tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433137284640866905.post1922152858652101390..comments2023-10-01T10:54:15.723-05:00Comments on Always Wanted to Play Piano: Revisiting I GiorniAlways Wanted to Play Pianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152210048318735359noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433137284640866905.post-69307748449959315072010-01-11T10:14:56.178-06:002010-01-11T10:14:56.178-06:00Sure thing, Denis!Sure thing, Denis!Always Wanted to Play Pianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00152210048318735359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433137284640866905.post-69096361502237833632010-01-09T06:52:54.425-06:002010-01-09T06:52:54.425-06:00Thank you both for your comments. I like your sugg...Thank you both for your comments. I like your suggestion Monika K! I will certainly try that. I seem to be following AW2PP as I have just started I Giorni. It began yesterday with my first leson of 2010. So good so far. A good plan now I feel would be to continue with I Giorni and in parallel also attemp Monik K's aadvice for the difficult bit of Le Onde. I'll keep you posted. Are you happy for me to post her AW2PP?<br /><br />DenisUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05395996636734819743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433137284640866905.post-13177203357365139032010-01-08T15:10:19.575-06:002010-01-08T15:10:19.575-06:00Thank you so much for your kind comments, AWTPP. :...Thank you so much for your kind comments, AWTPP. :-) I'm glad you liked my version. I (naturally) hear all sorts of flaws in it, most notably uneven tempo. Oops. I do agree with you that it's gratifying to go back and revisit pieces. I love it when passages that would give me hissy fits a year ago fall under my fingers without protest now. <br /><br />I wouldn't call "I giorni" my favorite Einaudi piece, but it's up there in my top 5 or 10. (It's a crowded field.) And, yes, I am lucky to have a terrific piano that makes me sound better than I really am. ;-)<br /><br />Denis, you didn't ask me, but I'll butt in and tell you that your question taps into what I found to be the single most challenging aspect of Le Onde, and it's something I never felt I comfortably mastered. One thing I tried that helped a little was to go through and play those sections in an exaggerated manner a few times, e.g., playing it more syncopated and applying the minimum required pressure with your thumb to barely make a noise. Good luck with it!Monica K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01790579930051601767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433137284640866905.post-65207308329830161672010-01-08T13:54:36.358-06:002010-01-08T13:54:36.358-06:00Well done, Denis! Yes, I remember you asking about...Well done, Denis! Yes, I remember you asking about IDF. How did that go for you? Were you able to learn it to your satisfaction.<br /><br />Well done on Melodia I. I tinkered with it a little last year, but just couldn't get those sixteeths smooth. So I am in no position to give you any improvement suggestions, as you took the piece farther than I was able to.<br /><br />I'll have a follow-up post on Le Onde. Don't know if I mentioned it, but I am targeting to have it public-performance-ready for a recital in June, like I did last year with IDF. I think we're up to the task this time.Always Wanted to Play Pianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00152210048318735359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433137284640866905.post-29657028934970603482010-01-07T06:02:49.764-06:002010-01-07T06:02:49.764-06:00Hi there,
Denis Daly here. Hope you are well. I a...Hi there,<br /><br />Denis Daly here. Hope you are well. I asked a question of you regarding IDF sometime last year. I am also on the Einaudi forum. I check your blog regularly and find it interesting especially as you play lots of Einaudi. You are progressing very well. I probably am at a similar level. I actually have a recording of Melodia Africana 1:<br />http://www.box.net/shared/0dxbu7258x<br /> I would be interested in your thoughts. It is my very first effort and it does contain quite a few errors.<br /><br />Anyway, my primary reason for this message is to ask you for your thoughts on Le Onde. I attempted that last year and had to give it up. I found that my version was totally unlike Einaudi's( not too surprising ). Specifically the techique to make the full beat notes sing while barely touching the half beat notes on the right hand( as in bars 5,6,7 etc ). How are you managing this? I will be very interested to see how you progress with this piece. I might revisit this piece also as I would really love to do it justice.<br /><br />Good luck with it.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />DenisUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05395996636734819743noreply@blogger.com