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9 May 2016It seemed today that my fingers were cross on my hands......so I decided to play a serie of progressive Sonatines of Jan Krittel Vanhal and Georg Anton Benda. I use them more when I have a bad piano-day to recover.....  Sonatinen II Some of them are also available at IMSLP Vanhal Benda Best regards, Johan B
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10 May 2016Tonight I played about twelve of my favourite Sonata parts of 'papa' Haydn, yes, the man with the pipe..... Haydn, Sonatas ..... lurk around and play.....it's worth to try..... Best regards, Johan B
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14 May 2016Today played again more than three hours...... Haydn Sonatas.......so nice.....sometimes I think his Sonatas are more interesting than those of Mozart (oeps.....can I say that loud  ) Best regards, Johan B
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15 May 2016Today a lot of time to play........among others...... Friedrich Kuhlau, Six Sonatines opus 55, nice to play........not very difficult.......the composer with one eye, lost his eye during skating.... Friedrich Kuhlau, Six Sonatines opus 55[/b] And [b]John Field, Nocturne-The troubadour H.55 and Nocturne 8 E minor H46....they called him Drunk John, Irish composer and went to Russia,....from whiskey to wodka, died of too much wodka.... John Field Also composers with a problem made nice music.....  Best regards, Johan B
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16 May 2016
Just like yesterday.......Kuhlau and Field.....but also a lot of Muzio Clementi, teacher of Field......
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18 May 2016Today lurking around in this Educational Series of Russian MusicRussian Music Nice to take a look...... Best regards, Johan B
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Decided last week to try and get back some pieces I learned 20 plus years ago. Focus now on Beethoven Op. 14, No 2. Months ago when I tried this it was a complete disaster. In my mind it was gone. Retrying and having more success. Separating problem areas with focused practice, trying to be more analytical about it. Maybe I will awaken the part of my brain that has my old music in storage. One can hope.
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25 May 2016Sorry, I did not post music ideas for several days........this evening I played a lot of Sonata parts of Joseph Haydn......so nice..... You know there is enough to play..... Sonatas, Haydn What did you play today? Best regards, Johan B
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so many obscure but great suggestions, Johan keep it up, I always find something of interest in this thread 
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And John Field, Nocturne-The troubadour H.55 and Nocturne 8 E minor H46....they called him Drunk John, Irish composer and went to Russia,....from whiskey to wodka, died of too much wodka.... John Field Also composers with a problem made nice music..... Best regards, Johan B haha, good one yes, the first time I listened to Fields nocturnes, I finally discovered Chopin's inspiration. Liszt wrote about them. vodka is a vital necessity in those cold regions
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And John Field, Nocturne-The troubadour H.55 and Nocturne 8 E minor H46....they called him Drunk John, Irish composer and went to Russia,....from whiskey to wodka, died of too much wodka.... John Field Also composers with a problem made nice music..... Best regards, Johan B haha, good one yes, the first time I listened to Fields nocturnes, I finally discovered Chopin's inspiration. Liszt wrote about them. vodka is a vital necessity in those cold regions LOL..... Kind regards, Johan B
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It's just after midnight here and I just had a short practice, about 40 minutes. Worked on Beethoven op14 no 2. It really isn't too hard a piece of music. Focusing on keeping the Alberti bass quiet in the middle. I had an Ah Ha moment, while doing so. I've always felt a strain on the left hand for much of the Alberti bass and realized tonight that I have been playing the broken chords on the white keys deep into the black keys. Why? I don't know. Started backing my hand up when only on the white keys and moving into the black keys when needed. What a difference!!! Prior to this I was often losing the middle note or hitting part of a black key when playing the white, or the sounds of the notes as played was just not good, sort of loud on the bass note, barely sound on the middle and slightly loud on the top note of the Alberti, just a mess I couldn't seem to be able to control. I can't wait to get started tomorrow.
Oh, and the left hand was so very relaxed and comfortable. There was always tension in the fourth and fifth finger.
Thought I'd post this just in case anyone else noticed this problem, but thought it was just the way it was. I'm so stoked to get started in the am. Thanks.
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28 May 2016This morning awoke a little depressed for some reason......cheered up myself by playing....... Händel Suites.....so nice....(Yesterday I was glad of the thirty yellow roses I bought. ....) Händel Keyboard suites So.....a little depressed....play Händel.......or buy roses.... ...
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Johan B, did you buy cut roses or are you planting roses. Years ago we had 30+ rose bushes in the ground and in pots in our yard, plus a climbing rose that covered part of the roof with red roses. Now I have 1 rose bush in a pot.
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Johan B, did you buy cut roses or are you planting roses. Years ago we had 30+ rose bushes in the ground and in pots in our yard, plus a climbing rose that covered part of the roof with red roses. Now I have 1 rose bush in a pot. Just cut roses.....once in two weeks I buy them at a market in the town where I'm working.....friday after my work at the college I bring them home for my wife (....and for me) Kind regards, Johan B
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Johann that is so sweet!!! Yellow roses was my dad's favorite. I prefer the big cabbage roses or antique roses. Those roses are featured in artwork by Fantin LaTour. Check him out, beautiful!!!
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Johann that is so sweet!!! Yellow roses was my dad's favorite. I prefer the big cabbage roses or antique roses. Those roses are featured in artwork by Fantin LaTour. Check him out, beautiful!!! Isabelle, Saw the Fantin La Tour roses....I know them....beautiful......in most cases I buy the yellow of these... Roses are good during ten-twelve days.... Kimd regards, Johan B
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I have a small bush of wild roses at the back of the house.
Easy to look after!
And I've put loads of seeds from other wild rose plants in the ground around it, and all seeds don't germinate.
It takes a long time for them to grow up, though.
Will do some R&B for a while. Give the classical a break.
You can spend the rest of your life looking for music on a sheet of paper. You'll never find it, because it just ain't there. - Me Myself
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I have a small bush of wild roses at the back of the house.
Easy to look after!
And I've put loads of seeds from other wild rose plants in the ground around it, and all seeds don't germinate.
It takes a long time for them to grow up, though. RaggedKeyPresser, Hope for you....they will grow... Kind regards, Johan B
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