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| 20 | | | Performer's name: | JoBert | | From: | Germany | | Avatar: |  | | Experience: | Since childhood | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Video link: | https://youtu.be/GmjkeCAepAw | | Home page link: | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJcDLkLZ0uqWMVNKxPGOvpA | | Title of piece: | Venetian Gondola Song (Songs Without Words - Opus 19, No. 6) | | Composer: | Felix Mendelssohn | | Duration: | 02:43 | | Source of music: | Henle edition sheet music | | Instrument used: | Kawai CA 97 with Kawai SK-EX Concert Grand voice | | Recording method: | Built-in recording, converted to MP3 with Audacity | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes |
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| 22 | | | Performer's name: | fishandchips | | Experience: | 15 months | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Home page link: | https://soundcloud.com/user-197203213 | | Title of piece: | Invention 2 in C Minor BWV 773 | | Composer: | J.S. Bach | | Duration: | 02:56 | | Instrument used: | Kawai ES110 | | Recording method: | Pianoteq | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes |
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| 23 | | | Performer's name: | peterws | | From: | N Engkand | | Experience: | Too many even for the dog | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Video link: | https://youtu.be/c9OVkhg3dO4 | | Home page link: | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAa3kVLPNqf5vxb3qw7NT0w?view_as=subscriber | | Title of piece: | Mozart K331 | | Composer: | Mozart | | Duration: | 06:59 | | Source of music: | Sheet music | | Instrument used: | Pianoteq Grotrian through Roland FP50 | | Recording method: | Audacity. Thumb drive from P'teq | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | Mozart was nobody's fool. so when he's having a laugh, you laugh too. And he is here, imo. Hacking up a child's nursery rhyme and turning it into something special.
This is a fun piece; the sad bits are just to add a bit o' balance, so he would tell us. Allegedly.
So I'll have a bit of fun too.
I'll carve this up for two reasons.
1) I can't manage some o' those LH notes and mistakes are never far away.
2) Some things definitely need rearranging. According to moi.
Sorry guys. But sometimes a man has gotta do what a man has gotta do. And I sure enjoyed doin' it!
But I do apologise over the time. AND it's stitched at approx. 6.00mins. I might've been able to get a single take on this, but, well . . .other things beckon.
'Bye for now . . . . .Have fun |
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| 24 | | | Performer's name: | MeganR | | From: | California near Yosemite | | Experience: | 3 years | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Title of piece: | Summer Drought | | Composer: | Janet Gieck | | Duration: | 01:25 | | Source of music: | Sheet music | | Instrument used: | Everett spinet | | Recording method: | Zoom H4N | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | This is a different style for me - I really love baroque music, but I want to keep things at least somewhat diversified. I had actually hoped to submit a different piece, but as it turned out, that one wasn't quite ready. |
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| 25 | | | Performer's name: | Greener/Jeff | | From: | Toronto | | Experience: | Mucking around forever. Playing classical since 2012. | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Video link: | https://youtu.be/chQwGLIx_p4 | | Title of piece: | Nocturne in Em, Posthumous. Opus 72, no. 1 | | Composer: | Chopin | | Duration: | 04:22 | | Instrument used: | Yamaha U1-X. | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | I'd come across a performance of this on YouTube that I thought was just lovely. I decided at that point to learn it. Once I got through the first version of the theme, I didn't take any further for quite some time. It stalled, but I was still playing it and satisfied to just work on the expressiveness of it. Finally realizing I needed to move along with it if I were ever to record it, the remaining 3/4's of it came quite quickly. A bad side effect of this is that I didn't really start working on the trickiest parts early enough. At the time of recording I had about a 50% success rate with the quick runs in the 3rd version of the theme  . In a previous recording attempt I'd actually nailed all them really nice, but it fell apart elsewhere and overall not good enough. The truth of the matter was, I didn't have them completely secure. This recording thus, is a better representation of where it is at. As with all pieces like this, for me, there is always more to do with it. A good thing I think as it gives more reason to keep coming back to them. There are a couple of other issues where I ventured away from the score slightly. Those that know it, will likely pick up on it. Thankfully it will be easy enough to fix, but I hadn't noticed it until after recording. Although one of the easier Nocturnes, I also think one of the best and I will develop it further.
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| 26 | | | Performer's name: | CASINITALY (Cheryl) | | From: | Italy | | Avatar: |  | | Experience: | Time flies, -it's just over 8 years now. | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Title of piece: | The Town I loved So Well | | Composer: | Phil Coulter | | Duration: | 02:35 | | Source of music: | sheet music | | Instrument used: | Yamaha P112N (Silent feature used) | | Recording method: | audacity to PC | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | This song (and it IS a song), holds a special place in my heart. I was shopping for an acoustic piano after only 9 months of lessons, and as you may imagine, I didn't have enough skill (or repertoire) to play anything that demonstrated the full range of any of the pianos we were testing.
I invited my first piano teacher and a very good friend to come and help me, and my friend was "forced" to play this piece on every piano we looked at.
I loved the piece from the first time I heard it - there's a poignancy to it that catches my heart every time I hear or play it. I'm still working at capturing that in my performance - but I feel it coming, bit by bit. I hope you hear it too.
The song was composed by Phil Coulter, an Irishman (like my friend) and it is about his hometown of Derry. He reminisces about what it was like in his childhood - and how it changed as the Troubles made their presence felt. At the top of the score, under the title, he has a note that says out of all his compositions this one has been the most rewarding. And he asks that we be gentle with it.
I'd like to dedicate this piece to my friend, Thomas.
THE TOWN I LOVED SO WELL
In my memory I will always see
the town that I have loved so well
Where our school played ball by the gasyard wall
and we laughed through the smoke and the smell
Going home in the rain, running up the dark lane
past the jail and down behind the fountain
Those were happy days in so many, many ways
in the town I loved so well
In the early morning the shirt factory horn
called women from Creggan, the Moor and the Bog
While the men on the dole played a mother's role,
fed the children and then trained the dogs
And when times got tough there was just about enough
But they saw it through without complaining
For deep inside was a burning pride
in the town I loved so well
There was music there in the Derry air
like a language that we all could understand
I remember the day when I earned my first pay
And I played in a small pick-up band
There I spent my youth and to tell you the truth
I was sad to leave it all behind me
For I learned about life and I'd found a wife
in the town I loved so well
But when I returned how my eyes have burned
to see how a town could be brought to its knees
By the armoured cars and the bombed out bars
and the gas that hangs on to every tree
Now the army's installed by that old gasyard wall
and the damned barbed wire gets higher and higher
With their tanks and their guns, oh my God, what have they done
to the town I loved so well
Now the music's gone but they carry on
For their spirit's been bruised, never broken
They will not forget but their hearts are set
on tomorrow and peace once again
For what's done is done and what's won is won
and what's lost is lost and gone forever
I can only pray for a bright, brand new day
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| 27 | | | Performer's name: | Keselo | | From: | Netherlands | | Experience: | 1 Year and 1 Month | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Video link: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7wxiiBbrX4 | | Title of piece: | Waltz | | Composer: | Shostakovich | | Duration: | 00:48 | | Source of music: | Children's Notebook Op. 69, published by Schirmer. | | Instrument used: | Steinbeck 130 Upright | | Recording method: | Two microphones connected to a Scarlett 2i4 audio interface, audio captured through Audacity. | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | I first learned this little waltz back in October. I played it much more slowly then, and while it was fairly effective, this piece sounds much better when played a bit faster in my opinion.
I'm still not quite done with the piece; I'm working to add it to my repertoire, which means I'll have to pick it up once more in 3 months from now. |
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| 28 | | | Performer's name: | GoldmanT | | From: | Scotland | | Experience: | 1 year returner, but had first lesson 30+ years ago. | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Video link: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyVVX_kFmOI | | Home page link: | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTzI0uoQTyVz6tFHeKHaNvw/videos?shelf_id=0&view=0&sort=dd | | Title of piece: | Memories of Green | | Composer: | Vangelis | | Duration: | 04:47 | | Source of music: | Sheet music | | Instrument used: | Kawai CN35 (chorus and cathedral reverb, resonances turned up to max) | | Recording method: | USB | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | At the moment this would be my desert island piece - I'm sure I'll get bored of it eventually but there's enough variation and emotional range in it to keep me going back to it. It ends in a quietly triumphant way and hitting the last D major chord really feels like you've been on a journey. |
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| 29 | | | Performer's name: | Ralph L. | | From: | Calgary Canada | | Experience: | ~one year, self study | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Video link: | https://youtu.be/Byk0DvWVX-8 | | Title of piece: | Introduction and dance (piano+keyboard) | | Composer: | Alfred | | Duration: | 01:21 | | Source of music: | Originally from Alfred book 2. Played very slow and added keyboard accompaniment in the middle. | | Instrument used: | Roland FP30+ yamaha psr e353 | | Recording method: | Alesis linelink | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | Youtube video volume very low, not sure how to fix it. |
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| 30 | | | Performer's name: | Medden | | From: | London | | Experience: | 3-4 years | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Title of piece: | Giorni Dispari | | Composer: | Ludovico Einaudi | | Duration: | 06:11 | | Source of music: | Memory | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | My teacher gave me this piece, with lots of advice on how to play it.
All feedback most welcome. Missed a few recitals. Its nice to be back! |
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| 31 | | | Performer's name: | Muhwu | | From: | Finland, but living in Estonia | | Avatar: |  | | Experience: | A bit over 2 years now. | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Video link: | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv8msmv6eWb8RK9HLUOWytw | | Home page link: | http://www.muhweli.com | | Title of piece: | Schumann - Knecht Ruprecht - Op. 68 No. 12 | | Composer: | Robert Schumann | | Duration: | 03:10 | | Source of music: | I have full Album fur die Jugend edition from Schumann, which is also the source of this sheet music. | | Instrument used: | Roland F-130R digital piano | | Recording method: | Digital to PC via Scarlett Solo; recorded with Ableton Live; encoded with Audacity. | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | I think it's a nice piece and rather educational for switching between characters. It also has these gnarly octave jumps in the beginning that are good to master. One could always play a bit faster I suppose and there's no cap to getting the dynamics just right. So far it is the piece I most enjoy playing from this album.
I actually had some left over pizza for lunch. Was good. |
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| 32 | | | Performer's name: | pianopi | | From: | USA | | Experience: | 7 years as a child and, after a longish break, took piano up again as an adult for around 7 or 8 years. | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Video link: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVbEJ1AQ4oc | | Title of piece: | Allemande from French Suite in G Major, BWV 816 | | Composer: | J.S. Bach | | Duration: | 03:03 | | Source of music: | Magrath Masterwork Classics Level 10 | | Instrument used: | Kawai CN27 | | Recording method: | Audacity; digital to PC | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | Trills could definitely use some work, the rhythm feels a little jerky in places. Trimmed some gaps in the recording on audacity. |
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| 33 | | | Performer's name: | sinophilia | | From: | Italy | | Experience: | Almost 6 years | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Video link: | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry10T8plmQ0 | | Title of piece: | Prelude in A Major op. 28 no. 7 | | Composer: | Chopin | | Duration: | 00:48 | | Source of music: | Sheet music | | Instrument used: | Yamaha W110BW (U1) | | Recording method: | iPhone 7 | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | I wished to submit a 4-minute Mozart sonata movement, but the recording I did just after finishing it is quite stiff and lifeless, and now it looks like I forgot the whole thing  So this time I will only bother you with 16 bars of music
I had tried to learn this prelude several times to no avail, because I couldn't manage the leaps. Now it looks like I can, and it kind of happened all of a sudden. Of course pedal, voicing and smoothness could be better, but I'm quite happy with the tempo and shaping. So finally here's the last of the 4 "easy" preludes for me, now on to more scary stuff! |
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| 34 | | | Performer's name: | timmyab | | From: | uk | | Experience: | 25 years ish | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Title of piece: | op102 no4 | | Composer: | Mendelssohn | | Duration: | 02:29 | | Source of music: | Songs without words. Kevin Mayhew urtext edition. | | Instrument used: | Yamaha s52 | | Recording method: | Pianoteq 5 (Bluthner I think) | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | Mendelssohn has grown on me over time. Some composers sweep you off your feet in a love at first sight sort of way, but for me Mendelssohn is a better for the knowing sort of composer. |
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| 35 | | | Performer's name: | PikaPianist | | From: | Brisbane, Australia | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Video link: | https://youtu.be/7tBl8bjFCRw | | Title of piece: | Binks' Sake | | Composer: | Kohei Tanaka | | Duration: | 03:11 | | Source of music: | Own transcription | | Instrument used: | Kawai CS7 + VI Labs Ravenscroft 275 VST | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | For this recital I decided on something non-classical. This is my own transcription of Binks' Sake, a song from the Japanese manga/anime series One Piece. This song was commonly sung amongst the pirates of old.
It was especially good fun to write my own transcription to this song.
https://app.box.com/s/3kbx3ot19ifs7gl9zy7yjbfc9yraigso
Lyrics (English translation):
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho (x4)
Going to deliver Binks' Sake!
Following the sea breeze! Riding on the waves!
Far across the salty depths! The merry evening sun!
The birds sing as they draw circles in the sky!
Farewell to the harbor, To my old hometown
Lets all sing out with a Don! As the ship sets sail
Waves of gold and silver dissolve to salty spray
As we all set sail to the ends of the sea
Going to deliver Binks' Sake!
We are pirates sailing through the Sea!
The waves are our pillows, The ship our roost
Flying the proud skull on our flags and our sails
Now comes a storm through the far-off sky
Now the waves are dancing, Beat upon the drums
If you lose your nerve this breath could be your last
But if you just hold on, The morning sun will rise
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho (x4)
Going to deliver Binks' Sake!
Today, and tomorrow, our dreams through the night!
Waving our goodbyes, we'll never meet again!
But don't look so down, For tomorrow night the moon will also rise!
Going to deliver Binks' Sake!
Let's all sing it with a Don! A song of the waves
Doesn't matter who you are, Someday you'll just be bones
Never-Ending, Ever-wandering, Our funny Traveling tale!
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho (x4) |
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| 36 | | | Performer's name: | mel_lem (Melanie) | | From: | Malaysia | | Experience: | 12 years as a child. Restarted since December 2016. | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Home page link: | https://soundcloud.com/mel_lem22/tracks | | Title of piece: | Sonatina Op. 88, No. 2 "Rondo" | | Composer: | Friedrich Kuhlau | | Duration: | 01:53 | | Source of music: | Sheet music | | Instrument used: | Yamaha P-45 | | Recording method: | Live audio recorded through line-in into Garageband running on iPad. | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | I am now in the "Sonatina" phase, and this is my current favorite.
Lunch was yummy thai food. |
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| 37 | | | Performer's name: | newbert | | From: | Upstate NY | | Experience: | 3 years as a child, 45 years away from piano, then 4 years as an adult. | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Title of piece: | Souvenir | | Composer: | Billy Joel | | Duration: | 02:03 | | Source of music: | Sheet Music | | Instrument used: | Kawai VPC-1 | | Recording method: | Pianoteq 6 - direct to MP3. | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | Back in the 70's and 80's, Billy Joel often finished up his concerts by playing this song (solo) as the last piece of his encore. (I'm not sure whether he still does.)
"Every year's a souvenir that slowly fades away."
From his "Streetlight Serenade) album released in 1974. |
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| 38 | | | Performer's name: | FrankieC | | From: | Brentwood, TN | | Experience: | 50 years | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Video link: | https://www.youtube.com/user/FrankCicalese | | Title of piece: | Intermezzo in A Major, Opus 118, No. 2 | | Composer: | Johannes Brahms | | Duration: | 05:07 | | Source of music: | Sheet music. | | Instrument used: | K. Kawai RX-6 | | Recording method: | Steinberg UR44, Audio Technica mics, Ableton Live | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | I was experimenting with some of my new equipment and software and decided to record this work as a test. Ableton is new to me and I don't know that I will use It again for this type of recording but I learned a lot about the software while doing this. |
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| 39 | | | Performer's name: | Sam S | | From: | Georgia, USA | | Avatar: |  | | Experience: | a lot | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Title of piece: | Notturno | | Composer: | Grieg, Edvard | | Duration: | 05:18 | | Instrument used: | 1927 Bechstein Model L | | Technical feedback wanted: | Yes | | Additional info: | Just started this one in December, so it's still a work in progress - needs to be quicker I think, and I really need to shape the melody better, but there's a lot of stuff going on underneath it.
Memorizing it is difficult - the harmonies are very chromatic, which is what gives it that lovely sound, but its easy to get lost in the chords and get off by a half step or so!
I love it though, and have heard it many times in the quarterly recitals. I would like to do a set of three of Grieg's Lyric Pieces for my full recital at school - we'll see. |
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