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What are you playing now?

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  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

    I need to engage a teacher again just to keep me focused.

    I’m bouncing around between Schubert, Debussy, and Rachmaninoff.

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    George K
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    @jon-nyc said in What are you playing now?:

    I’m bouncing around between Schubert, Debussy, and Rachmaninoff.

    Specifics?

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      Schubert: Two of the Op 90 impromptus

      Debussy: Pagodes and Clair de Lune

      Rachmaninoff: Prelude 32/12 G#m, Etude 39/1 Am

      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
      -Cormac McCarthy

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      • George KG Offline
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        I've got the Prelude and Allemande of the Bb partita pretty much under my fingers. Like so many of the P&Fs from the WTC, I'm sure they'll go away within a week of no constant practice.

        Starting the courente - that's tricky AF.

        Also, inspired by @jon-nyc , I'm taking another look at the Schubert Op 90 #1. I played with it (not "played" it) a few years ago. Gonna put that on my plate.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • HoraceH Online
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          Horace
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          Going to do a recital in a few weeks, brahms 118.2 followed by the c#m fugue from WTC1. Recorded it yesterday for my youtube subscribers.

          Link to video

          Education is extremely important.

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            Very nice. I'm one of those weirdos that actually likes recitals.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              #73

              I'm looking forward to the recital. It'll be at a church, so the piano and acoustics should be good. I think the other players will be kids mostly, but hopefully some other adults. My teacher has other adults in his studio, but he's not sure if they'll be playing.

              Education is extremely important.

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              • HoraceH Horace

                Going to do a recital in a few weeks, brahms 118.2 followed by the c#m fugue from WTC1. Recorded it yesterday for my youtube subscribers.

                Link to video

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                @Horace Very nice playing! I thought that those wolves that kick in around 5:00 were a particularly nice addition to the piece!

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                  @Horace Very nice playing! I thought that those wolves that kick in around 5:00 were a particularly nice addition to the piece!

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                  @Klaus Thanks! That dog always sings along when the piano gets loud.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                    Well played, Horace.

                    Elbows up!

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                    • RenaudaR Renauda

                      Well played, Horace.

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                      Horace
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                      @Renauda said in What are you playing now?:

                      Well played, Horace.

                      Thanks Renauda!

                      Education is extremely important.

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                      • HoraceH Horace

                        Going to do a recital in a few weeks, brahms 118.2 followed by the c#m fugue from WTC1. Recorded it yesterday for my youtube subscribers.

                        Link to video

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                        @Horace Awesome job!!! 😍

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                          @Horace Awesome job!!! 😍

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                          @taiwan_girl said in What are you playing now?:

                          @Horace Awesome job!!! 😍

                          Thanks TG!

                          Education is extremely important.

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                            Very nice, Horace.

                            I have a canine accompanist, too.

                            I was only joking

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                              I've always loved that fugue.

                              At one time, I had that Brahms under my fingers, but, at that time, I struggled with the polyrhythm. Now that IDGAF, I should revisit.

                              Nice playing, Horace. Very nice.

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                Horace
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                                Thanks, Phibes and GK. That's my favorite of Bach's fugue too, George, though now I don't hear it as well because of the repetition. My teacher's favorite is the E major from book 2. I'm trying to understand why it's so great. I think my ear is not refined enough. I will learn it one of these days.

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                  I have been revisiting the Goldberg Variations. AGAIN! lol.

                                  1st Variation measure 14 is the bane of my existence right now. I think it's the most difficult measure in this piece.

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                                    #84

                                    Messing around with some of the Guaraldi Christmas pieces. Also been noodling around with some old faves, Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, etc. I've been in the house a month now and it's nice to play the real piano again, so I just pick stuff up and read through it.

                                    After xmas I'll probably take on something new.

                                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                                    • HoraceH Online
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                                      I'm working on P&F in E Major from WTC2. Will probably perform it in April.

                                      Education is extremely important.

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                                        jon-nyc
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                                        Where?

                                        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                        -Cormac McCarthy

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                                          Horace
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                                          Somewhere around Dallas. Maybe the same church as last time, or maybe not. I don't think my teacher uses the same venue every year.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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