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The composer saw Amélie.

Great arrangement of a great song for a great movie.

Affectedly slow. She's pretentious with her knowing nods and smug smirks. I wish Hélène would have gone into modeling or acting instead of piano.

Which temperament are you using here?

The idea for this demonstration is great, but I think there are two problems with it: the pianist plays quite differently in the two excerpts and the pianos are themselves very different. It's hard to distinguish between the excerpts on the basis of tuning alone for those reasons. The first exam...

This is a beautiful piece and you play it even more beautifully. What a treat it is when two great artists collaborate across decades and continents, perhaps never meeting except through their mutual music making.

Who plays with the clarity and brilliance of Ivo Pogorelich? Every performance he gives is a unique treasure of artistry. Some (or many) may not like his choice of tempi here and there, but his ability to unlock unimaginable nuances of timbre from the same pianos everyone else uses is extraordin...

Beautiful voice and excellent continuo playing. What school did you attend?

Great performance! Keep up the great playing. You should have a top flight career.

Quelle gâterie rare!

@ilikemusicverymuch How about spreading a little love around this site? Negativity and musical snobbery spoils the joy of the jazz music we enjoy for free here on Youtube. Amateurism is to be expected on this site, in any case. Keep in mind Youtube's slogan: "Broadcast yourself." It doesn't sa...

Love how it reads Moldau (Vltava). Smetana called this piece Vltava! Who cares what the Germans call it? It should be--maybe--Vltava (Moldau). Not the other way around. I'd prefer to see the word Moldau left off entirely.

How many tunings did it take to get the historic temperament to stick?

What is the temperament?

Very beautiful performance. I will definitely ask to study Baroque dance with you the next time I am in England. I was just wondering if your pleasant smile is wholly appropriate for the serious Passacaille genre. Was the smile welcome, or just an inadvertent outgrowth of this wondrous music a...

He needs to be on Lithium. Is he deliberately mocking Chopin, or is he just a philistine? His use of rubato seems like some kind of sick joke. To make matters worse, he couldn't even play the famous three-octave c-sharp minor scale towards the end without blatant holes and inequality. This fr...

Was the piano tuned to a historic temperament?

Great technique!

Very virtuosic!

Very expressive rendition Rossignol is the authority on this piece. I love the Berio arrangement. Great job, although I might like a slightly brisker tempo, something with more of a swing feel about it.

Very beautiful and insightful playing.