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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Sor's Music!
Here is day one with Andante from Op. 45, No. 5. I'll try to remember to turn off the metronome when speaking next time!
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Fernando Sor Challenge
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Sor's Music!
Martin, Count me in. I'd like to work on a Sor piece I've always wanted to learn - Andante from 6 Petites Pieces Faciles, Op. 45. I will plan to get an initial video up of the first 15 measures by…
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Fernando Sor Challenge
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Re: Fernando Sor Mini Challenge
@Blaise Laflamme , @JUAN ALONSO Many thanks for listening/watching and your encouraging words. Juan, my main set up is two Line Audio C4 condenser mics going into an Apollo x8 interface.…
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11 mths ago
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Fernando Sor Mini Challenge
Thought I would post the progress I've made over the last 4 months with Sor's "Les Adieux." I have finished a video performance that was helpful to put together.…
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11 mths ago
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Mini Challenges!
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Re: Ernesto García de León – Preludio Op 26
Thanks for this Eric - wonderful to listen to this morning.
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Your Practice Diary
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Re: What's the most challenging piece you've ever learned and how did you tackle it?
There are so many challenging pieces I have tried to learn and have had to let go! One of them is Roland Dyen's "Songe Capricorne." I tried to learn it several years ago, but the complex rhythms,…
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1 yr ago
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Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Fernando Sor Mini Challenge
@Ernesto Thanks for listening. "Les Adieux" seems to capture Sor's compositional style so well.
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1 yr ago
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Mini Challenges!
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Re: Fernando Sor Mini Challenge
@Eric Phillips Thanks Eric. Glad to be in the club of the bearded.
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1 yr ago
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Mini Challenges!
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Re: Fernando Sor Mini Challenge
Though I would post an update on some video practice I've been doing on Sor's Fantasia in E Minor, Opus 21 (“Les Adieux”). Trying to play with a bit more expression given the musical drama of this…
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1 yr ago
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Mini Challenges!
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Re: Recommendations for Cello Suites?
Hi Don, David Jaggs recently recorded the entire BWV1007 Suite arranged by Manuel Barrueco. While I prefer arrangements that do not add many notes beyond the original,…
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1 yr ago
General Discussion
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Re: Memorization in Classical Guitar Performance
I think it really does come down to what enables a performer to play with confidence and expression. For me personally, I prefer to memorize my pieces precisely because this allows me to have more…
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1 yr ago
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Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Fernando Sor Mini Challenge
@David Krupka I only know that his grave went unmarked until 1934! That grave marker remains at the base of the new one. I haven't been able to find any info on the new one - but if I had to guess,…
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1 yr ago
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Fernando Sor Mini Challenge
@Blaise @Eric Phillips @Jack Stewart @Khiem Nguyen @JUAN ALONSO Thanks for the encouragement. I hope to do justice to Les Adieux over the next month. Eric,…
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Mini Challenges!
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Re: Fernando Sor Mini Challenge
Here is a video I made recently of the first 32 measures. A bit rough on rhythmic pulse etc. but coming along. Will update soon after I watch the livestream!
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1 yr ago
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Mini Challenges!
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Re: Fernando Sor Mini Challenge
I've started working on Sor's "Les Adieux" from Sixième Fantaisie pour Guitare Op. 21. @Eric Phillips I think this is one you have played before right?…
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1 yr ago
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Mini Challenges!
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Re: Eduardo Fernandez: Exploring Rubato in the Classics with Sor's "Les Adieux" Op. 21
I am currently learning this piece. Can't wait!
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1 yr ago
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Re: Baroque Mini Challenge
@Jack Stewart Thanks Jack. I really enjoyed learning this suite and it hooked me big time on Weiss.
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1 yr ago
Baroque Mini Challenge!
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Re: Baroque Mini Challenge
@Marilyn Blodget Thanks Marilyn. Glad you enjoyed it. I spent about a year with Jason on Artist works learning this with him. He said he played it in high school!
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1 yr ago
Baroque Mini Challenge!
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Re: Baroque Mini Challenge
@Eric Phillips Thanks Eric. I read through a transcription of the prelude I have in D minor with the dropped D and it definitely has a more resonant character.…
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1 yr ago
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Baroque Mini Challenge!
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Re: Baroque Mini Challenge
@Stefanie Mosburger-Dalz Thanks very much Stefanie. I really enjoyed learning that Suite almost a decade ago!
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1 yr ago
Baroque Mini Challenge!
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Re: Baroque Mini Challenge
@bryan. burns2011 Really superb and inspiring performance. Thank you for sharing it.
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1 yr ago
Baroque Mini Challenge!
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Re: Baroque Mini Challenge
@Marilyn Blodget Great to see you playing this Prelude - very comfortable in your hands and I like the tempo/pulse you bring to it. Brava!
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1 yr ago
Baroque Mini Challenge!
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Re: Baroque Mini Challenge
Though recorded almost nine years ago, I thought I would share one of my favorite Baroque suites for this challenge. (Weiss Sonata No. 34 Dresden). This is Michael Lorimer's transcription in E minor.…
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Baroque Mini Challenge!
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Re: Week 3: ... and Fire
@Steve Price Great work on this challenging piece. You have a good sense of pulse through out. You've inspired me to have a closer look at this one. Thank you Steve.
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1 yr ago
Landslög Challenge!
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Re: Recovering from RSI in Left Hand - Some Good News.
@Blaise Laflamme Thanks Blaise. Definitely bringing change to my practice habits. Do take care!
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1 yr ago
Your Practice Diary
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I am an Episcopal priest (semi-retired) and an appreciative student of the classical guitar. Many years ago in undergraduate school, I majored in music performance on guitar. Over the last ten years, I've been enriched by online study.
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