I agree. I think she's playing it much too fast. On the piano and with the full orchestra, I usually hear it closer to 125 or 130 BPM. Here she's playing like 175 BPM, and despite her excellent technique, I think it takes away from the musicality of the piece.
She is a fantastic player and a better PERFORMER. If you knew her you would get what I'm saying. Of all marimba virtuosos, only a handful do the 100%, 90% of the time accuracy thing. Gordon stout being one. L. H. Stevens misses a number frequently. This depends on the venue! If it is on stage with 1000+ in attendance then the 100% comes out. I have seen several major pros stop and even cuss at the marimba during clinic performances. Mimura is a class act. No excuses, even told jokes during tech
wow. i have been playing paino for 10 yrs, and learning this song recently was quite a challenge. this is just amazing. I wish that i could play that if i spent5 yrs learning it.
She's great, but isn't it interesting that 'World Class Marimbists' still play quite a few wrong notes/ and even stopping?! etc..1:49. Do 'World Class Pianists' - Brendel, Barenboim, Perahia hit so many wrong notes? I'm not so sure.
@Albez36 - Ha, let me assure you my friend there most certainly is such thing as a wrong note. Ever heard of Les Dawson? I imagine you don't know this piece. The notes Debussy wrote are written down, it is NOT improvisation. It is a very well known piano piece and believe me she DOES play wrong notes & even stops at one point. That aside, she is very musical. Before you make such laughable comments may I suggest your opinion is informed beforehand. Thank you.
@DrJizify yeah, its Dr. gradus ad. parnassum, and i truly wish i could play it like this. i can only match this preformance on piano, which is obviously not nearly as hard
@DrJizify try playing marimba and then say something :) Stop looking at the technicality of the piece but the musicality. Notes do not dictate whether you're the best or not..
@DrJizify Late response, but...if you consider the tempo she's taking, she's practically on the brink of technical limitation. Any other recording on marimba is much lower tempo in comparison, yet she still manages to play with very high accuracy and very high musicality. The achievement here, at the very least technically, is tremendous. There are many piano pieces written that are virtually impossible to play as written- I'm sure those pianists would be forgiven for a couple missed notes.
@DrJizify this is not a proffeisional recording is in a masterclass, listen to her recordings and even live in concert and she is really amazing, Beautiful sound, great phrases, and amazing technique and musicality, much more than just a few "wrong" notes. Even in Karajans recordings you can hear bad notes but the important is the music not the notes.
the reason she plays it so fast probably has something to do with the fact that the bars on a marimba don't ring as long as the strings on a piano (especially in mid and upper registers). If she played it at the standard tempo, you'd start hearing silence in between the notes and it would sound too staccato and choppy. at this tempo it can still sound legato.
This is really good. Obviously Nanae is an incredible player, and playing this piece that fast takes extreme chops. I wouldn't mind hearing it a little slower though...
it actually can, the thing is being able to do it, it's an integral thing involving technical dexterity, knowoledge of the mechanics of the composition, a thorough working of the movement, mallet choice, sticking, INTONATION...
the world is plagued with marimba players nowadays, logically there are more ''less good'' players than there are good ones, so it's easy to decrease one's perceptions of an instrument's capabilities.
also there's a thing with intonation: that hundredth part of a second when the mallet becomes part of the bar, it makes a world of diference when you take a deep examination of how to make that movement in order to create a harsh or pingy attack, or a deep, mellow one, it helps bringing out that complesity and texture you speak about
Wow, I played this piece, and this interpretation is so different from mine. I liked mine, but I love this. I tried to be more expressive in the parts that she was fast, and I tried to be fast in the parts that she was expressive, lol. Great vid!
I like it about this speed, its fast but it's not so ridiculous that its just a blur of notes, you can actually hear the chords being laid out. Going faster than this is just showing off.
she's using the traditional Japanese grip, which is the reverse of Burton grip. Burton grip and Traditional grip are not the same grip....she talks about it in her clinics...and the shafts of her mallets from Encore are slightly longer to accommodate the grip.
that's right, i remember now. Sorry it's been a while since she's been here. She places the inside mallet over th outside mallet but she switches between grips in her workshops.
yeah...she does switch out sometimes...she was saying at one of her clinics that she was trying to learn Burton and Steven's well so that she can teach them better. and besides...with musicality like that, she can hold the mallets any darn way she wants too!!! lol...
I think you are correct... I read your comment and thought "no way" but it seems her palms are facing downward, which rules out stevens, and it looks like the mallets are crossed reverse from burton. I've never seen traditional grip used like this though, which may mean she's using a hybrid of 2 techniques...
bello que dios te bendiga
jorgeluispurizagamoj 2 months ago
Umm what is that marimba doing in the kitchen?
Bluedragon128977 3 months ago
Does anyone know the exact name of this Debussy piece?
SuperPerfect5th 4 months ago
@SuperPerfect5th
Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum, the first movement of Debussy's Children's Corner Suite for piano (also adapted for orchestra and later for marimba).
19andoverlol 4 months ago
Where did she find that music for it? Or did she just get the piano version and played it that way?
darkbow788 4 months ago
Wow this is performed extremely well!!!! SOOO GOOOD.
I question the speed of this though... I don't think it was intended to be this fast at all...
Well done though!! FANTASTIC PLAYING.
drumcorpsgirl1991 5 months ago
@drumcorpsgirl1991
I agree. I think she's playing it much too fast. On the piano and with the full orchestra, I usually hear it closer to 125 or 130 BPM. Here she's playing like 175 BPM, and despite her excellent technique, I think it takes away from the musicality of the piece.
19andoverlol 4 months ago
seriously, dude? you could not keep your stinky butt demons at bay for a few more seconds?
opeth72 7 months ago
She is a fantastic player and a better PERFORMER. If you knew her you would get what I'm saying. Of all marimba virtuosos, only a handful do the 100%, 90% of the time accuracy thing. Gordon stout being one. L. H. Stevens misses a number frequently. This depends on the venue! If it is on stage with 1000+ in attendance then the 100% comes out. I have seen several major pros stop and even cuss at the marimba during clinic performances. Mimura is a class act. No excuses, even told jokes during tech
infinity182yahoo 8 months ago
This actually amazed me so much, very inspired by all these videos
jezza94 1 year ago
all i want to know is:
who farted at 2:23??
takingroads 1 year ago 26
wow. i have been playing paino for 10 yrs, and learning this song recently was quite a challenge. this is just amazing. I wish that i could play that if i spent5 yrs learning it.
lappdaniel 1 year ago
Her performance deserves a better recording sound quality.
ControlThis 1 year ago 6
my love... when will we finally be together?
McKeeDee 1 year ago
she is so beauty
afore182 1 year ago
She's great, but isn't it interesting that 'World Class Marimbists' still play quite a few wrong notes/ and even stopping?! etc..1:49. Do 'World Class Pianists' - Brendel, Barenboim, Perahia hit so many wrong notes? I'm not so sure.
DrJizify 1 year ago
@DrJizify im sure they did when they were 25, or however the hell young she is
john3047X 1 year ago
@DrJizify No such thing as a wrong note, improvisation.
Albez36 1 year ago
@Albez36 - Ha, let me assure you my friend there most certainly is such thing as a wrong note. Ever heard of Les Dawson? I imagine you don't know this piece. The notes Debussy wrote are written down, it is NOT improvisation. It is a very well known piano piece and believe me she DOES play wrong notes & even stops at one point. That aside, she is very musical. Before you make such laughable comments may I suggest your opinion is informed beforehand. Thank you.
DrJizify 1 year ago
@DrJizify yeah, its Dr. gradus ad. parnassum, and i truly wish i could play it like this. i can only match this preformance on piano, which is obviously not nearly as hard
lappdaniel 1 year ago
@DrJizify try playing marimba and then say something :) Stop looking at the technicality of the piece but the musicality. Notes do not dictate whether you're the best or not..
boredxbored 1 year ago
@DrJizify Late response, but...if you consider the tempo she's taking, she's practically on the brink of technical limitation. Any other recording on marimba is much lower tempo in comparison, yet she still manages to play with very high accuracy and very high musicality. The achievement here, at the very least technically, is tremendous. There are many piano pieces written that are virtually impossible to play as written- I'm sure those pianists would be forgiven for a couple missed notes.
Muhroomba 9 months ago
@DrJizify this is not a proffeisional recording is in a masterclass, listen to her recordings and even live in concert and she is really amazing, Beautiful sound, great phrases, and amazing technique and musicality, much more than just a few "wrong" notes. Even in Karajans recordings you can hear bad notes but the important is the music not the notes.
juanperc 4 months ago
the reason she plays it so fast probably has something to do with the fact that the bars on a marimba don't ring as long as the strings on a piano (especially in mid and upper registers). If she played it at the standard tempo, you'd start hearing silence in between the notes and it would sound too staccato and choppy. at this tempo it can still sound legato.
gmardoc 1 year ago
@gmardoc It's originally a pedagogical piano piece, and pretty much every recording i've heard on piano takes it at least this fast, if not faster.
Peaux 1 year ago
Everything on marimba doesn't have to be played fast.....
lyrikkalvision07 2 years ago 2
Dr. Gradum and Parnassus is a much better song when played slower
estep111993 2 years ago
I agree that, while technically excellent, this is way too fast. There is so much beautiful harmony in this piece and it all gets trampled...
theclarinetist 2 years ago
This is really good. Obviously Nanae is an incredible player, and playing this piece that fast takes extreme chops. I wouldn't mind hearing it a little slower though...
DforDrums 2 years ago
Very well done. It is sad though, that this instrument cannot capture the compexity and texture of the composition.
And Debussy is all about texture...
bjankuloski 2 years ago
it actually can, the thing is being able to do it, it's an integral thing involving technical dexterity, knowoledge of the mechanics of the composition, a thorough working of the movement, mallet choice, sticking, INTONATION...
the world is plagued with marimba players nowadays, logically there are more ''less good'' players than there are good ones, so it's easy to decrease one's perceptions of an instrument's capabilities.
urbanovibe 2 years ago
@urbanovibe
also there's a thing with intonation: that hundredth part of a second when the mallet becomes part of the bar, it makes a world of diference when you take a deep examination of how to make that movement in order to create a harsh or pingy attack, or a deep, mellow one, it helps bringing out that complesity and texture you speak about
urbanovibe 2 years ago
Ninae is a fabulous player and shows it once again in this video. Very expressive and quite musical, as usual.
PercTeacher 2 years ago
Woops, I was distracted as I typed this....sorry Nanae for the misspelling!
PercTeacher 2 years ago
Hahahahahaha
I think I can hear someone farting at 2:24!!!!
That said, this is brilliant.
utley72 2 years ago 2
i hear it too.
SYLperc 2 years ago
Very talented, no doubt. I'm not too sure I'm a fan of the interpretation. But, wow amazing player.
cminorharmonic 2 years ago
Absolutely amazing! I LOVED her choice of mallets, and her interpretation of it.
alexanderpit2006 2 years ago
B-E-A-UTIFUL!
fantastic preformance!!!
LilJwalker12 2 years ago
Wow, I played this piece, and this interpretation is so different from mine. I liked mine, but I love this. I tried to be more expressive in the parts that she was fast, and I tried to be fast in the parts that she was expressive, lol. Great vid!
Drummer2004 2 years ago
Wow, it's soo different than on piano. Well played, I like it very much :-)
almdudler91 2 years ago
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im only 13 and i play four mallets when i want to learn to play like her!
lunar326 2 years ago
great. Good arr.
lezardos 2 years ago
holy crap! she's amazing!!
mangomango930 2 years ago
she's superb!! and gorgeous!! that'll work!! ;-)
proman2world 2 years ago
this is really really good! very impressive. does anyone know the name of the piece?
ualloz 3 years ago
Dr Gradus ad Paranassum
c1981 3 years ago
I like this piece, your performance is very good. 5 stars.
RobertoFasciano 3 years ago
Wow, I've a recording of LHS playing this and she plays it so much faster. Oh, and she's hot.
LifetimeofRon 3 years ago
I like it about this speed, its fast but it's not so ridiculous that its just a blur of notes, you can actually hear the chords being laid out. Going faster than this is just showing off.
myriad2010 3 years ago
Very nice!
jamesjoycebr 3 years ago
Superb! I would've never thought to play this piece on a marimba, but it works very well now that I hear it.
brennakj 3 years ago
Hi ! A fine rendition. Sounds good ! Cheers !
OlympicSong 3 years ago
This is ridiculously amazing!! Beautiful music from a beautiful woman! i only wish to be this good some day...
barcanard 3 years ago
beautiful!!
JoanTerrell 3 years ago
I think shes really good of course! but still she plays the song alittle to fast i think... jasmin kolbergs version is the best so far!
percashic 3 years ago
Beautiful! Love it. Thanks for posting.
tonybanger 3 years ago
someone wanna explain japanese grip to me?LOL
abacus101 3 years ago
she's using the traditional Japanese grip, which is the reverse of Burton grip. Burton grip and Traditional grip are not the same grip....she talks about it in her clinics...and the shafts of her mallets from Encore are slightly longer to accommodate the grip.
jsudrum78 3 years ago
that's right, i remember now. Sorry it's been a while since she's been here. She places the inside mallet over th outside mallet but she switches between grips in her workshops.
808stix 3 years ago
yeah...she does switch out sometimes...she was saying at one of her clinics that she was trying to learn Burton and Steven's well so that she can teach them better. and besides...with musicality like that, she can hold the mallets any darn way she wants too!!! lol...
jsudrum78 3 years ago
lol, seriously!
808stix 3 years ago
I don't think so. She is using traditional grip all the time.
hanamericana 3 years ago
I think you are correct... I read your comment and thought "no way" but it seems her palms are facing downward, which rules out stevens, and it looks like the mallets are crossed reverse from burton. I've never seen traditional grip used like this though, which may mean she's using a hybrid of 2 techniques...
xtreme0204 3 years ago
omg dude how old r u
thats some good marimba playing r u using stvens grip or burtons i cant really tell?
Victorspenis 3 years ago
very good. I love it .
himmy0169 3 years ago
awesome
manachaiw 3 years ago