Piano (again, with feeling)
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Clara Schumann: Sonata in G minor (Allegro)
This turbulent first movement strives towards a joyful goal but is beset by ominous passages and brooding emotions. It is highly rewarding to play, the composer having unusually set different sections in clearly marked contrasting tempos.
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Hensel 'Song for the Piano' op.8 no.1
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This is a fascinating and quite daring piece by Fanny Hensel, sister of Felix Mendelssohn. The siblings were in constant rapport concerning all matters musical, collaborating together on song cycles, and influencing each other greatly. From 1850, this piece, from a set of four, shows the heady harmonic climate of the mid-century (I think even of Wagner rather than Felix Mendelssohn). The instru...
Beethoven: Sonata in G op.14 no.2 inspired by Anton Schindler's account.
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This recording is inspired by Anton Schindler’s remarkable account of Beethoven's performance of the movement. Although dismissed by many academics due to his notorious forgeries in Beethoven’s conversation books, others have made a case that there could be important clues in his writings that hint at genuine aspects of Beethoven’s performing style around the time Schindler knew him (1822-24). ...
Gliding (Tebbs)
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One of my pieces. Syncopation reigns supreme, so if you like the style and think you can handle it get in touch for the sheet music. Probably post grade 8 these days - charlestebbs@hotmail.com
Long Drive In The Rain (Tebbs) played by the composer - Trinity grade 7 2024
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It's a pleasure to share my recording of this piece, which has proved popular with my own students (see link in the video to a student's performance video). I'm delighted it has been included in the new Trinity grade 7 piano syllabus for 2024.
Gently It Snows (by Tebbs)
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Lots of snowflake ideas here. A flurry of sharps to begin with, a musical palindrome in the middle (symmetry), 6/8 time, 6-note scales including whole-tone. Other aspects to do with inversion which would take a bit of explaining. Suitable for around grade 6/7. Enjoy.
A Windmill's Tale (Tebbs)
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A piece for students with several sections in five four (the drone footage shows why!). Many thanks to Michael Kheng at Kurnia Aerial Productions for permission to use his company's footage of Alford Windmill in Lincolnshire. kapproductions.uk The piece is longer than average perhaps for a piece at this level (around grade 6 perhaps), but uses repetition at all levels to make the length easier ...
Airships (Tebbs) played by the composer
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I'm honoured and excited to have my composition 'Airships', appear on the new Trinity grade 7 syllabus commencing 2023. I hope pianists out there will enjoy it as much as some of my own students have. I would describe it as floating and enigmatic. In spite of being barred mostly in 4/4 there is ambiguity in the metre and little variations every time the thematic hook returns, always casting it ...
Mendelssohn: Song Without Words Op.85 No.4
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Here's another more forward-moving interpretation: on.soundcloud.com/XLhHp I shall accompany myself like both pianist and singer of old, and require three hands and two brains, and great sweeping feelings of rising and falling, and not bother with any rumours as to Mendelssohn's apparent distaste for rubato, because his was an age where liberties were far greater than mine. I think of Chopin as...
Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988
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Aria and variations 1-10 (more soon) Aria 2nd part 2:08 Var. 1 4:17 Var. 2 5:30 Var. 3 7:28 Var. 4 8:41 Var. 5 9:52 Var. 6 10:49 Var.7 12:30 Var. 8 13:23 Var. 9 14:22 Var. 10 16:37 Tuning by me (equal temp.), also some revoicing.
Handel: Suite in F minor HWV 433
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Fugue 2:05 Allemande 5:09 Courante 9:10 Gigue 11:44 In this Suite the composer achieves a union of opposites, of form and expression, austerity and sensitivity, driving energy and poise, drama and containment. To decide how to play each bar, whether planned or improvised in the moment, is to inhabit a microcosm as deep and mysterious as any later piano sonata.
Bach: Italian Concerto
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Andante 4:41 Presto 8:56
Chopin Étude Op.10 No.5 "Black Keys"
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The new action in action. Don't forget to view in HD for clarity and better audio. Objectives: get it right, get it right some more, steer it from the left hand, and work in some tempo curves and phrasing along the way. Oh, and tuning to my best ability. Speed - well, it does have some but it isn't in a mad rush always.
Liszt: "Un Sospiro" (Concert Étude)
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The title means 'a sigh'. This shows the new action in action (courtesy of Crown Pianos, Blidworth). It was a labour of love, the third day across a period of several months when I had sat down to record the piece, having rejected two previous attempts. The process seemed to involve endless practice, listening back, and modification, not to mention a fair number of retunings of the piano (or bi...
"Les Collines d'Anacapri" (Debussy)
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"The Hills of Anacapri" (Prelude No.5 from Book I of Debussy's Preludes). Something for the summer, 'joyous and light' as it says in the score. Like a pied piper Debussy leads us along the tiny island streets, giving fleeting glimpses of merry folk musicians and dancers, working up to a glorious frenzy as we turn a corner to become swept up in the festivities. One really wonders what it was the...
Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue BWV 903
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Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue BWV 903
Long Drive in the Rain
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Long Drive in the Rain
Debussy's "Reflets dans l'eau" played by my student, Will Shaw
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Debussy's "Reflets dans l'eau" played by my student, Will Shaw
Debussy: Mouvement (No.3 from Images Book 1)
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Debussy: Mouvement (No.3 from Images Book 1)
Chopin Étude in A flat Op.25 No.1
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Chopin Étude in A flat Op.25 No.1
Liszt: Liebestraum No.3
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Liszt: Liebestraum No.3
Bach: Prelude and Fugue(Mk.2) in C major WTC 1
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Bach: Prelude and Fugue(Mk.2) in C major WTC 1
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C BWV 846
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Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C BWV 846
John Field: Nocturne No.4 in A
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John Field: Nocturne No.4 in A
Mendelssohn: Song Without Words Op.19 No.1 (Grade 7 ABRSM 2021)
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Mendelssohn: Song Without Words Op.19 No.1 (Grade 7 ABRSM 2021)
Fauré Improvisation from Pièces brèves, Op.84 (ABRSM Grade 7 2021)
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Fauré Improvisation from Pièces brèves, Op.84 (ABRSM Grade 7 2021)
Grieg Sarabande from Holberg Suite Op.40 (Grade 7 ABRSM 2021)
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Grieg Sarabande from Holberg Suite Op.40 (Grade 7 ABRSM 2021)
grade 8 Hopekirk Air (No.3 from Suite) ABRSM
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grade 8 Hopekirk Air (No.3 from Suite) ABRSM
Bach: Fantasia in C minor (BWV 906) quasi una fantasia.
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Bach: Fantasia in C minor (BWV 906) quasi una fantasia.
ABRSM Telemann: Vivace TWV 33:8 (Grade 7 2021)
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ABRSM Telemann: Vivace TWV 33:8 (Grade 7 2021)

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @emmawilliams320
    @emmawilliams320 7 днів тому

    Another fantastic recording xx 👏🏻🥰

  • @AnaPaula-np5rq
    @AnaPaula-np5rq 7 днів тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @angieferreira6359
    @angieferreira6359 Місяць тому

    I’ve just started playing this piece - the harmonies are just amazing. This is truly a piece for the soul

  • @lindapapatopoli2736
    @lindapapatopoli2736 Місяць тому

    Gorgeous. Your tempo and freedom with restraint is so nice. I am playing this in a few days and was re-checking the Opus #. Glad I found your rendition. It's a lovely, unique piece. Congrats.

  • @ishan6241
    @ishan6241 Місяць тому

    Very nice interpretation

  • @qwertymusic3988
    @qwertymusic3988 2 місяці тому

    Not supposed to be played like this, supposed to be straightforward. But sure! Amazing idea I guess.

  • @KeyboardPonderings
    @KeyboardPonderings 3 місяці тому

    Wonderful! I haven't heard this piece before. Something to add to my repertoire. :) Thanks for sharing!

  • @Revelation2213
    @Revelation2213 4 місяці тому

    Nostalgia

  • @imrevadasz1086
    @imrevadasz1086 4 місяці тому

    The tempo at 0:43 is crazy high at >10 notes per second, which seems ridiculous for a Nocturne, I would suspect it's played at least slightly too fast. A more exact count would give clarity. 15 notes/s is considered the maximum most professional pianists could do for a short time, and that passage might be close.

  • @Bigblackpiano
    @Bigblackpiano 4 місяці тому

    Absolutely incredible performance

  • @dylanpi
    @dylanpi 5 місяців тому

    Playing for my Grade 7 in spring! It’s a lovely piece: very rhythmically challenging, but so rewarding - thanks for your performance :)

  • @ninocka7293
    @ninocka7293 5 місяців тому

    Very interesting analysis ad very useful to us, piano teachers…

  • @viennalam3857
    @viennalam3857 5 місяців тому

    I’m taking my eighth grade tmrw 😭😭

  • @johnholmes912
    @johnholmes912 6 місяців тому

    much superior to modern tuning............now try it at Bach's pitch

  • @SoNGoTeND2
    @SoNGoTeND2 6 місяців тому

    i taking Trinity g7 and taking this piece.

  • @pietrosacconi4408
    @pietrosacconi4408 6 місяців тому

    👏👏👏👏👏

  • @emmawilliams320
    @emmawilliams320 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful sensitive playing 🥰👏🏻❤

  • @AnaPaula-np5rq
    @AnaPaula-np5rq 7 місяців тому

    Maravilhoso ❤👏👏👏👏👏👏💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

  • @juanramonsilva1067
    @juanramonsilva1067 7 місяців тому

    This goes to show that expressivity in music is achieved through meticulous planning and reasoning rather than spontaneous facial expressions and bodily jerks.

  • @SarumChoirmaster
    @SarumChoirmaster 7 місяців тому

    Is there a hertz chart listing the exact frequencies?

  • @bifeldman
    @bifeldman 7 місяців тому

    Very sympathetic.

  • @GregHarradineComposer
    @GregHarradineComposer 7 місяців тому

    A wonderful, thoughtful, fascinating rendition.

  • @AnaPaula-np5rq
    @AnaPaula-np5rq 7 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😮

  • @stefanotto4445
    @stefanotto4445 8 місяців тому

    Thank you very much indeed for this unprecedented relevation, underlining Bach´s unique genius.

  • @Julian_Wang-pai
    @Julian_Wang-pai 8 місяців тому

    What a great way to add to a tea-break - touching blissful levels of enjoyment. Only JS Bach can do this to me 🥰😂🤣😂

  • @mervynkopinsky9316
    @mervynkopinsky9316 8 місяців тому

    Wonderful performance and so interesting how this differs in sound from equal temperament!

  • @irisdingle7308
    @irisdingle7308 8 місяців тому

  • @AnaPaula-np5rq
    @AnaPaula-np5rq 8 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🌷☘️🌷☘️

  • @emmawilliams320
    @emmawilliams320 8 місяців тому

    A real fun funky piece, love it 😍

  • @petersilktube
    @petersilktube 8 місяців тому

    I think there's an interesting discussion to be had around intent. After all, I hear the differences between the keys here, buuuut I mostly experience it as the piano sounding slightly but not very out of tune because I'm not used to it and will never be as used to it as I am with the equal temperament I've listened to for 40 years. It kiiinda has an effect of igniting my interest in the pieces, purely because the slight off-tuning sound of it makes me pay attention, but to be frank I'm not sure that's Bach's intended effect any more than Equal temperament. In a way I think there's an argument that to get close as possible to the music one might do well to experience it in the tuning system that I'm most used to. After all, I'm used to equal temperament and Bach is used to whatever tuning system he actually used. So when I hear it in equal temperament I hear the pieces free of being distracted by off-sounding notes, just as Bach would have done. It's just that our conceptions of what sounds 'off' differ. Something is lost in the translation, true, but I think not all that much. We've most of us enjoyed listening to these pieces in equal temperament perfectly well before we knew there was any other way to listen, and as interesting as the history of tuning is, I have to confess I find it more historically fascinating than musically.

    • @johnholmes912
      @johnholmes912 6 місяців тому

      pianos tuned in equal temperament always sound out of tune in every damn key !!!

    • @petersilktube
      @petersilktube 6 місяців тому

      @@johnholmes912 I don't believe you really believe that, unless you also believe that almost all the music you've ever listened to in your entire life sounds out of tune, which I think is unlikely since our ears adjust to the tuning we are used to. All forms of tuning are some sort of compromise, and while there are decent arguments that something is lost with ET, it's still the tuning system the western world has adopted for nearly two centuries and so nothing can convince me that anyone could truly think it sounds out of tune.

    • @cl9826
      @cl9826 5 місяців тому

      ​​@@petersilktubeit's not that it sounds out of tune but I experience it as a lack of depth somehow in the music. However, if I just hear ET I certainly wouldn't notice it, it's only when comparing the same piece back to back. Like this example here:ua-cam.com/video/gu3aNFzj6KA/v-deo.htmlsi=bXnItvNsRd0wXin9 something about the ET version is lifeless in comparison

    • @petersilktube
      @petersilktube 5 місяців тому

      @@cl9826 I do understand that, the fact is there were subtle differences between the qualities of the keys before ET standardisation. I think that's true, but I also think it's very hard to understand how the music was intended to be heard, because we all live in a world where nearly almost all music we hear is 12TET, and so even when hearing it in what might be the intended tuning, it's impossible not to compare it to ET, that's our frame of reference. I'm glad you get something out of listening in this way. I get things out of listening to tunes in different ways too. Sometimes if I hear a piece on a different instrument or transposed to a different key, or sped up or slow down I discover new depths in the music - but this doesn't necessarily mean something intentional is being restored that was missing, it might just mean that because it's different to how I usually hear the piece, I'm listening to it more carefully, not taking it for granted. I'm not yet convinced that listening in a different tuning system can be done in a vacuum, free from decades of ear training on 12TET, but I do think that it can give us a new way of hearing a piece that might help us to rediscover it.

  • @mikehughes6582
    @mikehughes6582 8 місяців тому

    Very good.

  • @pjdahmen
    @pjdahmen 8 місяців тому

    Nice One.

  • @NaciDilekli
    @NaciDilekli 8 місяців тому

    Very interesting to think Bach incorporated the most dissonant aspects of his tuning system to enhance and design the feeling of his music.

  • @AnaPaula-np5rq
    @AnaPaula-np5rq 8 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😮

  • @TheElasticUnderpantsBand
    @TheElasticUnderpantsBand 9 місяців тому

    👍😊

  • @BW-hj1iy
    @BW-hj1iy 9 місяців тому

    You have the best sounding piano I have heard. Is that the Albert Weber piano made by Young Chang? How long, the 185, or larger? What year? Or do you think it is also your recording equipment? What do you use for that?

  • @greatpianomusic9457
    @greatpianomusic9457 9 місяців тому

    Top notch video and most engaging music. Thank you from 🇨🇦

  • @greatpianomusic9457
    @greatpianomusic9457 9 місяців тому

    Delightful. Thank you so much for this lovely performance. Well done! I have played this P & F for many decades, so I especially enjoyed your ornaments. Much appreciated from 🇨🇦 (and yes, I did grow up listening to Glenn Gould)

  • @AnaPaula-np5rq
    @AnaPaula-np5rq 9 місяців тому

    ❤ Maravilhoso 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @mariabrown3035
    @mariabrown3035 9 місяців тому

    Beautiful.

  • @RossLeavitt
    @RossLeavitt 9 місяців тому

    I’ve known about the existence of the Bach temperament for many years but I had never heard it in action until this video. This adds an amazing new dimension to Bach’s music that I had never heard. Thank you for the fantastic explanation and performance!

  • @rosipetrov8366
    @rosipetrov8366 9 місяців тому

    Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

  • @oriolespunymontfort5871
    @oriolespunymontfort5871 9 місяців тому

    M'encanta el que fas amb el tempo metronomic

  • @oriolespunymontfort5871
    @oriolespunymontfort5871 9 місяців тому

    Bravo ❤

  • @backtoschool1611
    @backtoschool1611 9 місяців тому

    Very nice! I can not wait to study it myself.

  • @lawrencetaylor4101
    @lawrencetaylor4101 9 місяців тому

    I have just asked Yamaha why they don't have an option to change the temperament on their digital keyboards. I've noticed that certain octave and certain chords are dissonant. And I'm no Jacob Collier.

  • @gerarda1218
    @gerarda1218 10 місяців тому

    Always great to have a piece performed by the composer on the syllabus! Nice piece.

  • @irisdingle7308
    @irisdingle7308 10 місяців тому

    ❤it is very lovely charles. Makes Martin think of windmills.

  • @AnaPaula-np5rq
    @AnaPaula-np5rq 10 місяців тому

    ❤🌷🌷🌷🌷☘️🌷☘️🌷☘️☀️👍