the curious pianist

Rachelle // SD CA // I also collect musical curiosities on my side blog @musicalmiscellania

[thecuriouspianist]

Hello! I saw on your page that you have the Chopin Nocturnes Paderewski Edition, and I was wondering if it would be a problem to send the scanned book? Best regards.

Hi! The Paderewski Nocturnes were actually a library copy that I checked out, BUT fortunately you can find all Paderewski's editions of Chopin for free on IMSLP!

https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Paderewski,_Ignacy_Jan/Editor

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[thecuriouspianist]

Carmen knows you will learn a lot of music this week

[thecuriouspianist]

Mama hopes you are kind to yourself while you practice this week

[thecuriouspianist]

Luke wishes you a happy practice session

[thecuriouspianist]

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Stained glass illuminated piano art by artist & activist Paul Heller

[thecuriouspianist]

It's been raining today so here's Stormy Weather⛈

[classicalpianovibes]

I have two weeks until my concert at my own graduation, where I'll be playing Chopin's impromptu op. 36. I started practicing the piece under three months ago and it isn't even nearly ready, so I will have a painful two weeks ahead of me.

[thecuriouspianist]

So how did/is it going??

[classicalpianovibes]

Thanks for reminding me that I made this post :D I have a bit under a week left before the concert and I have taken two videos of me playing the piece. I'll upload them when I've found a good video editing app and I've cut the videos so that they aren't too long.

It's going surprisingly well. I have improved a lot even though it's only been a week and I think I won't mess up too bad at the concert. There is still a lot of work to be done, especially the right hand runs are difficult and the left hand march-style thing too.

[thecuriouspianist]

I believe jn you💪🏻 yes definitely upload a video when you feel up to it!

[classicalpianovibes]

I have two weeks until my concert at my own graduation, where I'll be playing Chopin's impromptu op. 36. I started practicing the piece under three months ago and it isn't even nearly ready, so I will have a painful two weeks ahead of me.

[thecuriouspianist]

So how did/is it going??

[thecuriouspianist]

Summertime practice session

[onefabulousplatypus]

An explanation for Simone Biles’ decision to withdraw

[thecuriouspianist]

Performers, take note!

[twixnmix]

Nina Simone performing on a TV show filmed at BBC Television Centre in London, 1968.

Photos by David Redfern

[self-healing]

being compassionate to yourself involves making it a discipline to do the things that you love, no matter how many times you attempt to convince yourself that it’s no use. being compassionate with yourself involves sitting down and writing, even when you feel insecure about the work you’re producing. being compassionate with yourself involves taking a walk outside because you haven’t had any fresh air the whole day. being compassionate with yourself involves committing yourself to learning something new even if it hasn’t gone well many times before. being compassionate with yourself is about committing to the discipline of self-betterment and healing.

[thecuriouspianist]

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION / art case piano designed and painted by Steinway master artist Paul Wyse

[mygrandmotherspiano]

“Saying that we play the piano with our fingers is like saying that we run with our feet. The fingers move when we play the piano and they are the only parts of our upper body that touch the piano. Similarly, our feet move when we run and are the only parts that touch the ground. But a runner who tried to improve his running by keeping his legs motionless and doing foot exercises would be ridiculous. He is similar to a pianist who keeps his arms motionless and exercises his fingers, although what the pianist does has the sanction of tradition. We play the piano just as we run: by complex coordinated movements of our whole bodies.”

— Thomas Mark: What Every Pianist Needs to Know about the Body  (via sonateharder)