My new piano piece

[Scrumhalf]

This is the piece I am learning now - the 1st movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata No. 14.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6txOvK-mAk

One of my favorite pieces - so beautiful and sad. I could listen to it all day. Kempff makes it sound so smooth... I have the notes down for the most part but I'll be happy if I can make it sound half as smooth as his. Oh well, something to work on during the Thanksgiving break!

A lack of talent is such a terrible thing... :( :rofl:

[magdalena]

That is a pretty tough piece.
The way they show the guy playing the Sonata is kind of distracting...it is just weird how they mostly show his face, not his hands. I don't want to say that the guy creeps me out, cause often when I play the piano I don't look at the keys either, but it almost looks like he is doing anything else other than playing.

[Bouncer]

if you need lessons, let me know. i can pretty much own all those Sonata pieces.

[Scrumhalf]

Magdalena, Kempff is one of the all time piano greats. He's known as an expert on Beethoven and he's probably played the piece a thousand times - it is pretty cool how he closes his eyes and feels the emotion of the music. I try to do that sometimes too but end up hitting the wrong keys.... lol..... His left hand is so perfect - never overpowering the right...I tend to be too loud with my left hand. Gotta practice, practice, practice...

It is definitely the most challenging piece I have attempted to learn. The notes are ok - it is the emotion that is so hard to capture. And I kinda like the way they show his face too, just to see him feeling the emotion of the piece is cool. This is a piece with death as the theme - there is a moment at 3:54 in the piece where the melody goes from E to Dnatural instead of D# and Kempff just closes his eyes and let's the melody flow. It's magic and unforgettable - almost like he is coming face to face with his own mortality at that moment.

And yes B, I'll be getting right back to you on the lessons :)

[FitnessBrat]

How about you post a video of YOU playing the piece for us, SH :)

[Scrumhalf]

Someday I will... just not ready to perform publicly yet :)

[Bouncer]

Someday I will... just not ready to perform publicly yet :)

with my guidance and skill, the sky is the limit my friend. now excuse me while i got listen to Ja Rule. :D