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Offline emotionsickness

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America's Most Talented Kid
on: May 03, 2003, 09:05:54 PM
DId any of you guys see it last night?  There was a 13-year-old named Agape Chen who played a very famous piece in the round right before the finals, and i am having the most difficult time finding out what the name of it was!  if anyone could help, i'd GREATLY appreciate it!

sophie

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Re: America's Most Talented Kid
Reply #1 on: May 03, 2003, 11:39:51 PM
Hi Sophie!

The pieces that Agape played are the following:
Fantasie-Impromptu op. 66 by Frederic Chopin
Concerto in A minor by Edvard Grieg (without the orchestra)!

She made some changes, but I enjoyed it!!!!
:) :) :) :) :)
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Re: America's Most Talented Kid
Reply #2 on: May 03, 2003, 11:41:31 PM
Thank you!!! ;D

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Re: America's Most Talented Kid
Reply #3 on: May 04, 2003, 06:07:44 AM

A thirteen year old playing the Fantaisie Impromptu and the Grieg 16 being hailed as America's Most Talented Kid?

I'm pretty glad I didn't see that part. lol

Still, must've been pretty entertaining - they play it well?

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Re: America's Most Talented Kid
Reply #4 on: May 04, 2003, 09:43:50 AM
hey fantasie-impromtu? a piece of cake! i did that a long time ago, and like i'm 14!!!  








hey, i'm only referring to the intro! hahahaha lol!


that kid must be really great!
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Re: America's Most Talented Kid
Reply #5 on: September 21, 2003, 06:37:21 AM
I consider the show not really accurate in terms of grading the competitors. Watchers should take it as an entertainment and not a competition.
Fantasie Improptu and Grieg Concerto at 13 is not such a feat.
I was never on TV, let alone win a "most talented show" on TV.
However, I played decently (in my opinion) Fantasie Improptu when I was 8.
generally working on:
Bach Toccata in g minor
Rachmaninoff 3rd Concerto

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Re: America's Most Talented Kid
Reply #6 on: September 21, 2003, 10:33:09 PM
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I consider the show not really accurate in terms of grading the competitors. Watchers should take it as an entertainment and not a competition.
Fantasie Improptu and Grieg Concerto at 13 is not such a feat.
I was never on TV, let alone win a "most talented show" on TV.
However, I played decently (in my opinion) Fantasie Improptu when I was 8.
Pathetique sonata at 7
prokofiev sonata no.2 at 11
liszt totentaz at 11


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Re: America's Most Talented Kid
Reply #7 on: October 06, 2003, 03:58:59 AM
Well, I can't play any of that crap but I can do 50 push-ups! HOOAH!











...just kidding. I'm a lot better at piano than push-ups. But I *do* run cross-country. So there.  ;)

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Re: America's Most Talented Kid
Reply #8 on: October 06, 2003, 12:36:20 PM
hey, i can't even do ONE push-up! i was never athletic...
"If I do not believe anymore in tears, it is because I see you cry." -Chopin to George Sand
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Re: America's Most Talented Kid
Reply #9 on: October 14, 2003, 04:24:28 AM
I can do seventy five pushups...  But I should probably spend more time playing piano.  Still, there's something to be said for what extended playing does for arm muscle.
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