Charles T Griffes The White Peacock Joseph Smith Pianist

[Tiger02051986]

Good!

[steinway1901]

Dear Joseph,

I'm revisiting this video on the higher definition option. What beautiful playing.

[Noshirm]

This is beautiful playing. There has recently been posted a recording of this same piece by Olga Samaroff here on YT. I have been listening to both versions for the past two days - really a delight. Has Smith also recorded the Sonata of Griffes? I have heard it is a riveting composition...

[amr1980]

@Noshirm

i believe he's recorded all of griffes' piano music.

[gandy74]

I really like Mr. Smith's approach to this piece and the lontano aural quality of the recording. It really allows for a sense of sentimental melancholy to be felt which to me always seems to permeate Griffes' work.

There are a number of professional Griffes recordings (Michael Lewin, I'm talking to ya son) that suffer from IMO either inappropriate mic placement, arid acoustics or overly literal interpretations. And I simply will not have them.

[hpgarland]

Outstanding!

[BarNuun]

Superlative recording and a nice tribute to its composer. Seems to capture the mood of an era; the seascapes are posed exactly at highly dramatic positions in the music; clear and very convincing, thanks.

[blueslystone]

Wonderful recording of an oft-overlooked piece.

[steinway1901]

Actually, the piano from the recording may be a Steinway but the audio is from a brioso cd that Joseph made a few years ago, we found that my microphone was not good so I tailored the video to fit the older recording.

[mryoung1989]

Absolutely beautifully played - is that a steinway? I play on them a lot and I'm pretty sure it is - they really are the best!

Such a nice piece of music.

[ragtimemarkbirnbaum]

beautiful playing - luxuriously decadent.....

great work

thx

[Sanrus]

simply gorgeous music and playing!

[saroesti]

Beautiful!

[audioscool86]

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