I haven't studied so intensely lately. However I'm starting to feel the pull of the gravity acting somewhere around the elbow more and more. As it is clear that the gravity factor doesn't change it's...
10 years ago byA Pianistin
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Another phenomenal pianist. This seems to me another example of arm-weight properly understood. Annie Fischer, Rubinstein, Godowsky and Arrau would be the others that come to mind
Great pianists...
Hello everybody,
I want to write about my current concerns , i'm going to tell my story;
last year i had gotten a horrible tendinitis on my right wrist, after playing chopin's polonaise op.44, i...
10 years ago byA Pianistin
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Alan helped me with the opening of Debussy's Reflets dans l'Eau. My fingers were too "set." He coached me in "mashing" the chords. It sounded contradictory to good structure, but f...
10 years ago byA Pianistin
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Hey, Alan! What do you think of Natan Brand?
I think his Scherzo in Bminor (Chopin) is awesome!
Would you agree with me if I say that he has a very nice tone and orchestrates well?...
10 years ago byA Pianistin
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Hello,
It's been a while! I wanted to post the video of a recital I played in Manhattan recently... it's an all Liszt program, featuring works from the Italian Years of Pilgrimage and finishing with...
Just a few quick questions about the differences between playing staccato and legato. Recently I've managed to bring my fifth lumbrical to life, thanks to the advice offered in other threads. Most of...
