Sunday, October 24, 2021

🎵 Notes from the October 23, 2021 meetup

Seven piano group members met at the Steinway Gallery today. Perhaps inspired by the 18th Frederic Chopin international piano competition in Warsaw, which was won by Canadian pianist Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu, Chopin was well represented. A piece by Robert Starer may have been a first by that composer for our group.

Here's what was played:

  • Gregory: Gladiolus Rag, by Scott Joplin
  • Jackie: Sonatina in C major op. 36 #3,  by M. Clementi
  • Wesley: Over the Rainbow, by Harold Arlen, arr. By George Shearing
  • David: Milonga del Angel, by Astor Piazzolla
  • Jeff: Prelude in B minor Op. 32, by S. Rachmaninoff
  • Erin: Prelude #15-Raindrop, by F. Chopin
  • Emily: Etude, Op. 10 No. 5, by F. Chopin
  • Wesley: Pink by Robert Starer and Milonga del Angel by Astor Piazzolla
  • Jeff: Etude Tableaux Op. 33 #5, by S. Rachmaninoff
  • Erin: Invention No. 9 BWV 780, by J. S. Bach
  • David: Oblivion, by Astor Piazzolla
  • Emily: Nocturne Op. 55 No. 2, by F. Chopin

Monday, October 4, 2021

🎵 Notes from the October 3, 2021 meetup

We had a small but intimate session of good music and conversation on a rainy Sunday afternoon.  Even though our in-person meetings are gradually gaining momentum, we will continue with the Zoom option for the foreseeable future.  Over the past year, the Zoom piano sound quality has steadily improved.

Here's what was played:

  • Lynda: Anoranza, by E. Granados
  • Christopher: Etude Op. 2 No. 1, by A. Scriabin
  • David: Contrapunctus 1, by J. S. Bach, screen share of multi-camera performance recorded two days prior to the live performance at Ottawa Pianos on June 26th
  • Lynda: Rumanische Volkstanze der Tanz mit dem Stabe, by B. Bartok
  • Christopher: Sonatina from Actus Tragicus Cantata No. 106, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, by J.S. Bach, arranged by Eleonor Bindman
  • David: Theme from Poldark, by Anne Dudley, screen share of multi-camera performance recorded two days prior to the live performance at Ottawa Pianos on June 26th