Aaron Copland Duo for Flute and Piano mvt 1

[kenziealta]

It's nice to see you move so much during your performance. My flute professor tell me not to move so much =/

[jessica33flute]

this is so beautiful! :')

[sesiom3005]

this piece is just so amazing

the piano and flute were like meant for each other here.

but the flute sounds gorgeous.

Nina, you're amazing.

i want to buy this piece >.<

[berkcramfam]

Nina -- thanks for this lovely performance. I guess Pandora did something right, in a backwards way. I heard a violin version of this there -- love Copland but hadn't heard this piece at all. A google search led me to you. Beautiful.

[tookthenight]

I'm playing the first two movements of this piece for my all-state audition/nyssma this year! wish me luck ;)

[rejoicegreatly08]

Hello, I was just wondering if you had any tips or pointers that you could give me, I am playing this piece in nov/dec for my audition for the music dept at the university I attend, and if you could help in some small way that would be great.

[flute4life103]

Great job Nina! You really told a story with your sound. Not only do you have the tone and technique to pull it off, but you have the artistic expression and musicality to paint a picture. Awesome.

[autofireHOPE]

lovely...wonderful interpretation of Copland's intent...pure joy.

[SPRoubi2020]

I once played this in high school. Such a long time ago.

[LsKarasawa]

@SPRoubi2020 i thought the exact same thing XD

[Aislinnmomma]

This is breathtaking. Beautiful piece, beautiful playing.

[1LBRTY]

Wow. This is music to soothe the savage beast. How gorgeous and inspiring.

[mijea]

If I ever choose to learn another instrument, its going to be the flute.

Very nicely played!

[irenicflutist]

Nina, I wonder what you think about the use of vibrato in the opening "flute alone" section. For me, I think of this as a really sort of folk melody. I almost think of playing on a wood flute with no vibrato. What would you think about a performer who plays this opening section with no vibrato?

[ninaflute]

irenic: I love this piece because it lends itself to many interpretations. I think it is lovely with or without vibrato.

[polabellan]

@irenicflutist I love the way she plays. She use vibrato but with sense, she is not out of tune and the sound is good, so I think the vibrato is quite good. I prefer it with vibrato because if you play this part without vibrato it can be kind of dead, you have to create expectation.

[Bethjoybollywood]

Very nice! I just read in the Composer's Datebook that the first performance of this duo was on today's date in 1971 so I looked it up to hear what they were talking about. Beautifully done!

[iwillhavemyway]

lovely. :]

[akm10293]

this is so wonderful :) Thank you for posting this.

[sherylcenshuyun]

wow! really nice! :)

[xoshkoshjoshx]

beautiful sound....

[Solos40]

sure its good, but thx to their faces being sewn to paper there's no emotion

[altmimi506]

Very nice

Thank you for the upscale art

[ObsessiveBehaviour]

wth? you're a loser

[irvingtawa]

warum giehst du auf Scheisse Essen? bitte

[kym3s]

BEAUTTIFULLLLLL

[sky743036]

Great！you are number one in my heart！　you are my teacher in the internet. sky

[pacman820]

whoa your really good,

i can actually feel the music more than hear it!

good job!

[sswkr]

beautiful! i love this wonderful piece.

[strav12]

Please excuse the language here - but this is fucking amazing! Really beautiful - wow!

[called2shepherd]

I've been working on this peice for a year now- it really isn't a solo and ensemble peice at all unless you have at least 8 months and an amazing super-teacher. It sounds easy, but the rhythms are actaully quite complex and the key signature is not consistent.

But if you're looking for a challenge you've found the song :-) I love it personally =D

Beautiful recording :-)

[sillyrnu007]

Yay! A grade VI that sounds do-able!! I've been searching for a song that I can do at Solo Ensemble next year that I like and, quite possibly, can do. It's not been going well. However, I think I've found a winner!

[annoymous12345]

really beautiful... that's really all i have to say... really... beautiful... :'D

[felcher101]

I come to youtube almost every single day just to watch your videos Nina and I must say, they are soooooooo wonderful! I would give anything to be as good as you someday.

[ropossipierper]

Hello Nina!! congratulation I do love the way you play the flute is very pro!!

My question is : How can I do tune up my flute ?

its sound is very bad !! I do know how to make it better!! can you let me know pls..!!?

[JeanDeBlacque]

She will probably, never ever going to respond to your question... You better check google.

[ninaflute]

ropossipierper: I am not sure what you mean by tune up your flute. I do not do flute repair. You will need to have a flute repair specialist check it for leaks and adjustments.

[7Shirafune7]

You can push in or pull out your mouth piece, better support, make your sure your mouth piece is aligned with your body, and can also adjust your embrochure. I don't think these are all the ways you can adjust your pitch. If you are asking how to tune your flute, then you should try these. If it is a technical issue, like Nina said, then you take it to a professional repairman and have him look for leaks in your keys or if anything needs to be tightened or loosened.

[jsol210]

My goodness so gorgeous, sounds like it came from movie. Beautiful

[srjessicaosb]

you're amazing nina! thank you so much for sharing your talent with us!

[mylove2412M]

wuts the song called so i cen play!

[solidesnakeZ]

shes very good and 5\5

[cinderbutte]

A beautiful recital. Lovely sound. Thanks!

[DieJojo1992]

oh wonderful^^

I'm a big fan of you I think...

(can I say ,,of you'' ?^^, don't know how to say in english that I like, what you're doing)

[rubenbianchi]

Dear DieJojo,

it's "of yours".

But don't worry. I guess everybody caught the message.

By the way, I am also a big fan.

[LuvMyFam]

I had the supreme pleasure of accompanying thi piece when I was in college. You play absolutely beautifully. Well done!

[PSearPianist]

I had not come across this piece before, but really enjoyed this performance. Very well filmed and recorded too.

[blinkplus93]

oh wow, how do you play soo well???

[xallthatJAZZ]

practice? o.o

[daigle65]

Wonderful tone !

[halfnote07]

nina-

this video is so inspiring! i am going to play the copland for my freshman recital before christmas break! I hope can bring as much inspiration to others with my performacne as you have!

~hlafnote07

[dsrtflwr]

Well now, who is your accompanist? Or would she prefer not to be named?

Beautiful job. I love Copeland.

[ninaflute]

My wonderful pianist is Toni Sheffer. Her name is listed in the video description text. She is faculty at NKU.

[Dontae07]

omg u are amazing!!!

[samflute23]

MUY BUENO

[swampdweller5]

That's some wonderful music. I really loved it. I have been checking out a bunch of Copland lately.

[whataboringnight]

oh my god ! i love you!

[fluteman999]

This is great ! I LOVE THIS PIECE !!! I'm a big modern music buff....so this made me happy....now I have to watch the last two movements ! - R

[Haroson]

This is a really great composition. Do you know the name of the flautist that copland wrote the Duo for?

[ninaflute]

It was written in memory of William Kincaid as a commission by a group of his former students. It was premiered by Elaine Shaffer (flute) and Hephzibah Menuhin (piano).

[nctrls]

i rather beatbox flute

[Quickfire412]

beatbox??? this is classical it's beautiful not different like beatboxing

[remnantpark]

I got chills. That was /amazing/. I think you are truly a musician. How I know, when you play, I could feel true expressiveness and feelings that touches deep down into the heart and bones.

[ninaflute]

Thank you so much. It means a lot to me to share my music/expresssion/energy in this way.

[emeraldkerem]

awesome awesome awesome awsome awesome:)

[caitylin8330]

i love your style!!! how long have u been playing?

[ninaflute]

Hi. You have been busy listening to my videos today! I have been playing more than 20 years!

[caitylin8330]

you sound so good! do you teach somewhere? i am going to go to college for flute performance. Any suggestions? i am l;eaning toward YSU because katherine umble is there and she to is amazing. but do you have any fall backs? like other places? thanks.

[xocarolinadream]

i love this piece! I'm hoping to play it for my rectial next year. Thanks for posting this...it's amazing!!

[littleReid]

That was one of the most beautiful pieces I have ever heard. I may only be a young musician, but I sure can tell when someone is truly talented and you are one of those people. I don't have much experience with Aaron Copland, but I sure do love his music. We played "The Promise of Living" in my band class temporarily, but decided it would take too long to learn for state concert festival. I was really sad. But this was truly... wow.

[nicholasjames581]

can i study with you?? lol

[ninaflute]

Actually, I am accepting new students privately and through NKU. For information, send me a message.

[Shirley2007]

I like it very much. So calm and beautiful.

[sagarflute]

I love the whole of this piece!

[AndanteLargo]

Nina! This was absolutely beautiful! I really enjoyed this. Time froze for 6 minutes.

Kind regards,

Peo

[martin2288]

wow! :D marvellous!

cheers!

Martín

[DmVarelas]

Very nice, I like your way to play this music.

[ninaflute]

I am curious, is this Copland piece well known in Finland?

[DmVarelas]

I can't tell you about the whole Finland, I'm not a finn at all, but let's say I know this piece quite well :). I played it several times, but a bit different from your version, a little bit calmer from beginning, not too much vibration, just imitation the bells, but then much faster from the number 6, more in sort of light jazz music. :)

[ninaflute]

Do you have a video of you playing this piece? I would like to hear it! The music lends itself to so many interpretations. I feel I play it differently every time.

[DmVarelas]

Unfortunately I have no video version for sure, but I guess I had an audio recording, but quite sure about it. I'll check it out and let you know if I'll find it.

[sperlove]

Haunting tone and brilliant interpretation.

[lietzen]

WOW WOW, 5/5 of course!!! That is perfect and perfectly beautiful!

[wdciii]

Thanks Nina, I enjoy the variety of music that you present. -Dennis