Is Cziffra's hectic playing of Liszt's Galop Chromatique on Hungaroton the same as the one on the Art Of Piano DVD?
Question: Is Cziffra's hectic playing of Liszt's Galop Chromatique on Hungaroton the same as the one on the Art Of Piano DVD? Has anyone heard them both? I've heard the Hungaroton, mono, not the EMI or DVD versions, which I presume are stereo. The Hungaroton CD is pretty darn fast if you like f ...
- was there an arrangement (and recording of course) of Pachelbel's Canon with a piano as the lead?
Question: I was wondering if there was an arrangement (and recording of course) of Pachelbel's Canon with a piano as the lead. I know I've heard one somewhere but I'm not sure where to look for it. Thanks in advance. (This is my first time posting here and I couldn't find an FAQ, so if this is ...
tagged: Piano Arrangement- Can anyone recommend a good book of standards that has Piano Arrangements?
Question: I've been playing from fake books for a while and I would like to improve my reading and get some new ideas by playing thru some good arrangements of jazz standards. I am looking for good piano arrangements with interesting chords, voicings, substituitions, movement, etc. I also reall ...
tagged: Piano Arrangements- Can anyone help me find a verson of Amazing Grace with just a piano ?
Question: I have a question that I hope someone here can help me answer. My favorite song is Amazing Grace. I would really like to find a recorded version of this song, sung, with ALL of the lyrics. As easy as this might seem, everyone I can find that has recorded this song has only sung the fi ...
tagged: Piano Amazing Grace- How do you feel about teaching students using pre-recorded piano accompaniment?
Question: My apologies if this is a FAQ.... How do you feel about teaching students using pre-recorded piano accompaniment? I am busy preparing 3 students for ABRSM exams in September, and insisted that they buy the CD's that go with the prescribed syllabus, thinking that it would be good to he ...
tagged: Piano Accompaniment- Does anyone know of any interesting piano/organ duets? Searching around it seems most stuff written for this instrumentation is of a sacred bent.
Question: Does anyone know of any interesting piano/organ duets? Searching around it seems most stuff written for this instrumentation is of a sacred bent. Answer: Schoenberg's Herzgewachse is for soprano, celeste, harmonium, and harp. Not exactly what you sought, but something interesting whic ...
tagged: Organ Piano- what does he do with the old pianos after he's pulled the soundboard out?
Question: A friend gave me a newspaper article from the Sunday May 24 Atlanta Journal/Constitution (I don't subscribe), page F3, Scores of guitar pieces add up to sweet music for artisian. Haven't looked to see if it's on an AJC web site. Caption to one of the three pictures: Only the best: [Te ...
tagged: Old Pianos- Could someone please give us feedback on if this is a good Nordiska 47 model 118MC piano for us or not?
Question: We are not piano experts but are looking for a reasonably priced piano for our young daughter to learn on. The piano should be good enough to hold it's value incase we want to trade in at a later date, also be good enough technically to satisfy my daughters requirements for many years ...
tagged: Nordiska Piano- New Piano
Question: I've been going around trying both new and restored pianos (e.g., primarily Mason & Hamlin and Steinways) on and off for more than a year now. I would agree that the SOUND of a restored can be just as good or better than that of a new grand piano. But, putting aside the auditory sense ...
tagged: New Piano- Which glue for ivory piano keys?
Question: Which is the best glue to put ivory piano keys back on? I tried some white Lepages type glue ... not a good idea, the key started to warp! Answer: Greetings, Superglue does well in the field, if the ivory is original and mates well. On the bench, for a large number of tops, PVC-E glue ...
tagged: Ivory Piano- Anyone know of any alternative sites to Harmony Central?
Question: Anyone know of any alternative sites to Harmony Central? There is so much misinformation out there, that I was hoping to find other sites that could concur with the misinformation or provide me additional insight into our musical tools and accessories... Thanks in advance for your tim ...
tagged: Harmony Central- Does anyone know what level of difficulty the Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor is?
Question: Does anyone know what level of difficulty the Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor is? Answer: No one can tell you - no, not even Edvard himself, were he still alive! Try sight-read it once. Then and only then will you ever experience the flavour of its level of difficulty.
tagged: Grieg Piano Concerto- Where can I find a good grand piano sound font ??
Question: Where can I find a good grand piano sound font ?? Answer: I have made some Steinway Model-C (7ft. 5in.) Grand piano soundfonts available. There are soundfonts made from several different strike-velocity samples. One smaller (2.5MB) soundfont version (from the MF-strike sample set) is ...
tagged: Grand Piano- Can anyone advise me on having a baby grand piano moved from the East Coast to Colorado?
Question: Can anyone advise me on having a baby grand piano moved from the East Coast to Colorado? Are there companies who specialize in moving grand pianos? Would you trust a furniture mover like United Van Lines (who moved my MM1200)? How much would you expect to have to pay? Answer: I don't ...
tagged: Grand Pianos- Are there any famous piano players of any field of music that perfer(ed) uprights?
Question: Are there any famous piano players of any field of music that perfer(ed) uprights? I seem to recall seeing a good number of players using them in old film/movie clips and tv clips. Answer: Well, there are certainly some genres, such as ragtime, that somehow seem a little out of place ...
tagged: Famous Piano Players- anyone tell me the manufacturing date of an Estey upright piano?
Question: I'd really appreciate it if someone out there could tell me the manufacturing date of an Estey upright piano. It's serial number is 130481. A prompt reply by e-mail would be greatly appreciated Answer: 1940 Pierce Piano Atlas, 10th Edition
tagged: Estey Piano- Anyone have any experience buying tickets from Elton John.com to see the Red Piano Show?
Question: I would like like to see the Red Piano Show and The Beatles Love in Vegas on the same weekend. I'm very picky about seats for Elton shows. Anyone have any experience buying tickets from Elton John.com? Answer: I'm planning to see LOVE and the Red Piano on Feb. 5-6. I checked Ticketmas ...
tagged: Elton John Red Piano- Do you call them electric pianos, digital pianos, digital keyboards...?
Question: I haven't played piano since my 3 years of music theory in high school and on not up to date on the linguistics. Do you call them electric pianos, digital pianos, digital keyboards...? Please help me out Answer: Almost no currently produced keyboards are referred to as electric pianos ...
tagged: Electric Piano- Can anyone tell me where I could find a CD with Mozart's Dueling Piano's Symphony for 2 pianos in D?
Question: Can anyone tell me where I could find a CD with Mozart's Dueling Piano's Symphony for 2 pianos in D? Does it go by another name that I could look for? I hear that listening to a Mozart piano sonata can stimulate brain activity. Does it have to be piano? Does it have to be a sonata, or ...
tagged: Dueling Piano- Drum Piano
Question: I'm having some problems with the drum channel on some of the midi songs I play. I have a Yamaha DB50XG and use VanBasco's player on Windows XP. Sometimes the drum channel sounds like a grand piano insted of drums. I guess it's because of files which don't reset properly, but is there ...
tagged: Drum Piano
