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4 weeks ago

Seymour Bernstein: Brahms, Capriccio in F-sharp minor; Intermezzo in A Major.

Seymour Bernstein: Brahms, Capriccio in F-sharp minor, Op. 76 No 2; Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118 No. 2.

Dedicated to Daniel Fitzgerald.

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birgitnj commented:

Seymour this came out beautifully! I like the contemplative tempo you choose for both pieces, and the sensitive shaping of the phrases holds it all together. Beautiful colors; your playing sounds "soul-searching", it expresses the searching and longing in this music in a very sensitive and intros...
6:24

2 months ago

Seymour Bernstein: GEORGE GERSHWIN, Three Preludes.

Seymour Bernstein: GEORGE GERSHWIN, Three Preludes.

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birgitnj commented:

A boost of energy, wit and charm. What a great start for the New Year. Thanks for sharing, Seymour!
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2 months ago

Stadium of Fire 2011 Audition

Maya, now 6, auditioning Allegro by Fiocco for the Stadium of Fire Freedom Festival. She just started this piece 6 weeks ago We found out about th...

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birgitnj commented:

Great Job, Maya. You sound very confident, and one can hear that you love the piece.
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3 months ago

athy playing beethoven's sonatina in g major (2 movements).MOV

ath's video when she was 10 yrs. she is now 11.

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Athy, nice job - and you've come a long ways since then.
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3 months ago

Seymour Bernstein, pianist: D. Scarlatti, Two Sonatas, E major and C major.

Seymour Bernstein, pianist: D. Scarlatti, Two Sonatas; E major (K. 380, L. 23), and C major (K. 159, L. 104).

Taken from a vinyl recording made in ...

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3 months ago

Seymour Bernstein, Barber, Sonata, 4th mov't, Fugue.

Seymour Bernstein, Barber, Sonata, 4th mov't, Fugue.

Debut in Hamburg, Germany, 1958

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3:55

3 months ago

Seymour Bernstein: Bach-Bernstein, "Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring."

Seymour Bernstein: Bach-Bernstein, "Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring." Seymour Bernstein composed and performed this transcription in his home in South...

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birgitnj commented:

Not only beautiful playing, most delicate phrasing and voicing, but also an excellent arrangement, strongly recommended to anyone who's looking for something that's comfortable to play and sounds good.
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5:07

3 months ago

Seymour Bernstein, Beethoven Var's on "God Save the King," Part 2

Tully Hall, 1969

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3 months ago

Seymour Bernstein, Grieg, Ich liebe dich

Grieg, "Ich liebe dich," ("I Love Thee"), Op. 41 No. 3

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10:26

3 months ago

Seymour Bernstein/Owen Lewis: PART 4, "AMERICAN PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION."

Seymour Bernstein, composer-pianist, Owen Lewis, poet: PART 4, "AMERICAN PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION." Premiere performance at the 92nd Street Y, New...

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3 months ago

Seymour Bernstein performs Schubert's Drei Klavierstücke, Part 3.

Seymour Bernstein performs Schubert's Drei Klavierstücke, Part 3.

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8:46

3 months ago

Seymour Bernstein: Chopin, Polonaise in A-flat; Bartok, "From the Diary of a Fly."

Seymour Bernstein: Chopin, Polonaise in A-flat; Bartok, "From the Diary of a Fly."

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6:36

3 months ago

Seymour Bernstein, Schumann, Fantasy, Op. 17 (3rd Movement), Part 2

Seymour Bernstein, Schumann, Fantasy, Op. 17 (3rd Movement), Part 2

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10:58

3 months ago

Seymour Bernstein: "The Little Book," by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Part 2.

Seymour Bernstein: "The Little Book," by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Part 2. Premiere performance at the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Art...

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6:28

3 months ago

Kate Smith TV Show, Seymour Bernstein, pianist

Kate Smith TV Show, 1954

Seymour Bernstein, pianist

Seymour Bernstein first appeared on the Kate Smith TV Show as a soldier while he was stationed ...

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3 months ago

Seymour Bernstein\Owen Lewis, "New Pictures at an Exhibition," Part 1

Seymour Bernstein\Owen Lewis, "New Pictures at an Exhibition," Part 1

This is a live performance with Seymour Bernstein performing his compositions...

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3 months ago

Seymour Bernstein performs Beethoven's Sonata, Op. 111, 2nd Movement, Part 2.

Seymour Bernstein performs Beethoven's Sonata,

Op. 111, 2nd Movement, Part 2.

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3 months ago

athy_performance at mt clairs.MOV

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Congratulations on your first Youtube video, Athy, and all the best for many more to come!
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3 months ago

Seymour Bernstein performs Beethoven's Sonata, Op. 111, 1st Movement, Part 1.

Seymour Bernstein performs Beethoven's Sonata,

Op. 111, 1st Movement, Part 1.

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9:46

3 months ago

Beethoven "Eroica" Variations, Op. 35 (Part 1), Seymour Bernstein, pianist.

Beethoven "Eroica" Variations, Op. 35 (Part 1),

Seymour Bernstein, pianist. Performed at The Phillips Gallery, Washingtion, D.C., 1962.

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3 months ago

Beethoven, "Eroica" Variations, Op. 35, Part 2. Seymour Bernstein, pianist.

Beethoven, "Eroica" Variations, Op. 35, Part 2. Seymour Bernstein, pianist. Performed at The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 1962.

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3 months ago

Beethoven "Eroica" Variations, Op. 35 (Part 3), Seymour Bernstein, pianist.

Beethoven "Eroica" Variations, Op. 35 (Part 3), Seymour Bernstein, pianist. Performed at The Phillips Gallery, Washingtion, D.C., 1962.

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3 months ago

Seymour Bernstein, Brahms, Intermezzo, Op. 117 No. 3

Brahms, Intermezzo, Op. 117 No. 3, recorded in NYC

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Full of depth, soul and beauty!
10:26

3 months ago

Seymour Bernstein, composer/pianist: BIRDS, Bk 2.

Seymour Bernstein, composer/pianist: BIRDS, Bk 2.

Premiere performance at the 92nd Street Y, NYC.

All of Seymour Bernstein's recordings and publi...

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16:31

3 months ago

A lesson with Seymour Bernstein, Part 4, "You and the Piano."

Seymour Bernstein, Part 4, "You and the Piano," a lesson with Seymour Bernstein based on his book WITH YOUR OWN TWO HANDS." This movie was produce...

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birgitnj commented:

I don't know any summary of piano technique that makes more sense - and it works, too! Thank you, Seymour.
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3 months ago

A lesson with Seymour Bernstein, Part 3, "You and the Piano."

Seymour Bernstein, Part3, "You and the Piano," a lesson with Seymour Bernstein based on his book WITH YOUR OWN TWO HANDS." This movie was produced...

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3 months ago

A lesson with Seymour Bernstein, Part 2, "You and the Piano."

Seymour Bernstein, Part 2, "You and the Piano," a lesson with Seymour Bernstein based on his book WITH YOUR OWN TWO HANDS." This movie was produce...

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3 months ago

A lesson with Seymour Bernstein, Part 1, "You and the Piano."

Seymour Bernstein, Part 1, "You and the Piano," a lesson with Seymour Bernstein based on his book WITH YOUR OWN TWO HANDS." This movie was produce...

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7:39

4 months ago

Debussy - La cathédrale engloutie

Dominic Piers Smith plays Debussy's La cathédrale engloutie in Cadogan Hall, London to win both the classical prize and audience favourite award in...

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birgitnj commented:

You do a wonderful job conjuring up this magical image. Beautiful colors, phrasing and voicing, I like your tempo and the way you pace the piece. Makes you forget about time.
5:38

4 months ago

Seymour Bernstein, Beethoven Var's on "God Save the King," Part 1.

Tully Hall, 1969. Var' 3 is my original variation.

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4 months ago

Seymour Bernstein, Bach, Goldberg Variations (Aria)

Seymour Bernstein, Bach, Goldberg Variations (Aria)

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So beautiful; wonderful shaping of the phrases!
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6 months ago

Bach: Concerto for Two Pianos C major BWV 1061 (Allegro)

Anastasia Injushina, Viatcheslav Novikov, Virtuosi di Kuhmo, Helsinki Spring Light Chamber Music 2009, Rock Church 10.5.2009, http://www.springligh...

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4:57

7 months ago

Seymour Bernstein: Debussy, Feux d'artifice (" Fireworks").

Seymour Bernstein: Debussy, Feux d'artifice (" Fireworks"). This performance was recorded in Tully Hall, NYC, by a member of the audience on a SONY...

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  Brilliant and captivating!
8:43

7 months ago

Practice Time: Lesson 1 of Haydn Sonata in F major

This is practice time episode 1. The piece I am going to teach is Joseph Haydn's Sonata in F major. http://s.ytimg.com/yt/img/p...

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Hi there! One of my students is playing the sonata, she sent it to me and found it very helpful. I like it, too, lots of good suggestions; your two-note slurs and the voicing of the harmonic thirds are great. You can also practice them by playing them as melodic thirds, and play the lower note mu...
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9 months ago

Seymour Bernstein: Schumann-Liszt, "Widmung" (Dedication)

Seymour Bernstein: Schumann-Liszt, "Widmung" (Dedication)

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A convincing interpretation full of colors and passion.
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9 months ago

Seymour Bernstein: Beethoven, Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2 ("Moonlight")

Seymour Bernstein: Beethoven, Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2 ("Moonlight").1st Movement, Adagio sostenuto

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A most profound, sensitive and heartfelt interpretation of this piece.
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11 months ago

Seymour Bernstein: Brahms, Intermezzo, Op. 117 No. 1.

Seymour Bernstein: Brahms, Intermezzo, Op. 117 No. 1.

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birgitnj commented:

Exquisite colors, superb voicing and sound control. I love the shaping of the phrases and the rubato is just right. Heartbreakingly beautiful!

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