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Based on your excellent work so far, I know you will get this one also...

Keep up the good work...

Thanks for the kind works as well as the words of support.

I due fiumi is a really beautiful song so I really can't wait until I can hammer it out all by myself.

This song is pretty opposite of Limbo in that there's more work in the LH compared to the right. I do really like the part on page 3 when you start doing the G octaves in the RH.

I've gone through all the RH parts on the song but it will take time to get all the LH working properly along with the RH parts. The large spaced out bits of the left hand will likely be the hardest bit for me.

Wow, nice job Anthony! and thanks again for the informations on Nefeli.

Hi Monica, Thank you so much for your words of wisdoms. I had the chance to sample the first page of Nefeli, thanks to AnthonyB, up until the dreaded measure 17 and I would have to agree. While I love this and a million of other beautiful songs, I will have to get back to it at another time, if not at a much later time. Thanks again.

Key Notes

Luckily wasn't to far along in the piece but I was attempting to get an even better recording of Limbo when my cat decided to help with a little improvised duet.

LimboCat

Oh it started off real nice, at least. If I didn't have my left foot on that darn soft pedal I may have been able to shoo it away before it jumped but probably not without messing up my playing.

Oh my gosh, that was HILARIOUS, Anthony!

The funny thing was, that big deep chord actually WORKED with the music.

Oh dear!! On the bright side Anthony, at least the cat didn't jump onto the piano towards the end of the piece.

Well, I could have kept going with the piece and then edited those notes out of the midi. However, I knew where the cat was going. From the left to the right of the piano since it was going to jump to the top of my computer desk. Of course, along that path are all the buttons of the piano. So it could have stopped the recording, kicked on the metronome or most likely, changed voices to something awful along the way.

There is a quick clip on youtube of the Einaudi 'concert' in SF:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPOXkcJCAjA

Oh, you *would* have to torment me with that, Euan, wouldn't you?!

Did you notice that there were at least two empty chairs at that concert? After I begged and begged the station manager to let me buy a ticket??? [gnashes teeth in impotent rage]

I thought it was funny that the description for the YouTube clip says Einaudi was unknown in the U.S. until the radio station started playing his music. We all know the *real* reason for the spurt in U.S. popularity is the loyal band of AB forumites. :p

I didn't notice the empty chairs, but I did notice the description you mention (I was thinking the same thing!).

I'm sure you will have the last laugh, though - when he plays in Kentucky you can let him know that you knew of him and played his music ages before all the stations ever did.

Divenire Remixes Available Free!!

Excuse me if this was posted previously. As many of you know, a new version of Divenire was released fairly recently, containing 3 remixes of album tracks. Several of us questioned having to buy the same album again just to get the 3 tracks.

From what I've read, Ludovico himself was concerned with fans having to do so, so he has made the 3 tracks available on his website (as long as you sign up for his newsletter):

http://download.ludovicoeinaudi.com/

Thanks for the video Euan. I am working on several Einaudi "inspired" pieces right now and it's great to see him perform.

Maybe his secret is wearing sunglasses while he performs indoors!, who knows but it's working.

Okay, here's my latest Einaudi recording:

Primavera

Just a few comments:

1.) I started this piece because it looked dead easy, which it is... IF you play it 10 times slower than the actual tempo. Playing it at the called-for tempo is MUCH harder (for me), especially because the darned thing is so long with nary a pause.

2.) I am not playing this exactly as written in the sheet music, but the sheet music doesn't duplicate the recorded version, which has strings. The section that starts quietly at about 2:05 and then gets louder and louder sounds a heck of a lot better on the recording because it has all sorts of wild string arpeggios accompanying it. Here in the solo piano version it just gets, well, tedious. So I only play it once and skip the repeat of that part.

3.) There is a big blooper but for all the reasons outlined above I didn't have the energy to keep battling the Red Dot to try to record an un-bloopered version.

Very pretty playing, Monica.

You've certainly conquered the grace notes.

Thanks for posting your beautiful recording.


Mel

Wow Monica, that was beautiful. Why did'nt you use that for the upcoming recital?

I swear I'm starting to hear some *embellishments* in your playing and I like it.

Nice work Monica. I think most of us feel the same way when trying to get error free recordings.

As for myself, I'm still plugging away at I due fiumi. I'm still slow in some spots but I'm getting better overall and can now play through the entire piece (usually still making a mistake here or there). Of course, I also try to play Limbo as well at least once a day.

I also got a new piece of music (and it's not Einaudi) that I likely won't be able to play for a while but it is something to encourage me in the long run. On the plus side even if I can never play it the score is at least autographed by the composer which makes it somewhat collectible.

Wow, beautiful playing Monica. I may have to get his best of cd as well.

Very pretty!

The "embellishments" are probably the bloopers, hunky. :p

I didn't want to use this for the recital because (at the risk of sounding blasphemous) this is not one of Einaudi's prettiest pieces, imo. Now that I've got a recording for my annual compilation CD I'll let it fall out of my repertoire.

For the recital I plan to play either Nuvole Bianche, which is a much more beautiful piece imo, or another piece by somebody else.

Thank you all for the very nice comments.

AnthonyB, you've got me quite curious about your autographed piece!

Outstanding Monica...I really liked it...