@ Bitteneindanke and Tatane73 Yeah, Depends on your training and development. Classical pianists are trained differently. Stride pianists have to develop their left hand, also natural talents (as do classical). I.e. i can play insanely fast right hand stuff, but i need to develop my left hand more.
@Tatane73 hey, you cant compare stride or ragtime with the classical era ;) There are many pieces out there which are much harder to play (for me) than the most of all strides. I can play the Harlem Strut, Pianoflage etc but dont get to this amazing Liszt-Virtuoso-Level. (erlkönig, die forelle .. ) But maybe there are some people out the feelig vice versa.. =)
I totally agree with you. The problem is that stride music is very difficult to play. So, I think that when you are succeeding in playing well, happiness makes you smiling.
The nice thing about this type of music is even when a pianist gets to be 60 years old it's still fun to play. It's fun to listen to also...and that's got to be one of the prettiest stride pianists I've seen in a while. It's totally charming when she smiles in pianistic pleasure. Valentina Lisitsa does it sometimes when she plays classical piano. It must be a joy to the heart to be able to accomplish what you want at the instrument.
LOL I like it when she starts smiling. She having such a good time it's fun to watch her as well as listen to her. She's no beginner at stride...that's for sure. 13 years of training from someone that she originally heard playing stride when she was young (I think she said in another video). Great technique and accuracy. The notes were nice and clear too.
@ Bitteneindanke and Tatane73 Yeah, Depends on your training and development. Classical pianists are trained differently. Stride pianists have to develop their left hand, also natural talents (as do classical). I.e. i can play insanely fast right hand stuff, but i need to develop my left hand more.
16yearoldwhiteboy 5 days ago
@Tatane73 hey, you cant compare stride or ragtime with the classical era ;) There are many pieces out there which are much harder to play (for me) than the most of all strides. I can play the Harlem Strut, Pianoflage etc but dont get to this amazing Liszt-Virtuoso-Level. (erlkönig, die forelle .. ) But maybe there are some people out the feelig vice versa.. =)
Bitteneindanke 1 month ago
To robertslistening,
I totally agree with you. The problem is that stride music is very difficult to play. So, I think that when you are succeeding in playing well, happiness makes you smiling.
This tune is particularly nice.
Tatane73 3 months ago
The nice thing about this type of music is even when a pianist gets to be 60 years old it's still fun to play. It's fun to listen to also...and that's got to be one of the prettiest stride pianists I've seen in a while. It's totally charming when she smiles in pianistic pleasure. Valentina Lisitsa does it sometimes when she plays classical piano. It must be a joy to the heart to be able to accomplish what you want at the instrument.
robertslistening 4 months ago
LOL I like it when she starts smiling. She having such a good time it's fun to watch her as well as listen to her. She's no beginner at stride...that's for sure. 13 years of training from someone that she originally heard playing stride when she was young (I think she said in another video). Great technique and accuracy. The notes were nice and clear too.
robertslistening 4 months ago