Nina Perlove plays Telemann Fantasy in d minor

[sidekicker35]

Perhaps it's the recording method, but the sound is really unfocused and breathy. I also agree with the other poster that there is far too much use of vibrato, IMHO, for this period of music. It can be used, sparingly, but only for color and interest. Heavy vibrato (and heavy style) like this seems to add nothing to this beautiful piece. Sorry, just my $.02. To each his/her own I guess with Baroque music.

[KagamineLenX3]

Really beautiful :D But, I just have to mention, that the vibrato was very thick in this piece and I thought (please correct me if I'm wrong) that generally during the Baroque period, they disliked/avoided the use of vibrato.

[Celanish]

Zut ! Cette Nina , au jeu souvent un peu sale , pour le coup me laisse sur le cul à rêver ...On peut entendre plus de maîtrise ( cf Gallois sur ce même youtube ) , mais une telle projection !

Un grand merci Madame !

[MareikeMuri]

To be honest: I think this doesn't sound like a baroque piece. In my opinion your tone and vibrato sounds much too "modern".

[listennow15]

This is beautiful, among the finest things of any kind that the Internet has yet made available. Thank-you for providing this to us. If Nina Perlove were to produce a CD of studio performances of all of the 12 Fantasias, I would be the first to buy it. Are all 12 actually already available on YouTube and I have only managed to find four? Please make them all available here or on CD. They are nonpareil references for those of us working on our own renditions.

[Nekoliini]

I'm working on this Fantasy right now :) It's nice to hear different performances of a song you're playing! I like your sound very much.

[lafeelafeede1]

I play this Fantasie for Flute

It is quite difficult

But really very beautiful

Yours Maggie;)

[snottyxraygirl]

Amazing,your improvisations are fantastic!! I pray to be able to reach a level such as yours..thanks for this lovely piece....

[marrynguyenn]

does anyone know where i can find a piano accompaniment?

[ninaflute]

@marrynguyenn this piece was written for solo flute - there is no accompaniment for it written by Telemann.

[camerondeniselow]

@ninaflute but this ISNT fantasia in d minor by telemann.....

[miamigurl123]

@camerondeniselow Yeah, it is. There's always different names, different spellings for the pieces depending on the publisher. It's also known as No. 6, but it is certainly a Telemann Fantasie (fantasy, what have you) in d minor.

[Namine58]

You sound amazing, but I was just curious, were you messing around with the piece at all? I'm doing this piece as a solo in my band and the piece your playing sounds different than the one I am playing.

[ninaflute]

@Namine58 I added Baroque style ornamentation to the piece. It was expected that the performer would add embellishments to what the composer wrote.

[littlegrape13]

Awsome (^_^) Do you give sheet music???

[musicaddict159]

LOVE the SOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!

[UchihaC1an]

Wow. You really are extremely talented. Have you ever tried composing anything?

[JesusChristLives100]

lolz. same here.

[disturlinkD]

you play awesome i wish one day i can play like you!!^_^

[Danirockstheflute]

I keep listening to this over and over....and over....AND OVER Again....I REALLY wish i could play like you.You are AMAZING!!!!!!!!

[Danirockstheflute]

Holy crap!!! Everytime i listen/ watch you...You always seem to amaze me! Wow!! Thats all i have to say...Wow.

[SEAHARP11]

WOW!!!

[Flutix]

Hi Nina,

I love your rich, full tone - sounds like you were in a room with "wet" reverb. You make full use of the flute's versatility of expression.

[violinistx100]

She's a colledge PROFESSER! She teaches flute.

[Inscizion]

Did you put your own twist on this song? Because I was following my music while listenining to you and when you should of done the repeats you did it a little different. I'd like to learn what your additions to it were,

[vladyflute95]

O hi Nina. I loe your playing:*

[QuarterNoteFlute]

I love your playing;) now I want to learn this song:) just so happens my mom just bought this piece from the states:D

[JoachimMink]

Hallo Nina,

wirklich toll wie Du spielst.

Ich habe Dir schon eine Weile zugehört und bin ergriffen.

Danke für Deine Filme.

Joachim

[dueloftheflutes]

I'm playing this for a college audition in January, and I really appreciate you posting such a beautiful recording on YouTube! I really like your use of ornamentation and rubato. Good job. =)

[dueloftheflutes]

I really like the ornamentations you use on this! I have some written in from my flute teacher, but only a couple of the ones you use. I think it's awesome. =)

[juggledvm]

I love this piece and love to play it myself, though not as good as this. The acoustics are very reminiscent of a large bathroom I used to like to play in.

[hambagers]

wow im playing the flute to

[sfroths1]

im playing this for a school audition that's in two wks... your rendition is awesome!

[fluteica]

I think it has really too vibrato.

But you are an artist, good job.

:)

[flipib06]

hey! That was gorgeous!

I always love listening to your videos. I am playing this one for an audition for a music school for the gifted next year :)

Your video helped me immensly!

[P3freak]

I'm playing this piece for a college music audition saturday... wish i could play it tihs well. You did a great job. I've definitely got something to aspire to. :)

[2BaMD]

Ninaflute, you are a really good flute player. You have really good tone and

you incorporate style in this piece. You don't make the notes sound louder than others.

I play the flute too. I really like to play that instrument.

[devilkittylmb]

Where did you find the sheet music for all the Telmann pieces you played? The only book I can find is "Wye: Music for Solo Flute". Is this the one you used? If not, could you give me the title of the book you are using? I would really like to buy these and play them for fun :)

[Phalken]

There's actually a book with just Telemann's Fantasies in them. The one I have is called "12 Fantasies" (for: Flute Alone. by: G.P. Telemann. edited by: Robert F. Cole] It's from the Southern Music Company.

It should be available at local music stores ^^

[Tweeny83]

An excellent★★★★★ playin from you Nina!! Simply luv this..

[Phalken]

The sheer amount of grammatical mistakes is amazing.

You mean 'improvise'? And artistic liberties in music doesn't make the piece bad -__-; Combined with good technique and tone quality, it just means she plays the piece more awesomely than a normal person who drills the piece for the notes. Get a proper music background.

[ninaflute]

petrapana:

The improvisation is called ornamentation, essential to baroque performance practice, look in the New Grove or any other source on Baroque style. Even Wikipedia says: "Baroque music employs a great deal of ornamentation, which was often improvised by the performer." Since your parents are musicians, ask them. I hope you can continue your studies of music history and style since you play nicely. Good luck.

[tiffanynicolega]

your an idiot.. real talented with the lanuage there!

[paramorerox45]

this is so amazingly beautiful. i hope to be a flutist like you one day. this is about my forth year in playing. and i also move like that too.♥

[YforYenning]

I'm learning this piece right now and have no idea how the tempo goes, but your video set an example! Thank you for the reference!

[flutegal88]

Hey there, I played this peice last yr. in my first year jury. i really loved playing it. You do a fabulous job playing it.

[hotsietotsie2794]

hi

i think you play very beautiful

with very good pitch and sound

i was wondering, do you have any suggestions on how improve my sound and breathing?

i am in advanced middle school classes.

:]

thank you

[hellome423]

My flute teacher is going to play the telemann fantasies for one of her next performences!!!

[Kiskadog]

Bravo!

[dragonofdungeon]

Hello Nina,

you are perfect...

[halfnote07]

would you do a clip/masterclass on "moving while playing"?? that would b most helpful

[ninaflute]

Dear halfnote07: I'll add it to my request list. It is a controversial topic. I like to move while I play as long as it does not bother my technique, but perhaps that is because I have a background in dance? Some think I move too much for their taste, some like it.

[tompegg482]

I find I move when I play as well, however I play it because its like if you play a song perfectly still and rigid, I feel that can affect breathing and the overall tone of the piece, whereas if your more relaxed and playing a song such as this, it for some reason always plays so much nicer! (OK, just reread my answer and I honestly can't explain, It's just natural and that's why I do it)

Beautifully played as always Nina!

x

[raddaradda693]

@ninaflute It's possibly not because you have a background in dance. I don't have a background in dance, yet I move when I play. It just depends on what I play. Maybe it's a manifest of the player's personality and playing style. :)

[MaggieRayner]

this is absolutely beautiful. your sound is amazing. so clear and so smooth. i play and i'm pretty good. hopefully i'll get to be as good as you.

[dasteufelhund]

ya know, everytime i look at you play, i always think you're holding an alto for some reason, perhaps it's just the angle of your set up.

[EnglishHornYay]

This is probably entirely a bad question, but would it be wrong to have slower vibrato on this piece? I know violins go crazy over their vibrato...

[PervMunchkin]

aww i really wanna be that good later on, im still learning, i kno im not bad, but im no wheres near as good as you.

its so pretty, your sound.... sigh

[citruspunk]

Your technique always amazes me, it is so clean. I love your playing, soooooooooooooooo much!

Beautiful Job.

[LimeOrange]

oh i played this at my flute test thing!!

[lisaflute]

Hi Nina! This was sooooo beautiful. I wish I could take flute lessons from you...but I live too far away.I love your tone, and your vibrato. I love your expression and emotion in the music you play.I subscribe to your videos...I enjoy them so much.I learn alot about flute from you, and you inspire me to continue in my flute studies. I want to be a flute teacher one day. Thank you for all your helpful flute videos...Lisa. Smiles!

[citruspunk]

Beautiful.

[emeraldkerem]

awesome

[smithsherman]

Also,I would like to add,that the more you made the

structure more subtle and surprising to detect,the

more intriguing and charming was the effect.

It is my fervent hope that you will continue

to look for ways of highlighting the rhetorical

elements through more pronounced individuation of

each phrase...with the answers always surprising

in time.Your friend,Smith

[smithsherman]

Dear Nina,  I thought that the 1st section was almost,but

not quite up to the other magical worlds that you had

created in the other fantasias.On the other hand,unlike the others I felt that the Cantabile move-

ments were increasingly interesting with the finale

really being fabulous owing to the differing beat

placement varying and altering phrase tempos.I bet

the next one is even more provacative.

[rebflute]

no doubt I heard it...(or them)

Had to hear your video a few times, could not believe my ears and how you would take my comment..:-) Thanks for letting me know. 4 down 8 to go? best

[rebflute]

Very nice indeed. Super Dolce. At some instances thought a violin was playing :-)

I like it. Thanks for posting

[ninaflute]

Thanks Rebflute. I often try to emulate a string (violin or cello) sound, especially on these Fantasies.

[saintdracula]

Good noise...I mean sound. I'll need a bit more time to play like taht.

[puplup]

pretty :]

[metaltwin320]

that was beautiful, i luved the way u tempo and pitch sounded. your music painted such a lovely picture you created with your music :D. keep playin

-cheers!

[Shirley2007]

so so so nice!!

[lietzen]

Very very nice,

the vibrato is sometimes very fast.

This piece is so deep in my brain that I have problems to get used to this new approach ... but I need to hear it again ;-)

[Rexicano]

Nice variations on the repeats. Thanks for telling this mann about the Telemann.

[SophiTruphi]

i really like the color of your tone. It's innocent :)

[martin2288]

thank you for sending this one! :D

really interesting the way you approached the whole piece :)

all the best!

Martín

[AndanteLargo]

Thanks Nina for this beautiful music! I love Telemann and you are doing him honor!

Kind regards,

Peo

[wdciii]

BRAVA! I love Telemann, but his music is so flippin hard to play that I can never get it anywhere near up to tempo. Thank you for this one! -Dennis