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Favorite romantic composer?


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  • Albeniz Capricho Catalan--original piano.  I thought it would be fun to do both versions.  I like them both--very different experiences.  Yes, guitar takes more work!

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      Marilyn Blodget great experience you bring us! You played lovely both instruments, thank you so much for that!

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    • Marilyn Blodget So great to have side by side the piano and guitar versions.  As much as I like the guitar version, for me the piano original is superior.  Your playing on both versions were very delicate and musical.  I really enjoyed listening to them both.

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    • Stefanie Mosburger-Dalz Thank you Stephanie!

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    • Eric Phillips Thanks Eric!  The guitar version requires a lot more work!

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    • Barney Thanks Barney!  I played the guitar version first, but I was curious to try out the piano version as well.  4 fingers versus 10.  6 strings vs. 88 keys. Guitar definitely requires more of the performer.

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    • Moyses Lopes Thank you Moyses!

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    • Dale Needles Thanks Dale!  One vote for piano 😁!

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      Marilyn Blodget You were great on both. I enjoyed watching and listening to you very much!  Is that a Jose Ramirez guitar?

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    • Barney Yes.  I bought it at the Ramirez shop in Madrid in 1969.  It’s a 1A crafted by M T (Mariano Tezanos Castro).

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      • Derek
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      Marilyn Blodget Bravo Marilyn. Very impressive and interesting to hear the piano version as well, I am fairly familiar with the piece played on the guitar but I think this is the first time I've heard it on the piano

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      Marilyn Blodget It looks and sounds beautiful!

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    Granados, Vals Poetico 6

    Hi, Tonebase mates! Finally, I got a recording that satisfied me... It was a hard job for me and my e-twin. This Granado's Walz is for piano and we did this version for two guitars. It was not easy to record without a metronome (we have an accelerando in the final of A part) but my e-twin did all the job with software and e-things. Thank you for listening! 

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    • Moyses Lopes Very nice.  I thought I was listening to the Abreu brothers.  

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      Moyses Lopes That was amazing, Moyses. There is so much about your recording that would completely baffle me. Just trying to play all the notes correctly in a single take has me overwhelmed - much less trying to do it again at the same tempo and sync it all together. Bravo.

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      • Barney
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      Moyses Lopes Wow!  Very cool Moyses!  I've played this piece in solo guitar version, but this looks like more fun;  you did a terrific job with syncing and the whole video production.  Well done, thanks!

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      Thank you Jack Stewart , Dale Needles  and Barney ! In fact, it was an amazing learning process, I did 7 takes til to get satisfied. For me, the accelerando at the end of A part is the difficult piece in this puzzle. There are many empty measures, breaths, and suspensions (of course, it is a romantic piece...) to do. I did a take with a metronome but the result was so awful... The solution was to create a 3rd guitar to act as a click track, in that I played every quarter note, expressing the intentions of the suspensions and the accelerando. At the final render, I just mute this 3rd guitar and the result is that. Once more, thank you for listening! 😉

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      • Derek
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      Moyses Lopes That's great Moyses! Any idea where I can get the score. I have a duet version of number 1 that I play (usually with a real partner!)

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    • Moyses Lopes Really beautiful, and I love all the playful looks between you and your twin!

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      Derek If you don't mind playing with my arrangement it will be a pleasure send you the score. I need just some days to make a decent version on MuseScore and voilá!, I'll post here and you can download. Thank you for listening!

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      Eric Phillips He's a bit rebel, you know? I'm looking for a digital psichanalist for him, but is not easy to find one...😄

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      Moyses Lopes Well played, Moyses. I have never tried recording in a duet setting, really want to try it someday. 👍

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      • Moses
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      Wai Do it! A lot of work, but is very fun! 🙂 Regards! 

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      • Moyses Lopes
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      Derek , here is the score!! Let me know if there is something wrong. Have a nice time rehearsing your duo!

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      Moyses Lopes Thank you Moyses that's wonderful - and very kind of you. I shall work on this. Thanks again!

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  • I've had to step back from participation due to some pretty intense pain in my left hand fingers  (3 & 4). Too much overuse in recent months have taken a toll.  So I am resting and just returning to some "touch" practice (no pressure on the fretboard) and will wait at least a month before applying any pressure.  I thought I would send in a performance video I made in 2020 of J.K. Mertz Barden-Klänge - Op. 13: No 3 Sehnsucht.  I've attached a tabbed score if anyone is interested.  Lot's of great playing here - bravo everyone!

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