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Loud Playing Compared to Soft Playing
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10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods
Some pedagogues have claimed that loud playing actually requires greater relaxation and less effort than soft playing. Is that true? Gerhard Mantel made that point in regards to cello playing and...
Rosen and Dubal on Horowitz
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10 years ago by A Pianist in Piano master video discussion group
In , I came across some rather interesting, albeit potentially contentious, views about Horowitz's technique. Here is what Charles Rosen said: "Horowitz's technique never had the solidity of...
Gyorgy Sebok
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10 years ago by A Pianist in Piano master video discussion group
I posted a video from one of his masterclasses some time back. Here are some new clips. The first clip is from a later masterclass, interspersed with interviews. What he tells the violinist about h...
Shawn Lane on Virtuosity
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10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods
Shawn Lane was a virtuoso guitarist and a highly gifted all-round musician. Among his influences were pianists like Hofmann and Gould. These are some of the most interesting advice on how to acquire...
How much can the fifth finger improve?
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10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods
Although I took five years of piano as a kid, nothing was said about technique and I think mine was terrible. I'm just starting to explore good technique "for real." I'm aware how weak my...
Dynamic control
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10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods
My piano teacher is giving me a lot to work on, but it's too much at once. She's never heard of successive approximation apparently. The big issue right now is dynamic control. I just don't have th...
Petrouchka- excerpt
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10 years ago by A Pianist in Student evaluation video discussion group
Here is an excerpt from the third movement of Petrouchka from a recital I played in April. Just curious to hear what some people might have to say. I think you get a better impression when you hear i...
David Fray
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10 years ago by A Pianist in Piano master video discussion group
David Fray is one of the most impressive young pianists I have heard. His physical approach to the keyboard looks much more potent and capable than that of most young pianists. The Mozart piano...

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