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[SaulChanukah]

I dedicate my performance of this Chopin Valse Op. 64, No.2 In C sharp Minor for all the members of this site. (even with those I had disagreements with )

Hope you all enjoy it.

Regards,

Saul

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[MarkC]

Good job!
One of my favorite pieces........It's one of those things that works for any occasion, literally.
It's a great opener for a concert. It's a great encore. And it's an encore that you can play after anything -- you can play it after a rollicking Liszt rhapsody, or after most solemn works that are hard acts to follow with anything.

BTW......y'all can hear me play it in person this Sunday at the Thalia/Symphony Space in New York.

[Chalkperson]

That's really great, Saul...not only that, but, CMG gets a dedication on You Tube...

[Lance]

Can you please give specifics on the recital, MarkC, time where to get tickets, etc. Maybe my daughter will stop by to catch the recital. Good luck with it. I hope you have a good piano!

Good job!
One of my favorite pieces........It's one of those things that works for any occasion, literally.
It's a great opener for a concert. It's a great encore. And it's an encore that you can play after anything -- you can play it after a rollicking Liszt rhapsody, or after most solemn works that are hard acts to follow with anything.

BTW......y'all can hear me play it in person this Sunday at the Thalia/Symphony Space in New York.

[NancyElla]

I dedicate my performance of this Chopin Valse Op. 64, No.2 In C sharp Minor for all the members of this site. (even with those I had disagreements with )

Hope you all enjoy it.

Regards,

Saul

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Well, Saul, I enjoyed it! Except that it makes me wish desperately that I could play piano! And if I only associated with people who had never disagreed with me, I'd spend the rest of my life in a little room all alone. Sometimes it is good to focus on the things we do agree on--like the beauty and importance of music.

[Prometheus]

Great job, Saul!

[SaulChanukah]

Good job!
One of my favorite pieces........It's one of those things that works for any occasion, literally.
It's a great opener for a concert. It's a great encore. And it's an encore that you can play after anything -- you can play it after a rollicking Liszt rhapsody, or after most solemn works that are hard acts to follow with anything.

BTW......y'all can hear me play it in person this Sunday at the Thalia/Symphony Space in New York.

Mark,

The poetry that Chopin had hidden in this work is marvelous and inspiring. It is one of my favorite piano solos as well. I'm glad you enjoyed the piece, Mark.

If you could provide us with some details about your upcoming concert, it would be great. I'll try to make it if my schedule permits it.

I would also like to know what other works you will be playing there...

Chalkie,

Glad you liked it! LOL at the Youtube thing...

Nancy,

I'm glad you enjoyed this performance!

I really believe that its never late to begin learning the piano. My next door neighbor, is about 70 year old man, and he was inspired to begin learning the piano after listening to me play.
So if you love music, and want to do this, you can begin.

Good Luck!

Cheers,

Prometheus,

Thank you Very Much for your kind words!

[MarkC]

Can you please give specifics on the recital, MarkC, time where to get tickets, etc. Maybe my daughter will stop by to catch the recital. Good luck with it. I hope you have a good piano!

Thanks for noticing (I sort of "hid" it a little) and for asking.
(And thanks to you also, Saul.)

It's going to be part of a showing of the documentary about the Van Cliburn amateur piano competition, which is titled (cleverly, I think) They Came to Play. After the film, there will be a Q & A in which I'll be participating (in fact, it looks like I may be hosting/emcee'ing the event), as well as brief live performances by me and another contestant from the event, Henri Delbeau, who is a good friend (and who's better than me).
Probably we will each just play one short piece, so this waltz would be my only thing.

BTW.....I'm not featured very much in the film since I didn't get past the 1st round in the competition. I feel fortunate to be in it as much as I am, and to be included this way in these events. (Henri made the finals and is in the film a lot.)

We'll be doing it on each of the next 2 Sundays (May 23 & 30) at the Thalia/Symphony Space on Broadway & 96th St.

Link: http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/6303 ... me-to-play

[Ken]

Great performance, Saul! I feel honoured.

[SaulChanukah]

Great performance, Saul! I feel honoured.

Thank you lol

[Chalkperson]

I really love this image from the Website...did she win...

[Marc]

I dedicate my performance of this Chopin Valse Op. 64, No.2 In C sharp Minor for all the members of this site. (even with those I had disagreements with )

Hope you all enjoy it.

Nice gesture & an enjoyable performance!

Good job!
One of my favorite pieces........It's one of those things that works for any occasion, literally.

Indeed. And it can also include and serve various moods.

[maestrob]

Good job, Saul, thank you!

[MarkC]

I really love this image from the Website...did she win...

Really want me to give it away? [smiley suppressed]

no..........made the semi-finals but not the finals

[Fergus]

Very nice Saul

[SaulChanukah]

Thank you Maestrob , Mark and Fergus!

[NancyElla]

Nancy,

I'm glad you enjoyed this performance!

I really believe that its never late to begin learning the piano. My next door neighbor, is about 70 year old man, and he was inspired to begin learning the piano after listening to me play.
So if you love music, and want to do this, you can begin.
[/quote]

Saul, it is a great temptation. A couple of things stop me, at least for now. The time that I can find, I am choosing to devote to trying to improve my ability on the instrument I (sort of) play, which is clarinet, and to develop some skill on the "related instruments" that I own, which are basset horn and bass clarinet. I find it is hard to come up with enough time to make progress on those, and the thought of adding another is overwhelming. The other reason is that I have become accustomed to the very good to excellent piano playing of my friends, and I would be agonized by my limitations for at least the first 10 years of piano study--or forever! But perhaps when I'm 70 and retired, I'll give it a shot!

[jbuck919]

That was a very thoughtful thing of you to do for us, Saul. Thanks.

[SaulChanukah]

Nancy,

I'm glad you enjoyed this performance!

I really believe that its never late to begin learning the piano. My next door neighbor, is about 70 year old man, and he was inspired to begin learning the piano after listening to me play.
So if you love music, and want to do this, you can begin.

Saul, it is a great temptation. A couple of things stop me, at least for now. The time that I can find, I am choosing to devote to trying to improve my ability on the instrument I (sort of) play, which is clarinet, and to develop some skill on the "related instruments" that I own, which are basset horn and bass clarinet. I find it is hard to come up with enough time to make progress on those, and the thought of adding another is overwhelming. The other reason is that I have become accustomed to the very good to excellent piano playing of my friends, and I would be agonized by my limitations for at least the first 10 years of piano study--or forever! But perhaps when I'm 70 and retired, I'll give it a shot! [/quote]

I hear you Nancy, good luck with whatever you do!

And Jbuck, Thank You!

[Donaldopato]

Wonderful Saul, THANK YOU!

Don

[SaulChanukah]

Wonderful Saul, THANK YOU!

Don

You're Welcome and Thanks!

[karlhenning]

BTW......y'all can hear me play it in person this Sunday at the Thalia/Symphony Space in New York. :)

Sweet!

Cheers,
~Karl

[MarkC]

Thank you, Karl!
BTW.....looks like I won't much be "hosting" the event -- sort of co-hosting with two others -- but the rest is as described.

I'd hate to have people come because they're expecting me to be Bert Parks or something like that, and be disappointed.