I am continually looking for more music that is not terribly difficult that students can master in a week or two. If the music is also famous and sounds really beautiful it will be extremely pleasant to play and very satisfying to work on. I edited this music years ago and set it up to teach, but somehow I just never got around to playing it in a way that satisfied me.
It is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written for piano and has also been transcribed for many musical groups.
The fact that I had never finished it as a performance left a lingering irritation, so I finally took the time to study properly and record it.Tonight all I needed to complete the video was a set of pictures, because the recording was already done. I got the idea for the visuals from watching a couple a videos about relaxation and meditation. It seemed the right mood for this music, which has nothing agitated or tense about it.
I find this music very soothing and relaxing. Perhaps I will give it a go.
I am listening to it again.
I’ve heard this piece before but never knew where it was from. It’s very soothing.
I have heard this before but I do not know where. I really like it and I love the beautiful sound of it.
It is a pretty piece. I look forward to playing it.
I’m all for learning this, and his other oddities too, Gary. I have a strange attaction to this man’s music. Repetitive. You know. ;o)
I used to hear this as the intro to a PBS nature show, “Audobon” pops up in memory. Thank you for turning this into expressive music and bringing it past the ‘pretty music’ I used to hear as a heron flew off.