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Old 09-08-2010, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by PCH View Post
Rolf,

a beautiful piece played equally beautifully.

I"ve been trying to teach myself to play piano for some years now, and alas I'm finally resigned to the fact that I will have to get tuition if I'm to make more substantial use of the majestic Yamaha Grand I have in the front room.

But your piece is inspirational Rolf. l look forward to hearing more in the near future.

Best wishes
Thank you very much Paul A Yamaha grand that's awesome, lucky you! I must get myself one of those some day... Of course after I get a big CCD cam and a 20" RC and... oh well

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Originally Posted by DavidU View Post
Very nice interpretation Rolf.A little more effort with dynamics would help nail it. Listen to Cziffra's version.All the same, great skill on the piano and Astrophotography.:thumbsu p:
Thank you David It's not perfect I agree, I might record another version some time. Unfortunately it's difficult to find time between work and when my 9 month old son needs his quiet sleep At least astrophotography is pretty quiet.

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Originally Posted by renormalised View Post
Very good Rolf....a nice bit of music well played
Thank you Carl

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Originally Posted by TheDecepticon View Post
I notice in your video you have no music on the music holder. Do you play by ear? If you were able to read as you play, you wouldn't forget it so badly and could play it again easily by folowing the score.
Good effort, but needs a bit more feeling. Nice to see someone doing classical music.
Is Chopin your favourite? What about Mozart, Bach and Beethoven, to name a few?
I learn from the score, but to play these kinds of pieces you have to learn it by heart - sort of like riding a bicycle. Once you think too much about what you are doing, you loose track. You can't focus on where the individual fingers go, at least only very limited. If it was a slower/simpler piece then certainly yes, one could look to the score for aid while playing, but generally not with Chopin So the score would only be useful for learning it all over again if I had to start from scratch, if that makes sense?

Yes Chopin is my favourite, but I've played Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Debussy and may others too, they are all great.

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Well done!
What a fantastic way to spend cloudy nights.
Thank you Molly
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