F. Chopin, Nocturne, Op. 9, No.2 (E Flat Major)
11/14/21 Time flies, thanksgiving is coming again! Special thanks to the people who love my blog, especially when I was quite vulnerable, and couldn’t do good ones. Typically, at thanksgiving, I will be in New York City, but I guess it is no longer needed this year. WELCOME to the greatest NYC! (though I am still shivering about the recent crimes in the cities that attack innocent people during day time at the places I might also show up).
After more than two and a half years, finally, I was able to go back to the concerts and shows for the first time. Sitting in the darkness and thinking about the pandemic life people had experienced, I felt quite emotional. Frank is such a great pianist. The music is clean, vivid and touching. Especially, I had played some of the same pieces before. Compared to my 2D linear interpretation, wow, he was imaginative and had so many dimensions.
Then I went back home and also recorded Chopin. Chopin’s music is elegant, beautiful. I felt playing Chopin, the fingers that touch the piano keys should be as gentle as touching a lover’s skin. I don’t like reading music scores while playing. So memorizing pages of music is quite a challenge. In a cold and snowy night, under the warm and cozy light, I felt coming out as a different person and totally leaving the world noise behind after I played a few pieces. Cheers, dear life!
Friendly version: (2:36 min) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oJyFLb0SlLYBzka0e3-z0mHf7hAE7cuh/view?usp=sharing
Killing me version: (8:20 min) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H7MxT0xf0uwzYEgWM3_7Ty0y-mZfmMML/view?usp=sharing