Piano room humidity min/max

[AndyD]

Wtg
Benny Goodman... my wife bought a cheap clarinet earlier this year and I'm hoping she'll play like that
But then I got her a really fabulous Iwao flute some years ago and she's no James Galway.

Thanks for Lukas Geniuasus. He is the nearest to Gilels I've heard. Did he play all the preludes one after the other live?

[AndyD]

Big Al
That music you posted...
I learnt Oscar P's solo version of Isn't it Romantic
And the Steinway Standards version of My funny valentine (vol 6?)
And can fumble through the other two. Lovely tunes.

I can't play fast jazz other than learnt ragtime. My limitation...

[AndyD]

Pique
Enjoying your book, currently in the middle of the search

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@AndyD said in Piano room humidity min/max:

Thanks for Lukas Geniuasus. Did he play all the preludes one after the other live?

Yes, apparently he did.

https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2015/Dec/Rachmaninov_preludes_PCL0078.htm

He is the nearest to Gilels I've heard.

There may be a reason for that.

I stumbled upon an interesting bit of trivia about Lukas' grandmother and teacher, Vera Gornostaeva, while diving down into some internet rabbit holes....

Vera Gornostaeva was born in 1929 and studied in Moscow with Heinrich Neuhaus, who also taught Richter, Gilels and Radu Lupu.

And Gornostaeva, in turn, taught Gilels' daughter Elena.

https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2015/Feb/Gornostaeva_piano_1012.htm

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Here he is doing the complete Chopin etudes.

Link to video

Generally speaking we Lithuanians have a lot of stamina.

However, our piano playing skills vary widely.

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Vera teaching a 10 year old Primakov.

Link to video

[AndyD]

That woman becomes a part of the piano.
She sits and is simply fabulous, what touch.
My old piano teacher was a bit like her, you'd never guess this kindly 80 year old had such talent. She'd sit and suddenly become a concert pianist.

Suddenly I was reminded of Barenboim materclassing Lang Lang