Autumn Leaves

Just for you!

Four YouTube videos of beautiful musical renditions of Autumn Leaves.  

Click on the links below!  You'll have to click the "back" button to come back to this site after watching each video.

Singers

1. A modern version of Autumn Leaves sung by Eric Clapton. Can you hear the piano? 

2. Edith Piaf singing Autumn Leaves 

Jazz Piano

3.  This video shows Keith Jarrett playing jazz piano with his trio for Autumn Leaves. 

 

Guitar  

4.  Eva Cassidy singing and playing guitar. Nice...

Talk about having a Piano in the Family! Meet the 5 Browns...a Five-Piano Family!

The 5 Browns are all siblings and they all tour and perform together.  They are the first family in history to have 5 children attending Julliard School of Music at the same time.

I recently read that their mother sat at the piano bench with each child as he or she practiced for an hour a day.  That's 5 hours a day just spent sitting at the piano with each child!

I think the practising paid off.

Apparently their monthly tuition for piano lessons was more than the mortgage on their home.

Imagine trying to find music for a 10-hand piano quintet...probably made to order.

Ta Daaaaa! (again!)

So DreamUp Studios has done it again!

They've beautified my Piano in the Family site with an awesome illustration, great colors and a great layout!

Now Piano in the Family complements the Make Me Musical site...a thrilling thing for me at this moment!:) 

Thank you, Katie!

Thank you! Thank you!

Adrian Anantawan Schindler's List

More than piano in this video!

A Canadian violinist, Adrian Anantawan has overcome his physical challenges being a child amputee.

This beautiful piano/violin duet showcases Adrian's exceptional talent with a sensitive piano accompaniment.

Enjoy!

Sunday afternoon piano concert

I have not been to a Sunday afternoon piano concert in many years.  Right now I'm wondering why?  Well, I know I wouldn't have gone to this concert if I hadn't been given tickets for my birthday last week.   What an AWESOME gift!

My husband and I arrived early to Alix Goolden Performance Hall and found seats in the front row.  If I sit too far back I sometimes fall asleep at concerts(...yup...I do!).  The sun was streaming in through the intricate stained-glass window of the old church and it was a stunning setting for 19th century piano music.

Charles Foreman was our pianist.  

An accomplished, confident performer, a professor of music, an eloquent speaker, he clearly knew what he was doing:) 

We heard Liszt, Grieg and Schumann.  Grieg and Schumann ended up being our favorites and there were 3 encores!

I'd love to hear Charles Foreman play again!

Stewart Goodyear - Stunning Performance with the Victoria Symphony

Stewart Goodyear playing Beethoven's Hammerklavier sonata .mov

If you ever have the chance to see Stewart Goodyear perform live...jump at it!

Above is a youtube video of Stewart playing Beethoven...it's not the work I heard live yesterday, but at least you'll know who I'm talking about.

He is a Toronto native and a charismatic pianist.

I don't think I've ever been riveted by a classical pianist performing quite the way I was riveted on Stewart's yesterday afternoon.

While he played, I'm not sure I even noticed the symphony. He plays with his entire body and draws your attention completely to his playing. (His hands actually reminded me of that Bugs Bunny cartoon where bugs plays piano.)

He was called in at the last moment to fill in for Andre LaPlante (who'd had a car accident) and played Beethoven's "Emperor" Piano Concerto No.5 with the Victoria Symphony. 

After the first movement the audience applauded...that is unusual in itself. Usually everyone sits there politely and waits for the second movement. 

Then, the adagio was breath-taking. After the third movement he received a standing ovation.

I know for sure I've never heard or seen a performance quite like that.