4 pianos on late night

[rlefebvr]

 Anyone see the four pianos playing on Letterman or Leno. (can't remember which one)


They were pretty good . Very different and not something you see everyday.

Have no idea who they are.

Anyone see it and your impressions

[lenny]

where can i see this?

[rlefebvr]

They are called the 5 Browns.

They were on Leno last night.

[lenny]

oh i heard about this, ill see if i can watch it

i saw this article -

https://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050125/FEATURES/501250579/-1/MOVIES02

[jlh]

There's two videos on the site below.  Excellent recordings if I do say so myself.  I haven't heard any of their solo stuff, but they looked and sounded good playing together at least.

https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0006HHU5A/qid%3D1108022272/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/103-8716747-8754235

Anyone know if there is a 1 or 2 piano trascription of Bernstein's Scenes from West Side Story (that's one of the vids)?  I looked on the net a few minutes, but came up with squat.  I found a few duos that played it together (on CD's as well as some concert PR on the net), but not any actual sheet music.

[lenny]

ive heard some say the women are hot but the one of the left could benefit from a little facial reconstruction..

[liszt1022]

my last name's Brown, so now I need to have 6 kids who all play piano and kick their butts.

[hodi]

the right woman is so hot!!!

[Nina_too]

the right woman is so hot!!!

Quite true, Hodi!  The wrong woman can be quite cold. 

[clair_de_lune]

All I want to know is...

How did they all get their practice time in when growing up ?

 

[lenny]

they have to be rich kids - probably had a piano each

lucky ****** 

[gkatele]

I saw them about 2 years ago here in Chicago. There was a pre-concert talk in which they talked about themselves. At that time the youngest boy was 17, and still in high school. The others were either graduates of Julliard, or enrolled. All had full scholarships to Julliard.

They started playing when they were 3, and as each kid grew, they needed another piano in the house, and they ended up with 5 pianos (in the bedrooms!). No, they were not rich, their parents bought cheap upright pianos (all they could afford). There would have been no way for them to go to Julliard if it weren't for the scholarships awarded by the school. They said it's easier to play ensemble when they DON'T see each other, by the way.

The picture doesn't do the girls justice. They are all gorgeous, lithe and sweet. All the kids are well-adjusted, and happy. There was real joy in the way they played piano.

The program was:

1) Concerto for 3 pianos by Mozart (the 2 boys and the youngest daughter played).
2) Concerto for 2 pianos by Poulenc.

The concert was outstanding, and there was a lot of musicality going on. They were not showy or "hollywoody." Thoroughly enjoyable.


George

[lenny]

there is something i find uneasy about this

i like maverick 'go it alone' pianists, sure its an extramusical thing - but this tidy group of happy kids doesnt appeal to me in a non-musical way

of course im not degrading their music, but i would rather go to see a psycho pianist like horowitz....thats if he were still alive

[puma]

Lenny, I know what you mean.  Some pianists will deliver you with flash and pizzaz, some with safety, and most with a mixture of both.  Sometimes I like to see the crazy stuff, sometimes I just want to hear technical virtuosity.

[lenny]

its just the homely vibe they give off..rubs me the wrong way

maybe i need a shrink..