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I finally got my visa today. Yeah... one less thing to worry about!
I haven't played piano for just two weeks. This piece is just a killer OMG...
# I finally got my visa today. Yeah... one less thing to worry about!
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I've been seeing some very crappy conductings on TV lately. I mean... weird gestures are totally fine, but non-intentional repetition of meaningless weird gestures means bad conducting to me, totally...
# I was working on the page right before the coda in Chopin's fourth Ballade. Seriously, the TV is kinda scary... I went to do a mini surgery on my left toe today; I guess I needa stay home for a few days... # More practicing... Here is a video of Zimmerman's old recording of Chopin's fourth Ballade. It remains one of my favorite interpretations of this piece. It is very structured and well thought out yet free and expressive. I believe this is the best piece Chopin wrote - it has everything - Nocturne, Barcarolle, Waltz, Mazurka and a crazy coda... Sometimes, it is frustrating to watch him play, haha... It is just impossibly clean. # I usually don't practice piano to perform. I never performed Chopin's first ballade (except for an audition) among many other pieces. Practicing piano has become something that I do purely for myself ----- it's great. I don't really plan to perform this fourth ballade when I am done, either... I just enjoy playing on my own. Maybe sometimes, I'll play some chamber music again. I am sort of hesitated to start the coda... I have been playing with this web site for the whole afternoon. It still looks very empty - I'll continue to add stuff...
...and because of that, I didn't practice or compose today ------ NOT GOOD... I am hoping to finish my third song of "Five Songs of the Von Seggerns" soon ----- and also my Chopin Ballade that has taken me almost a year... |
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