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Post by DavidDinsmore on Jun 7, 2004 14:31:19 GMT -5
I play that piece. It probably sounds really good when a professional plays it...*grin* The worst part is the huge chords at the end. I mean, they sound awesome, but you need about 14 fingers to play them. I like the ending too. I like how it drags out and goes just a little farther than you expect. How far can you reach on the piano? I can stretch to an octave plus two. I can now say that I have heard Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. I found and listened to his Fourth Symphony too. I’m not sure which I liked better. I found a CD at our library with Dvorak’s Quartet in E-flat Major for Piano and Strings and a set of Romantic pieces for Violin and Piano which were just amazing. I also got a CD with his Slavonic Dances. I think I’m becoming more and more of a Dvorak fan by the minute. I’ve been trying to figure out ways to play some of his music on the piano, but I can’t make it sound nearly as good as the original.
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Post by DavidRojas on Jun 11, 2004 19:22:40 GMT -5
How far can you reach on the piano? I can stretch to an octave plus two. Depending on the piano, I can sometimes reach an octave plus three (an eleventh interval). I can now say that I have heard Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. I found and listened to his Fourth Symphony too. I’m not sure which I liked better. Yay! I haven't heard his Fourth Symphony in a while, but I should probably check it out sometime... I am happy to say that I have heard the beginning of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto, while riding back from Lynchburg with the Telfers. Wow, that is one sweet piece... News flash: I have just checked out the concerto from the library and am listening to it right now. Oh my, this is such an amazing piece... ;D
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Post by ToriTelfer on Jun 11, 2004 22:57:28 GMT -5
How far can you reach on the piano? I can stretch to an octave plus two. Depending on the piano, I can sometimes reach an octave plus three (an eleventh interval). *mutters something about how unfair it is that guys have bigger hands...* I can reach...heehee...an octave plus ONE. Well on certain pianos I can reach an octave plus two...on good days. News flash: I have just checked out the concerto from the library and am listening to it right now. Oh my, this is such an amazing piece... ;D yay yay yay yay...I told you so! Grieg's piano concerto in A minor, I believe...(he only wrote one)...is SO GOOD. I mean, like, ya know, you ain't heard nothing till you've heard it. It rivals Rachmaninoff's!!! I HEARD IT LIVE! AT RAVINIA!!!!!! *dies* It was the highlight of my life. *deliriously happy grin*
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Post by DavidDinsmore on Jun 12, 2004 0:25:09 GMT -5
*mutters something about how unfair it is that guys have bigger hands...* I can reach...heehee...an octave plus ONE. Well on certain pianos I can reach an octave plus two...on good days. Unfortunately I haven’t found a way to use anything bigger than an octave so that it sounds any good. How do you find music new music? (this question is addressed to any one who reads it) We live a bit more than a mile from our library, so I go there at least once a week. I can order stuff from other libraries on-line and then pick it up at our library. I usually have around 10 CDs checked out at a time. Right now I’ve got 13 out. Lately I’ve been getting a lot of Dvorák, Brahms, and Vaughan Williams. It’s my parent’s tax money at work. Grieg's piano concerto in A minor, I believe...(he only wrote one)...is SO GOOD. I mean, like, ya know, you ain't heard nothing till you've heard it. I like almost anything in A minor. I even wrote a Prelude in A minor for piano four hands once. I broke the bass string for A on our piano when I was working on it.
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Post by wowposter on Sept 17, 2008 5:11:53 GMT -5
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