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[theccdisk]

nicely song and nice play!

[j2n]

Bicycle Lee Hooker is incredible.

[mlebrooks]

reminds me of the one man band in Mary Poppins

[phylliswai98]

すごいね！

[Ashitanoyuki]

This is more like a performing art rather than playing music instruments. I like her creativity in doing this. But the sound of toys are far less attractive to me than the sound of real instruments. Great work never the less.

[bfinley323]

You are a boob.

[LittleUkuleleMonster]

you dick face. this woman has re,leased cd's doing this! shes pro!

[KMNKeybordValt]

I Love Toy Pianos

[ikmijzelf]

really nice. allso love here waving at us at the end. :)

[longboard56]

Thanks for the beautiful music and inspiration.

[bthummler]

Even when she is having fun, as is evident in this video, she moves beyond mere precision--we are not talking about a tool & die maker here!--and takes our senses by surprise. For this to happen, a listener cannot be counting ceiling tiles--or, as in the case of one commentator, being distracted by trivialities. This brief encounter with Margaret Leng Tan is enchanting, humorous, and unexpected. What more could anyone ask.

[yoyopro]

I agree with your comments entirely. Not only great spontaneity, but great precision and craftsmanship.

She is the logical progression of John Cage, and in herself a unique and brilliant artist.

[bthummler]

When listening to Margaret Leng Tan, what catches my ear is her outstanding technique. But technique alone is not enough to sustain a good listening, there must also be evident a distinct thoughtfulness, a clear and unmistakable way of hearing that is, up to that moment,unheard of. It is this ability to take one's breath away that distinguishes Tan.

[liangleow]

I watched her for the first time in New York last year and found her very charming as a performer - and very real and spontaneous. But at that time, I also found her very under-rehearsed and lacking in precision.

This video again shows her under-rehearsed side. She comes across as a performer who has done her pieces so many times she just walks into a concert without much practice, let things happen and hope for the best. May be I don't understand her genre enough.

[Wbamberger]

I hear precision in everything Tan plays. Perhaps you imagine that the clatter of the toy piano on "Mirabella" is poor execution, but it is the sound of the instrument. If you listen through the blur the rods' sustain create, the notes are as precisely hit as Gould pounding out Bach.

I think it isn't a matter of Tan being unprepared or taking the stage with a jaded shrug, but of you being OVER-prepared, looking and listening for something you brought with you.

[EOverhultz]

Absolutely awesome! A great musician displaying not only a master's touch, but with a great sense of humor as well.

[Wbamberger]

Tan here demonstrates the range of the toy piano, as well as her sense of humor. She has made the toy piano an art instrument, but as you can see, it's fun, too. It's fascinating to see classical piano technique in touch with these toys. (AND, the old bike horn in the armpit gag!)