tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post4470532058683114603..comments2024-03-28T09:52:15.415-04:00Comments on Common Denominator: Posts, Seminars, and BirthdaysKen Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-75031055461743292122010-09-20T13:49:59.803-04:002010-09-20T13:49:59.803-04:00Easy for you to say!Easy for you to say!Ken Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-81539471555616054822010-09-20T13:38:02.173-04:002010-09-20T13:38:02.173-04:00You will break 6 min-mile again, easy.You will break 6 min-mile again, easy.::athada::https://www.blogger.com/profile/09046982982270546995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-1070898784824942952010-09-20T09:18:30.860-04:002010-09-20T09:18:30.860-04:00That's the first one I ever tried to learn, an...That's the first one I ever tried to learn, and whether or not I can play it depends on how loosely or narrowly one defines "play". But I'll definitely have to get it back into shape so that we can do an impromptu recital at SBL if we find a piano...or, as it happens, there's an arrangement for two pianos! :)<br /><br />Anyway, <a href="http://exploringourmatrix.blogspot.com/2010/09/rachmaninov-prelude-in-g-minor.html" rel="nofollow">here are two other favorites</a>, in honor of your birthday.James F. McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561146722461747647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-18018066946323483742010-09-20T09:11:55.812-04:002010-09-20T09:11:55.812-04:00I do not really play the piano very well. There a...I do not really play the piano very well. There are a couple pieces that I once could almost fake the first page of--Clair de Lune, Rondo Capriccioco by Mendelssohn. Prelude in C sharp minor is I suppose the easiest of Rachmaninoff. Before I die I'd like to be able to play these. I can dream :-)<br /><br />Thanks Bob and AngieKen Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-12975578594891356902010-09-20T09:03:31.420-04:002010-09-20T09:03:31.420-04:00Happy birthday!
BTW, I didn't know you play t...Happy birthday!<br /><br />BTW, I didn't know you play the piano...or if you don't yet, then learning a piece by Rachmaninov might prove more challenging than it might otherwise have been. :)<br /><br />Any particular piece in mind? There are a couple of the preludes that I've long wanted to work on, and maybe a bit of friendly rivalry would inspire both of us. (There are also a couple of the Etudes Tableaux that I'd love to learn, but that's less realistic!)James F. McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561146722461747647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-90746540660325130162010-09-20T08:52:25.462-04:002010-09-20T08:52:25.462-04:00Happy Birthday, Ken! Goals are the first step and ...Happy Birthday, Ken! Goals are the first step and you have so many that it'll keep life interesting for a long time! And you still have some time according to average life expectancy :-)!!!Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-71412490960315018542010-09-20T07:16:53.523-04:002010-09-20T07:16:53.523-04:00Happy Birthday - and don't worry about time. ...Happy Birthday - and don't worry about time. Old brains work fine and sometimes differently. Learning the science is definitely fun - your approach sounds remarkable. And good luck with Rach - I do a bit of Bach occasionally.Bob MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335631079939764763noreply@blogger.com