Mei-Ting Sun

[BoliverAllmon]

Thank you Gregory. Opinion noted.

mt

geez, I am even surprised you read this thread. It is full of jealousy and maliciousness.

[musik_man]

This thread is sad.  It's one thing to say that you don't like Mei-Ting's recordings, or that you think they're too fast.  To call them crap is pure arrogance.

I feel sorry for Mei-ting.  A pianist of his skill shouldn't have this kind of assaults on his playing.  Maybe if you guys were listening to my recordings, this stuff would be acceptable (though if they were my recordings there wouldn't be anyone arguing with the accusations of crappiness )

BTW I love your recording of the Wagner/Liszt Tannhauser.  That piece is my ultra-long term (ie before I die) goal.

[tds]

artists, musicians so sensitive
great talents vunerable
wait till insult will cease
already in a battle

please be kind. best, tds

[Siberian Husky]

I used this sentence before, but i think i will use it again.


Ignorance is bliss, congratulate on being the happiest person on earth.

I recommend u to join this website: www.dasdc.net
I think u will finally get back to your own kind, and have a gay-old time.

LMAO!!!! what IS THIS WEBSITE!!!

[BoliverAllmon]

LMAO!!!! what IS THIS WEBSITE!!!

oh the epidemy of crap?

[Siberian Husky]

LMAO!!!! what IS THIS WEBSITE!!!

why does it say its Pianoforum.net ?

and why do they all talk like asians?

[meiting]

why does it say its Pianoforum.net ?

and why do they all talk like asians?

Excuse me?

[Bacfokievrahms]

Most eastern asians cannot pronounce the r sound and have difficulty with z and v. I'm assuming Siberian Husky downloaded some of dasdc.net's various member dialogues.

[Waldszenen]

Excuse me?

Will the real Mei Ting please stand up?

>_>

[Siberian Husky]

Excuse me?

uh ohh..did i offend someone..oops 

no but seriously....

All DoZe FoOz Be TaWkIn LiKe DisSS YoOo

plus most of them have asian-like avatars and aliases...so yeah..dont get all uptight about my OBJECTIVE observation

[DMHM]

uh ohh..did i offend someone..oops 

no but seriously....

All DoZe FoOz Be TaWkIn LiKe DisSS YoOo

plus most of them have asian-like avatars and aliases...so yeah..dont get all uptight about my OBJECTIVE observation

For your information, that retarded manner of speaking/writing is supposedly in the "da hood" style, if you have any idea what that means. Unfortenately, usually objective observations (add to that several opinions made in this thread btw) are made without knowledge hence unfound and therefore often ignorant. If anything would get ppl all uptight, it's always the bloody ignorance....

[Glissando]

For your information, that retarded manner of speaking/writing is supposedly in the "da hood" style, if you have any idea what that means. Unfortenately, usually objective observations (add to that several opinions made in this thread btw) are made without knowledge hence unfound and therefore often ignorant. If anything would get ppl all uptight, it's always the bloody ignorance....

CONCURRED.
 

[Siberian Husky]

CONCURRED.
 

yeah me too lets hug

[Lang]

why does it say its Pianoforum.net ?

and why do they all talk like asians?

 

[Skeptopotamus]

who's the real lang lang and who's the real mei-ting sun?



IM NOT GREGORY BROWN ><

[onemanband]

It's so sick to read what u guys are saying!!

[AvoidedCadence]

have to agree - this thread has become HORRIBLE.  I don't know what people are thinking.  This type of behaviour has NO PLACE IN AN ARTIST's LIFE.  If you want to trade insults, go somewhere else.

To bring this thread back on topic (if that's possible) I would say this:

From what little I've heard of Mei-Ting's recordings, I'm quite impressed.  Perhaps he does not sound like Richter in his late years (nobody does) but please remember that he has his whole career ahead of him - it's almost scary to think of what he can still accomplish, especially with the technical foundation (Mei-Ting will you teach me?   ) he already has.

That said, it's not like his career has been based on bizarre talent without any character or experience to back it up.  It's evident to me (from reading some of his other posts and listening to his recordings) that Mei-Ting is a well-grounded and intelligent pianist.   Perhaps transposing the a minor etude into b-flat minor is not a DEEP musical enhancement but remember that Horowitz would sometimes PERFORM transposed pieces  (https://web.telia.com/~u85420275/concertography.htm), Hamelin enjoys inverting etudes, and Beethoven once had Liszt transpose a Bach fugue.  Good for building mental stamina, concentration, and general keyboard fitness (not that Mei-Ting lacks any of these).

Finally, why do we not hear people play like Richter anymore?  I believe it's because:
- technical standards are ridiculously high; you can't start late in life any more, practice three hours a day, and be successful - you're not taken seriously
- the emphasis is more on reproducable, "recording-quality" performances; taking emotional or technical risks is discouraged.
- people can't play like Richter without being accused of plagiarism
- the whole mind-set required of pianists has changed.  It's hard to survive as a pianist in this century if you're depressed (like Horowitz, Rachmaninoff, ... very many others)
- we like idolizing dead pianists 

So play on, Mei-Ting - you're the future