Share your Regondi, I share mine (and watch me roast myself)! 🕴

Regondi was born in 1822, exactly 200 years ago!

I remembered that 10 years ago I played a concert in my Bavarian hometown and recorded one of my very first YouTube videos! I have set it to unlisted,  but looking back at how I played ten years ago, it's not too bad, right? 🙀

I decided to upload a commented version of my video and I invite you to comment as well. And don't be shy, I think I am the harshest critic when it comes to my own playing!

I did have some serious blunders, but my suit and bow tie more than make up for it 🕴

Here is the non-commented version of this video!

Do you have a Regondi-Piece that you are currently playing?

Here are some links to his wonderful music in case you want to dip your toes in there. Hannah's Challenge is also a great opportunity to dive into some of his pieces:

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  • Yes, you are your own harshest  critic, most certainly. This music seems like it’s not written for mere mortals, yet you actually got your hands around it. I’d sell my soul to the devil to be able to play like that.

    I have never played any Regondi. Couldn’t he have written a piece or two that isn’t at the virtuoso level? I just looked through all the pieces of his you linked, and being a mere human, I think I’ll have to skip him.

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      Eric Phillips Haha, simply sign here 🩸

      Regondi was a great virtuoso, Hannah Murphy will talk about Regondi in her 3rd livestream "Italy in the 19th Century - Legnani, Paganini, Regondi" (what a crazy bunch of people, no wonder that everybody played fast in that company).

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      Martin Martin, Regondi was Italian in name only. Although the details of his early life are not well documented, what does seem certain is that he was born in Switzerland, apparently to a German mother, who played no known role in his upbringing. (Did she perhaps die in childbirth?) Thereafter we find him in Lyons, in the care of a certain Sr. Regondi, a language teacher who may or may not have been his actual father. In 1831 the pair relocated to London, where the young prodigy’s talents attracted considerable attention and, no doubt, reward. Soon enough, however, misfortune struck, and the boy found himself abandoned, Sr. Regondi having absconded with whatever earnings his charge’s well-received concerts had brought in. Fortunately, Giulio was taken  under the wing of rather more benevolent caretakers, sufficiently well placed to ensure an introduction to the best social circles. At last he seems to haven found something resembling a family: Britain would remain home to Regondi for the rest of his life. So perhaps this great virtuoso is best described, not as Italian, but as a Swiss-born Englishman!

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  • Martin, you are leading by example! My guess is that we are all our own harshest critics.  The good news is, we are made aware of improvement in technique and critical listening by reviewing our old recordings. 

     

    As a first time listener to the performance, and this being my first encounter with the piece, I was listening to the music and enjoyed the performance. 

     

    Regondi is relatively new to me as well and I've been working on Etude 1 and can't decide whether or not to play that first chord as an arpeggio. These are pieces that challenge us technically and challenge our endurance for sure! 

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  • Bravo Martin beautiful arpeggios!!

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      Vilio Celli thank you so much, Vilio!

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  • Martin Wow... what a piece... bravo! I actually prefer a serious face with an emotional playing than an emotional face with a serious playing ! 😂 BTW I think you should now consider doing all your upcoming live streams with «a suit»  since you have introduced us a version of you wearing one 🤔

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      Blaise Laflamme Haha, but I am waaaay too comfortable in my pyjamas! 🛌

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  • This is such a treat! You may be criticizing your own playing, but be assured we are all in awe. At least I am. What a bravura piece this is. I’m sure your audience then was also impressed, and if you are now judging yourself s9 easily, well, just practice the piece again …. Admit you were doing a great job ten years ago….

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      joosje Oh yeah, I was in a very good form back then, I would need some serious workouts to play that piece again, although I probably got much more efficient in many ways!

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