This Christmas I offered to lead a carolling party as a pianist.
I had an opportunity to play an older piano called a Bluthner. It's known as the accompanist's piano and has a gentle touch and lovely soft sound. What a delight! It was unlike any piano I have ever played and I hope to have a chance to play it again.
I had an opportunity to play an older piano called a Bluthner. It's known as the accompanist's piano and has a gentle touch and lovely soft sound. What a delight! It was unlike any piano I have ever played and I hope to have a chance to play it again.
The piano I played looked a lot like this one, with beautifully carved legs and a cafe au lait wood tone. Absolutely stunning to look at and to play!
The other piano I played this holiday was an upright Yamaha. Not nearly as pleasureable to play as the Bluthner! It had a more modern piano sound, clean and loud.
This one I ended up performing on by default one day. I arrived at the home where my grandmother is living, to accompany her to a gypsy swing ensemble performance. Somehow that group did not arrive and so my grandmother (and others) were ready for entertainment and nothing was happening. I offered to play Christmas carols. One of the residents went to her suite and brought back several old carolling books and I sight-read through them.
The residents enjoyed my playing.
My baba LOVED my playing.
I wished I had been practising more the past couple of decades!
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