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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.

I Love Toy Pianos

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

Thanks for the beautiful music and inspiration.

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.

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.

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.