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Small Talk-28 Yes, Noh Seki Naomi
Small TalkAn acquaintance of mine who runs a small publishing company sent me a copy of a book she has recently published. The book is called "Yes, Noh Naomi Seki," and is about the life of a female Noh performer. What surprised me when I read it was that this woman, Naomi Seki, came to this world at the age of 34 from a completely different world... -
Small Talk-27 Beethoven's String Quartet No. 15, 3rd Mov.
Small TalkWell, this time the string quartet is the third movement of No. 17. I saw Beethoven's String Quartet 5th movement "Cavatina" typed last time, and I'm doing a little bit of it in between typing the Tempest. "Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der... -
Small Talk-26 Beethoven's Piano Sonata No.17 Tempest
Small TalkI've been playing 17 "Tempest" for a while now. I have never tried it before, and this is my "first" attempt at all. It is a very famous song (Moonlight, Tempest, etc.), and I have been a bit hesitant to play it. But I've tried to type it up to number 32, and now... -
Small Talk-25 Beethoven's String Quartet No. 13, 5th movement, "Cavatina"
Small TalkI am currently typing Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight", and in between, I suddenly thought I would try string quartets. Well, "string quartet"... I have never really liked to listen to it. However, for a long time, Beeth... -
Small Talk-24 Piano Striking Technique Beethoven's "fp
Small TalkIn fact, there is one area where I had difficulty in typing Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique". That is the treatment of the "fp" that follows the opening chord. Piano Sonata No. 8 was composed between 1797 and 1798, and the pia... -
Small Talk-23 My teacher's recital Goldberg Variations
Small TalkLast October, my teacher gave a recital at Mitaka Performing Arts Center Kaze no Hall, where he performed the complete Goldberg Variations. It was quite a wonderful performance, so I thought it would be nice to share it with you. https://youtu.b... -
Sound Source-7 Piano Sound Source Comparison (2)
Small TalkI'm currently typing Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 (Pathetique), but before proceeding, I did a sound source comparison on this piece as well. The pinoteq is indeed PC-computed and pronounced... -
Sound Source-6 Piano Sound Source Comparison (1)
Small TalkNow, my teacher commented that he was concerned about the attack strength of Bach's Goldberg Variations when he was typing the aria. I have heard this comment from time to time when I was playing Beethoven's Piano Sonata, and I tried to deal with it in various ways, but... -
Quiet - 22 Again YouTube Crams on Copyright Infringement But it's funny!
Small TalkI uploaded Bach's Goldberg Variations, Aria (piano version) to YouTube and immediately received the following two copyright infringement claims from SME (Sony Music Entertainment). Again, I immediately filed an objection, but this time to a rather curious copyright infringement claim... -
Quiet Talk-21 Late Three Piano Sonatas by Beethoven
Small TalkAfter having played Beethoven's piano sonatas up to this point, I feel that these three pieces from the latter half of his career are not particularly like Beethoven's works up to that time. Compared to "Waldstein" and "Passion", which are said to be the masterpieces of the middle period, the emotional side of these three sonatas is quite different...