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#1863860 - 10/22/13 07:09 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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So can I hire you to give me lessons? smile
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#1863872 - 10/22/13 07:36 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... manimal
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#1863875 - 10/22/13 07:43 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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Can I pay you in Crayola crayons? laugh
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#1863889 - 10/22/13 07:55 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... A_G
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Originally Posted By: A_G
Originally Posted By: buggs
My poor thread from 2007...


laugh

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#1863903 - 10/22/13 08:16 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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Pulling people out of the ditc...
i thought you paid for piano lessons with meatballs...sheesh
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#1863908 - 10/22/13 08:27 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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That's singing lessons GEEZ. laugh
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#1863993 - 10/23/13 12:51 AM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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Chopin is pretty good, and Beethoven is the master, but I'll always be partial to Rachmaninov, Debussy, and Schumann when it comes to piano.

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#1864022 - 10/23/13 12:48 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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I'm quite fond of "Pictures at an Exhibition" and "Rhapsody in Blue" when performed on piano, as originally written.

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#1864023 - 10/23/13 12:48 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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My son is learning jazz piano right now, so we are enjoying Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown music. smile
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#1864027 - 10/23/13 12:57 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... manimal
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Can I pay you in Crayola crayons? laugh


I'd prefer candy.
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#1864055 - 10/23/13 01:41 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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#1864145 - 10/23/13 03:16 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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Originally Posted By: buggs
Chopin is pretty good, and Beethoven is the master, but I'll always be partial to Rachmaninov, Debussy, and Schumann when it comes to piano.


They are all good too. I love the Romantic period.

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#1864149 - 10/23/13 03:23 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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No Elton John or Billy Joel songs?
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#1864150 - 10/23/13 03:24 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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Pulling people out of the ditc...
how can one have a thread about great piano songs and leave out the most awesome piano scene from "Big?"
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#1864155 - 10/23/13 03:29 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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#1864159 - 10/23/13 03:31 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... Xian Ngyuen
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Originally Posted By: EdSpenser
I'm quite fond of "Pictures at an Exhibition" and "Rhapsody in Blue" when performed on piano, as originally written.



Where in NJ do you go to hear that?
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#1864172 - 10/23/13 03:44 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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If you want to listen to something truly unique, look for the two albums by Wayne Bedrosian (Jazzical Class and Rhapsody in Blue). They were recorded in the 80's I believe, and are available on CD. In addition to his own compositions, he took classical, jazz, and popular music and embellished it for piano, similar to what Liberace did, only I actually liked it a lot better. I learned to love Rhapsody in Blue and American in Paris from him. He also recorded the theme song from Chariots of Fire (another contemporary piano composition I really love). I don't remember if either album contained any of his original work (but now I want to go back and look).

Wayne was actually a family friend when I was growing up, so I got to spend lots of time with him (usually at a piano bar in those days). Unfortunately, he died in 2005, unexpectedly young.

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#1864427 - 10/23/13 09:39 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... edAudit
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No Elton John or Billy Joel songs?

I've always considered Elton John to be at his best when it's just him at the piano by himself.

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#1864475 - 10/24/13 01:06 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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Buggs,

Have you listened to Elton John's latest, "The Diving Board", yet?

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#1864896 - 10/24/13 10:16 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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No. I still need to listen to Tom Jones' latest. How does Sir Elton do? Isn't he kinda short on his high notes these days?

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#1864898 - 10/24/13 10:23 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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He is, but he's been smart about key selections. So far I like it, and will listen to it a few more times. It's the kind of Elton John record I particularly like; Bernie Taupin lyrics, small ensemble arrangements, focus on piano.

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#1864901 - 10/24/13 10:27 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... Xian Ngyuen
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Originally Posted By: EdSpenser
He is, but he's been smart about key selections. So far I like it, and will listen to it a few more times. It's the kind of Elton John record I particularly like; Bernie Taupin lyrics, small ensemble arrangements, focus on piano.

Sounds kinda in the vein of 17-11-70. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the tip!

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#1865304 - 10/25/13 10:45 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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I watched a clip of Elton John playing Tiny Dancer in Las Vegas at the iTunes Festival this year. He really had to change the melody quite a bit. It's OK with me. He's allowed.

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#1865305 - 10/25/13 10:59 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... buggs
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Queen has a lot of good songs with piano and Freddie Mercury had an amazing voice.

I'm surprised PQ didn't mention Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue. eek wink
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#1865463 - 10/28/13 03:36 PM Re: Great Piano Songs... GuitarDude
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Freddie played the piano too. wink

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