Oskar Merikanto: Kesäillan idylli; Marssi (Op. 16)

[Svansakuten]

Thank You!

[PSearPianist]

@Svansakuten My pleasure!

[vision1951]

I love your playing of this composer Merikanto...I have managed to get the sheet music for Valse Lente and also the Kesäillan idylli. I cannot find the Marssi (OP16) anywhere though. Would you please advise where I may find this? It is such a rousing piece. Many thanks...June..in Australia

[PSearPianist]

@vision1951 Thank you - I will send you a message.

[LaGuitarrayYo]

Hey Phil ! Your stuff is just right great! Love it!

=))

[PSearPianist]

@LaGuitarrayYo Thank you!

[Svansakuten]

Kiitos!♥

[PSearPianist]

@Svansakuten Olen iloinen pidit siitä.

[jehudit000]

beautiful :) thanks

[PSearPianist]

Thank you!

[BrOkEnCyDebitchh]

Its not my tyoe of music but i must say....This sounds really really good! =D

[PSearPianist]

Thank you very much!

[BrOkEnCyDebitchh]

o.o music!!

[PSearPianist]

I hope you liked it!

[aifoSka]

solarlunar9 it's juhannus... But anyway go Merikanto, go Finland! :D

[PSearPianist]

Indeed! I must play some more Finnish music soon!

[lars517]

Outstanding!! do you by any chance know where to get sheet music for this :)

[Phillip210]

It is probably out of print. However, as it is out of copyright I will see if I can scan it and make it available to you.

[PSearPianist]

Thank you - that's really kind of you. I enjoy playing Finnish repertoire, but Tateno is definitely the master of it!

[Babejuda]

To tdavis: I would like to hear it Jazzi-like. it would be very interesting. As for the playing technique: I think the minimal movement shows independence and fingers' great control. The wrist and arm's movement are for relaxing and not for depressing the keys.

To PSearPianist - beautiful performance. You're right about the order, psychologicaly.

[PSearPianist]

That is a most interesting comment. Re my technique, you are right. I do not use as much finger movement as some players, and am sure that could be a limitation. I do have to play for rehearsals and functions which can require a great deal of stamina, so I have worked hard on a method of playing that avoids me getting too stiff or tense.

[tdavis2797]

ok...the first piece is oddly familiar. i believe i have heard, maybe a jazz cover of the tune. the polyphonic trill-like figures in the treble may have been sampled in bill evans arrangement of this jazz tune i speak of...on a side note, i am a bit curious about your finger technique. i can identify minimal movement of the fingers, contrarily more involvement of the wrist, and projection of the arm to depress the keys.

thorough reading as always, consistent tempi and versed technical facility

[klukkluk]

Beautiful simpel melody in the first piece, a melody without sorrow in 'Summer night's idyll', I like it very much, thank you!

[PSearPianist]

Thanks for your kind comment. I should have put the March first on the video, as it is the first of the two pieces in the Op. 16 set, but I thought the Idyll would probably be the more popular of the two.