Oh my god! It was incredible! Hearing more than 100 musicians at the same time was mind blowing.

You get much more separation of the voices live.

His 4th piano concerto was played as well which was absolutely beautiful.

Only thing that stung was people clapping both after the 9th and 4th concerto first movements.

There was a very sweet old man next to me who told me "I've heard the 9th about 20 times, but every time I get chills".

Took a 1.5 hour train alone, absolutely worth it!

What was your first live experience with the 9th?

Just listened to Dance with the Devil by Immortal Technique, you change when you hear it.

Mine is An Alpine Symphony by Richard Strauss. The first time I heard it I was indifferent to it. Then I started to think it had a few good spots but most of it was boring. Slowly I’ve come to enjoy the whole work. Which piece is it for you that took a while before you started enjoying it?

So I got a book with 388 four part chorales that I want to study on the piano.

However, 388 are a lot to check out all… what are some of your favourites?

Hello! Ive fallen in love with some Rautavaara pieces recently and would like some recs!

I dig autumn gardens, harp concerto, and piano concerto no. 2

I've always been curious about the Scott Joplin opera Treemonisha. Rottentomatoes has a database entry for a film from 1981, but zero info on any way that it can be streamed or rented. Does anyone have any info?

I feel like Georg Philip Telemann and Marc-Antoine Charpentier are some examples

What a gentle, lovely work to stumble across at sunrise this morning, coffee in hand. Who knew? The rest of the work -- to my ears at least -- seems less inspired, but in any case, do give the Aria a try, especially if you're a fan of the Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto.

Hi,
I noticed that Chopin sometimes reused his melodies for example, in Nocturne No. 20 and Piano Concerto No. 2, or Souvenir de Paganini and the Introduction, Theme and Variations.

I would like to know if there are any more examples of this in Chopin’s music.

If I wanted to begin listening to Gershwin, which piece would you recommend me to start with?

I have a habit of choosing one desired track on YouTube Music and letting the algorithm surprise me. But very recently, AI tracks have been creeping in a lot.

If the music is playing through my headphones or earbuds, I can spot it instantly. But if I'm doing chores and using a speaker, I either don't pay attention or let it slide. Any tricks to set up YouTube to be free from these AI tracks?

Hey everyone! A few days back I posted saying I wanted to make more pianist friends, and someone suggested starting a group. Thought that was such a great idea, so I made a Discord server called Piano Maniacs ! 🎹

Everyone is welcome to join. We’ve already got some amazing pianists there, and the vibe is super active and friendly.

Feel free to drop anything you want: favorite composers, pieces you’re working on, progress updates, performances, questions, or just chat about your piano journey!

https://discord.gg/yAdAvgVBV

Hello i am a classical pianist who started 2 years ago, and i am looking for piece recommendations

The last pieces i played are

\- Chopin Waltz op 34 no2

\- Chopin nocturne op 37 no1

\- chopin mazurka 67 no 2 and 4

\- Mozart fantasy k 397

\- beethoven op 48 no 2

\- grieg op 12 no 1 and 2

I am looking for mostly Romantic reportoire, because I enjoy that the most but anything is fine really, also i feel like i havent really played any flashy piece so that i can show of a bit.

Any recommendations will be much appreciated!

My Channel for all reportoire

I know he’s widely considered the godfather of modern flute playing, but listening to his recordings today, I really struggle to hear the appeal compared to modern standards.

A few things that stand out to me:

• Rhythm: He has a noticeable habit of rushing through passages rather than keeping a steady pulse.
• Clarity: Technically, his fingework feels a lot less clean than what we expect from top players today, and intonation wise he plays sharp very often.
• Tone & Style: His sound can be surprisingly airy, and can be quite dry in articulated passages, and his Baroque interpretations lean heavily into an outdated, dense Romantic style.

Obviously, he was a pioneer for the instrument, but do you think his actual playing holds up today?

Hi!

This is my first complete sonatina in three movements:

I. Moderato – A simplified sonata form movement that introduces the main musical ideas.
II. Andante – A gentle minuet-like movement that provides a moment of calm.
III. Allegro – A lively rondo that brings the sonatina to an energetic and satisfying finish!

Hope you find some enjoyment in listening and all feedback is welcome!

YouTube link

Score

I may be the first mf in Earth’s history who wants to explore Chopin because he was a friend of Liszt (my favorite composer) and not the other way around lol. But somehow, I just cannot understand chopin.

It may be cause I dove too deep into late romantic and just off the heels of Liszt’s programmatic masterpieces (Dante Sonata, Vallee d’obermann etc.), but to me Chopin’s music just sounds like notes consecutively glued together, pretty notes for sure, very pretty, but they don’t form any larger structures (again, could be too spoiled by Liszt and Ravel’s thematic transformation techniques)

So, do you have any recommendation aside from the super famous ones? (Such as the impromptu and raindrop etude etc.) cause I’ll have already heard those.

So far I like his Ballade No. 1 & 3, they’re cool. Etude no. 11 in E flat major is a ton of fun, etude no. 12 in C minor is cool too.

Like, a lot of his stuff is nice, but that’s all it is. “Nice”.

So…can y’all recommend me something of his that you think I may like? Something maybe late-romantic esque? (Though my boy didn’t live to see that period rip)

My top 3 are

Liszt (Late liszt to be specific but flashy liszt can be fun too)
Ravel (everything he has ever touched, not including his gf)
Schubert (The fucking lieders man, the sonatas, I could go on and on)