the mario pianist

[hodi]

omg what a technique.. and he is playing blindly!
https://gprime.net/video/blindfoldedmariopianist2.php

[mound]

this has been covered here before..  He's very fast, but I don't think anyone generally is impressed with his musicality.

[Daniel_piano]

this has been covered here before..  He's very fast, but I don't think anyone generally is impressed with his musicality.

hey, I'm quite impressed
I've played with Super Mario for years and the music of the game is something I remember clearly
This guy (who was just 16 when playing this Mario Medley) has done a good job in harmonizing the music and maintaining the musicality of the game music
As far as Mario music is concerned, I'm quite impressed

[Brian Healey]

oh lord......not this mario guy again.....

I can't say he's a bad player, he's obviously got technique, but he's working some tired schtick with that whole mario thing.

[Brian Healey]

Not to mention the fact that he calls himself "the blindfolded pianist", even though he only plays a brief section blindfolded. That's kinda annoying.

[mound]

yeah, as far as the mario theme itself, I guess it's kinda cool, once.

but that's not the only video, there is one where he creates this long and exuberant montage of all kinds of well known pieces.. yes, it's technically demanding, but it's not very musical, IMHO.. And he ends it with this crashing chord, jumps up off the bench and solutes his piano (imaginary flag?) -  kinda lame..  yes, very fast technique, explosive too, but it's lacking something

I'd be interested in hearing his real repertoir.. he may be quite good for all I know

[Daniel_piano]

oh lord......not this mario guy again.....

I can't say he's a bad player, he's obviously got technique, but he's working some tired schtick with that whole mario thing.

Not to mention the fact that he calls himself "the blindfolded pianist", even though he only plays a brief section blindfolded. That's kinda annoying.

True, but I'm not sure this is the way he call himself and that he is puishing the videos and mario thing
For what I've understood it was just a chance as he started the whole thing as a private joke, it was someone else idea to call him the blindfolded pianist

The good thing is that all this publicity is worked since now they committed him a movie soundtrack
All the best to him

Daniel

[Brian Healey]

Well, I can't fault the guy for shameless self-promotion! 

He's seriously got a movie soundtrack?

[pianiststrongbad]

I think he is good, but that is just me.  I mean how musical can you make the mario soundtrack sound?  seriously.  I think he does a fine job.

[Brian Healey]

I almost think this guy sounds cooler:

https://media.ebaumsworld.com/marioguitar.wmv

 

[Daniel_piano]

I think we should not be too fast in judging this boy
I emailed him to ask more information and I found out he is really a good guy
He is majoring in piano performance and studying composition at Cleveland Institute of Music and has playing really advanced pieces, love chess and videogames
He gives several recitals at months plus live internet recitals

He hates snobbery and mannerism so if there's some hint of mannerism in his videos is just out of chance
He has intelligent and mature theories about building again the bridge between popular music and classical/contemporary music having contemporary music be less intellectual, less snob and more fun while popular music being more open-minded and less bored with contemporary repertoire

A good, kind and talented guy for sure

Daniel

[Ludvig_Van_Me]

He hates snobbery and mannerism
Daniel

mmm really?.........Does standing up and saluting the F*cking piano count as a mannerism!!

Jesus wept!