This is rather different from my usual Saturday musical offerings (as is the timing! I am running a little late today.)
I know that a number of you really appreciate classical music, and I also know that some of you are indifferent to it. This piece was selected for all of you because of what is beautifully presented in the middle.
For those of you who are already deciding not to play it …. just hold on for a minute, because after hitting “play”, and in just over a minute (1:30), I think you will be pleased with what you hear. In fact I am almost certain that you will recognize what you hear. It’s pretty incredible that a piece of music written in 1834, can be the melody for a song written over 80 years later … and is still recorded and played today! Enjoy!
A New Direction Perhaps? 
Wise man! Its best to keep your wife happy! 🙂
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Oh to be able to play the piano like that. Beautiful piece!
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Practise … practise … practise!
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They say practice makes perfect but……No matter how long I practice I do not believe I will ever be as good as her! 🙂
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I don’t imagine you will. She probably started at around 6 years old and has been going ever since!
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Yes, a little too late for me!
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I am still amazed by what composers like Chopin, Mozart, Haydn, Puccini,…. were able to create. They only had a piece of paper and noted down huge compositions which they already heard in all details (thinking of Beethoven as one of the best examples). Real geniuses.
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It is amazing isn’t it. No recording devices to experiment on. No multi-tracking facilities. No way of storing it while you figure out where the piece is going .. except by writing it down. So not only were they very creative, but they had to learn how to read and write music before they could start anything constructive. Who could not be impressed! 🙂
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Yes, right! They needed to stick with their composition to write down all they heard in their head. And if they paused, they were able to continue where they stopped. I am so honoring their talent. Thank you for sharing this piece of music and spreading awareness for the gift they shared!
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Oh Erika ….. please come back on Saturday as I have a song that was “love at first hearing” (I heard it yesterday), and will be posting it next Saturday! I am intrigued to know how you respond to it. 🙂
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You made me very curious, Colin! I will make a mental note to visit on Saturday 😊
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Please do. I have listened to it so many times now but, after the 2nd or 3rd time, I thought “I can imagine Erika may well be absorbed by this!” Of course I could be totally wrong … but we’ll see! 🙂
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Wow!! I am hooked, Colin… haha. I am looking forward to hearing it. I am pretty sure that you estimated my feeling about it right… yes, we’ll see 😊
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Yeah, that’s good music. I’m no expert on classical, but I do like a lot of it. This is a nice piece.
Did you notice how muscular her forearms are? I guess playing the piano really gives you a workout.
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No I cannot say that I was studying her forearms while she was playing, but I can imagine they got quite the workout! 🙂
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I was studying them. She has very sexy forearms.
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Well if sexy parts get your attention, then search YouTube for Lola Astanova (pianist). Enjoy!
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I’d better not. My wife might get jealous.
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Sexy forearms? Just what every woman longs to hear!
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I thought so. This is why I’m such a Casanova.
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“No comment!” 🙂
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Not a fan of classical as a rule as some of it is ‘too busy’ for my liking, Chopin included. Lovely middle section though.
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I like most things Chopin.
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