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markdoublea84 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I knew I could find videos of Andre Watts on the Mr. Rogers show. I was going to submit those clips in case I couldn't find them. I love that Schubert piece he played. I wonder if Andre knows Chopin's Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2.
YoelfromNL (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
'That's one of the first pieces I ever learned.'
Wow. Mine was Yann Tiersen-Comptine d'un autre été.
I think his teacher immediately spotted a talent!
neoguy9090 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Thanks for the correction. I probably should have said, most influential?
YoelfromNL (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Edit: France xD
YoelfromNL (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Not exactly, French was just the most prosperous country at the time and probably the easiest to gain fame and wealth
porcospino289 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
My error -- I did say "about" eight, "or so". So many piano pieces, including these, are bound up for me with memories of my dad, who studied with Saperton at the Curtis Institute in the dark early days of the Depression. As for the language of the title -- German was plenty good enough for Schubert for (I'd guess) the bulk of his oeuvre. Surely cultured people were/are multilingual.
neoguy9090 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Actually, the piece is from a small suite which Schubert published under the name "Six Moments Musicaux". It was named in French for obvious reasons: French was the most widely spoken language in Europe at the time.
porcospino289 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I would give this a 10 for Watts' sweetness and voice. I still remember the splash he made (ca. 1968??) on TV, suddenly replacing someone for the Liszt Concerto (#1?) with Bernstein and company. "Moment musicaux" is an unfortunate blemish by the poster -- this is non-French. Moment musical, maybe. "Moments musicaux" is the piece, about eight moments or so. -2 for the blemish results in a +8.
aurychat (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You are a GREAT player!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fcofelixx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
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