The Egos of Piano Forum Finally Revealed.

[SteinwayTony]

All this bullshit about La Campanella this, Mazeppa that, I can play Godowsky studies, I finished Rach 3 last year. 

Up pops the shiny new Audition Room, and all these egomaniacs are suddenly no more.  Isn't that just the most curious little thing?

If you're one of the guilty who has lied ("exaggerated," to put it nicely) about their level or talent, read Freakonomics, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner.  You've got a lot to learn.

[Nightscape]

We should go back through the history, and find these liars and demand they post a recording!


Mabye Nils got tired of all of the lies?  Is that the reason for the creation of the Audition Room!?

[Bob]

(chimes in, with pirate voice, just for fun)  Arrr!


I'm sure they can play them, they just don't have the recording equipment.   

[paris]

yup this was great idea to open audition room.  nils you're the man

all that self-claimed pianists now can show their  magnificent playing eh...

but don't forget that some people don't have a way to record themself, some of them aren't satisfied yet with their playing and in  the end...some of them are just liars hehe  

i'm sure we'll hear a lot of good stuffs in audition room and i'm hoping myself to contribute soon or later    

[Goldberg]

*here come the inevitable and highly annoying quips about egomaniacs...you've been warned*

Incidentally, this reminds me. Last night I learned the first movement of the Alkan concerto in my bathtub while talking to a friend on the phone and then my before-bed reading included Busoni's concerto which I played at half tempo when I woke up this morning, including the orchestral part when possible.

Am I progressing well??? Guys, I'm on my own here and I've only been playing for a year now, and I know it sounds awfully amateurish of me but I want to make sure I don't suck completely!!1

[Nightscape]

*here come the inevitable and highly annoying quips about egomaniacs...you've been warned*

Incidentally, this reminds me. Last night I learned the first movement of the Alkan concerto in my bathtub while talking to a friend on the phone and then my before-bed reading included Busoni's concerto which I played at half tempo when I woke up this morning, including the orchestral part when possible.

Am I progressing well??? Guys, I'm on my own here and I've only been playing for a year now, and I know it sounds awfully amateurish of me but I want to make sure I don't suck completely!!1

That's nothing.... last night Sorabji visited me in a dream and revealed to me the secrets of the OC.  When I awoke this morning, I discovered to my surprise that I was able to play it entirely from memory, absolutely perfect.  Not quite satisfied with my new repetoire, I decided to take the rest of the morning and peruse through the entire collection of Scarlatti Sonatas.  Fortunately, because my mental practice skills are so developed, I was able to sight-memorize most of them.  Tommorrow I plan to learn the entire works of Chopin, and hopefully spend July learning the works of Liszt.  According to my calculations, I will have learned the entire piano repetoire by 2007.  Then, I will begin composing my own pieces which will be far superior to those which I have already learned.  By 2010, I will have more music prepared than is possible to play during the remainder of my lifetime.  Also, in 2020, I hope to give a recital that will be broadcast across internation television.  My playing will be so moving, that it will inspire all of the world leaders to give up weapons and long-held grudges against one another.  In fact, all of humanity will learn to live in perfect harmony with one another and with nature.  I will then be proclaimed to be the greatest human being ever to have lived.

[Kassaa]

That's nothing.... last night Sorabji visited me in a dream and revealed to me the secrets of the OC.  When I awoke this morning, I discovered to my surprise that I was able to play it entirely from memory, absolutely perfect.  Not quite satisfied with my new repetoire, I decided to take the rest of the morning and peruse through the entire collection of Scarlatti Sonatas.  Fortunately, because my mental practice skills are so developed, I was able to sight-memorize most of them.  Tommorrow I plan to learn the entire works of Chopin, and hopefully spend July learning the works of Liszt.  According to my calculations, I will have learned the entire piano repetoire by 2007.  Then, I will begin composing my own pieces which will be far superior to those which I have already learned.  By 2010, I will have more music prepared than is possible to play during the remainder of my lifetime.  Also, in 2020, I hope to give a recital that will be broadcast across internation television.  My playing will be so moving, that it will inspire all of the world leaders to give up weapons and long-held grudges against one another.  In fact, all of humanity will learn to live in perfect harmony with one another and with nature.  I will then be proclaimed to be the greatest human being ever to have lived.

Haha, sheeyaat, you lack skill.

I'm 13 now, and I have played every piano piece that exists. I learned gaspard de la nuit when I was 3.

[thalbergmad]

I only started playing this morning and have just completed the Reger Teleman Variations and all the Godowsky Studies.

Watch out for my next post in the audition room.

[pianoforce]

All this bullshit about La Campanella this, Mazeppa that, I can play Godowsky studies, I finished Rach 3 last year. 

Up pops the shiny new Audition Room, and all these egomaniacs are suddenly no more.  Isn't that just the most curious little thing?

If you're one of the guilty who has lied ("exaggerated," to put it nicely) about their level or talent, read Freakonomics, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner.  You've got a lot to learn.

Yeah.  Skepto never sent me that recording of his Alkan...  And now that he has a place to put it, he has no excuse.

[pianonut]

i've been getting a tan so i can post a picture on the pic thread.  i think it will do more for my career (modeling near pianos - selling pianos? - playing on cruise ships)

seriously, if you think you have a fighting chance, would you actually give away your playing instead of making a cd and selling it?  oh.  i don't know.  ego must be involved in this choice. 

[Dazzer]

i have a heavily dented ego. heh.

[ted]

I see. Well I'm not interested in fighting so I give all mine away. This means that either I am an egoless fund of altruism or I am such a puffed up cream cake of arrogance that I do not even understand the problem. Actually, I should post some of my playing of other people's pieces because it will strongly encourage other members to post theirs. After hearing mine they'll say, "Gosh ! I can play the piano after all ! I'll put a recording on the forum"

[anda]

Actually, I should post some of my playing of other people's pieces because it will strongly encourage other members to post theirs. After hearing mine they'll say, "Gosh ! I can play the piano after all ! I'll put a recording on the forum"

lol

actually, i think we should make a list with who should post - and what! i've seen some incredible programs around, and i don't know about you, but i'm soooo curious to hear with my own ears!

[happyface94]

Some of us may actually be able to play these piece. When I'm saying that my teacher wants me to play the Rach 1 1rst mouvement next year I'm not kidding. I'm not saying I can actually play it (If you look through the posts, you'll see that I want to change it).

I'm actually really impressed with the younger players that claim they can play pieces that I have never thought of trying, but who cares, their interpretation may be very bad, there may have plenty of mistakes whatever.

Most of us probably have recordings, but they may not be those virtuostic pieces. It isn't really easy for some of us to get into a studio to record. I myself only have recordings from my live concerts in this 1 hall where they have mics.

[e60m5]

Well, topic creator, I haven't seen you post in the Audition Room yet... 

Skepto disappeared, seemingly after that Skeptocism thread.

But how about the people that have posted in the audition room, and have vindicated their records?

[Mozartian]

hmm sooner or later I'll lug my computer up into the piano room and record myself, but ya'll probably don't want to be subjected to the misery of listening to my playing, heh.

[Goldberg]

Hey, last time I submitted a recording (Liszt's HR6) to a forum, the membership plunged into a chaotic, jumbled mess. It was as close to a catastrophic meltdown as the forum has ever faced. In fact, we were riding dangerously close to the brink of mutiny and anarchy when our faithful admin came to his senses and firmly promised it would never happen again. Ever since the traumatic experience, I have used my tortured abilities to terrorise the inhabitants of the forum in a less than dignifiable way. We did, however, strike a deal stating explicitly that, if the forum membership supplies me with monthly supplies of strawberry Pop-Tarts, I will not unleash the havoc which I have demonstrated to be well within my grasp.