to be.

Oh, I clearly understand the why. Because he is him, and he is not me, and simply plays in a different way to his liking which he finds most effective. But I don't like it, and I am just stating my distaste for it. Whether you agree with me or not does not concern me, but I will battle my right to have my own opinion which you have attempted to deny.

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #35 on: December 06, 2004, 02:49:28 AM


  Listen to his slow movement of the Hammer again; should dispel those thoughts.

koji (STSD)

Yes agree--it is very, very good! But slow movements in Kreisleriana and especially Rachmaninov are played as if by completely different pianist.

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #36 on: November 27, 2005, 11:29:24 AM
When I listen to Rubenstein's Chopin opus 28 #16 I feel real full on fury and when I listen to mei ting's versuib played in the Chopin competition I felt absolutely nothing.  If that were the only time I'd heard that piece I wouldn't have thought it anything special so I'm glad his version wasn't the first time I heard it or I might never have found DA FURY.   

I feel the same way about his Rach preludes. 

Veeeeeery overrrated.

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #37 on: November 27, 2005, 06:14:36 PM
When I listen to Rubenstein's Chopin opus 28 #16 I feel real full on fury and when I listen to mei ting's versuib played in the Chopin competition I felt absolutely nothing.  If that were the only time I'd heard that piece I wouldn't have thought it anything special so I'm glad his version wasn't the first time I heard it or I might never have found DA FURY.   

I feel the same way about his Rach preludes. 

Veeeeeery overrrated.




Exsuse me, but what are you?  (exchange what for who)  I hope you're not parading yourself around as me.  Everyone here knows I don't like a lot of MT's playing; you're not really doing anything buddy.

Now back to the question of how to describe repertoire, I'm going to have to agree with Koji.  A repertoire is pieces that you've learned at some point and is able to recall and perform within a week or two.  Maybe three if it's a really huge piece =P


Seriously Skeptosaurus, what (back to what) are you up to?
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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #38 on: November 27, 2005, 07:00:28 PM

Exsuse me, but what are you?  (exchange what for who)  I hope you're not parading yourself around as me.  Everyone here knows I don't like a lot of MT's playing; you're not really doing anything buddy.

Now back to the question of how to describe repertoire, I'm going to have to agree with Koji.  A repertoire is pieces that you've learned at some point and is able to recall and perform within a week or two.  Maybe three if it's a really huge piece =P


Seriously Skeptosaurus, what (back to what) are you up to?

And who are you?  Tell us who you are and what are you up to. 

We don't really understand what you're trying to say to skeptosaurus, are you trying to say he's a nobody or what?

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #39 on: November 27, 2005, 07:20:41 PM
How long have you been a member here cherub boy?


I'd guess not too long.
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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #40 on: November 27, 2005, 07:21:08 PM
I think a lot of people don't realise how much talent it takes to get to Mei-Ting's level of playing.

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #41 on: November 27, 2005, 07:26:18 PM
How long have you been a member here cherub boy?


I'd guess not too long.

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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #42 on: November 27, 2005, 07:37:02 PM
yeah that explains it.  you had just joined when i was leaving.  surprised you havent seen any of my posts.

I'm Skeptopotamus.  this skeptosaurus is some idiot from da SDC obviously trying to make me look bad with his bad grammar and stupid comments.
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Re: Mei-Ting's Repertoire
Reply #43 on: November 27, 2005, 09:01:40 PM
yeah that explains it.  you had just joined when i was leaving.  surprised you havent seen any of my posts.

I'm Skeptopotamus.  this skeptosaurus is some idiot from da SDC obviously trying to make me look bad with his bad grammar and stupid comments.


Wow, that looks almost the same as your old nickname.
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