I miss Joel very much. Only recently learned recently that he had passed away. What a loss! His version of Malaguena inspired me to take it on. Took six months and still bumps in the road but I view that RUclips video of Joel playing it every single day.
Yea ive tried to study his fingering. I see in the arpeggio section coming down he uses a left hand c# octave instead of crossing over with right hand. This makes it far easier Also the arpeggios going up he uses both hands. Unsure if he plays f# with his right hand and then carries on with lh Also in the vivace section my sheets don't raise the right hand clef up an octave of which I'm sure it must be? Otherwise l/h octaves both hands would be playing same notes with thumb? It looks here like it's definitely raised an octave
A lot of positive comments about the street piano version by Lydie Solomon - an entertaining video of a well-dressed, good-looking young woman playing. And snappily edited, with a lot of changes of perspective. I guess a lot of people prefer her to look at as a player than Joel Hastings. But he is playing on a concert grand - much harder to manage than the street piano which has shallow keys, much less resistance to the touch and a limited dynamic range. He has a substantial live audience and his video appears to be unedited. So what you get with his video is quite close to the concert experience. In the end they aren't really comparable. I listened to Lydie Solomon's concert performance on a Seiler grand (which has rather a harsh sound) and she doesn't cope quite so well with the piece there: it's not just that it's slower, but it comes across to me as a bit laboured. So I'm just full of admiration for the panache and energy that Joel conveys in his playing. I found this musically more convincing (but maybe not so interesting to watch?)
Exactly. Mind you people can generally transfer from an upright to a grand after a little while. The keys aren't necessarily shallower but generally lighter. But the repetitive action on a grand by gravity is easier than an upright to play
@@ciararespect4296 Yes - pianists who play a lot get used to different instruments, don't they? Unlike orchestral players... At home we have an upright with a very stiff action which we practise on and it's quite good prep for the grand piano. Just the different black key shape and bigger drop requires a little acclimatisation.
Please. Tell me at least one of your grands is Cuban. What runs in your veins is pure Cubanism. Well done! Not too many accomplished pianists can do Lecuona specially Gitaneras.
the song is played very similarly, it's not the musicians here but it's the actual instruments. This is a nice sounding concert piano while that street one was out of tune and used heavily.
@@levineuwirth 0:31 feel its played too fast, lydie slows that part to allow it build up. but then again i have never heard how its actually supposed to be played lol
This is the song I played several years ago and loved it!! I am looking for it to buy a copy of it. Can anyone direct me to the link? Love playing this on my piano!
it takes practice. Honestly this song is on the easier side of hard songs. I thought it was going to take a while but a day of practice during virtual school has me down
Google User nope. Its fine actually. This isn't a lullaby. It's a piece that resembles bull fighting or a Spanish dance, or something. Idk forgot. But a little bit faster isn't wrong
The tempo is literally "Presto". It's one of the fastest common tempos. Not to mention that it's not all quarter and half notes. There's a lot of 8th notes at a presto tempo
I am here from Entirely Out of Spite..! I think this is a lovely tune to hear in Dawn Winery 😯💖
same 😔💅
Same 🤣
Same! 😊
I miss Joel very much. Only recently learned recently that he had passed away. What a loss! His version of Malaguena inspired me to take it on. Took six months and still bumps in the road but I view that RUclips video of Joel playing it every single day.
Yea ive tried to study his fingering. I see in the arpeggio section coming down he uses a left hand c# octave instead of crossing over with right hand. This makes it far easier
Also the arpeggios going up he uses both hands. Unsure if he plays f# with his right hand and then carries on with lh
Also in the vivace section my sheets don't raise the right hand clef up an octave of which I'm sure it must be? Otherwise l/h octaves both hands would be playing same notes with thumb? It looks here like it's definitely raised an octave
A lot of positive comments about the street piano version by Lydie Solomon - an entertaining video of a well-dressed, good-looking young woman playing. And snappily edited, with a lot of changes of perspective.
I guess a lot of people prefer her to look at as a player than Joel Hastings. But he is playing on a concert grand - much harder to manage than the street piano which has shallow keys, much less resistance to the touch and a limited dynamic range. He has a substantial live audience and his video appears to be unedited. So what you get with his video is quite close to the concert experience.
In the end they aren't really comparable. I listened to Lydie Solomon's concert performance on a Seiler grand (which has rather a harsh sound) and she doesn't cope quite so well with the piece there: it's not just that it's slower, but it comes across to me as a bit laboured.
So I'm just full of admiration for the panache and energy that Joel conveys in his playing. I found this musically more convincing (but maybe not so interesting to watch?)
Exactly. Mind you people can generally transfer from an upright to a grand after a little while. The keys aren't necessarily shallower but generally lighter. But the repetitive action on a grand by gravity is easier than an upright to play
@@ciararespect4296 Yes - pianists who play a lot get used to different instruments, don't they? Unlike orchestral players...
At home we have an upright with a very stiff action which we practise on and it's quite good prep for the grand piano. Just the different black key shape and bigger drop requires a little acclimatisation.
@@itchy2learn I've same. An upright and grand. Nice to have both
@@ciararespect4296 I hope you're using them :)
Please. Tell me at least one of your grands is Cuban. What runs in your veins is pure Cubanism. Well done! Not too many accomplished pianists can do Lecuona specially Gitaneras.
super recordings of Lecuona suite!
Maravilloso, saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱👍
Fabulous!
Still think Lydie Solomon's version on the street piano is untouchable.
EvilestGem i dont play piano
But hers has a different sound
Seems she is using
Different kind of keys or something
Inform me
the song is played very similarly, it's not the musicians here but it's the actual instruments. This is a nice sounding concert piano while that street one was out of tune and used heavily.
Levo Films I completely agree
Just the face is different...
@@levineuwirth 0:31 feel its played too fast, lydie slows that part to allow it build up. but then again i have never heard how its actually supposed to be played lol
Awesome! You have chops!!
Did have them rip. I wanted his frozen brain and take the piano parts for an implant
This is the song I played several years ago and loved it!! I am looking for it to buy a copy of it. Can anyone direct me to the link? Love playing this on my piano!
Parabéns ! Excelente interpretação !
U ARE THE BEST!!!!!!
Very impressive.
He’s Canadian but there is some Cuban ancestry somewhere bravo
Can anyone post a website where are the chords for this music . I dont want the sheets but chords... like Em C# etc.... thank you
I don’t think there is a chord sheet for this... this is classical music...
Elina Chauhan i mean, nevermind, i don’t know if that kind of shit exist
I don’t think they exist, however I could make one for you if you’d like
Pues toca magnifico, oiste Evile?
how can someone play like this fisocoaociaov
it takes practice. Honestly this song is on the easier side of hard songs. I thought it was going to take a while but a day of practice during virtual school has me down
@@kemae yes quite easy about five minutes for me :)
Far better than Lydia version
Too fast. Shows his virtuosity but trivializes the gypsy subject matter. It is preposterous to imagine a dancer moving at this speed
Completamente carente de sentimiento
I believe in my heart that ernestro lecuona is the greatest pianist to have ever lived. Beethoven himself would be jealous
How about Chopin, Scriabin, Liszt, Alkan, Js Bach, Cpe Bach, Clementi, Rachmaninov etc (ps you probably won’t reply to this comment lmao)
Nah, Beethoven is better
Too fast
Google User nope. Its fine actually. This isn't a lullaby. It's a piece that resembles bull fighting or a Spanish dance, or something. Idk forgot. But a little bit faster isn't wrong
The tempo is literally "Presto". It's one of the fastest common tempos. Not to mention that it's not all quarter and half notes. There's a lot of 8th notes at a presto tempo
@@firstbourne8799 Yup, u are right.Thats how the original its playied.hIS performance is one the most accurates and close to Lecuona.Bravo.
Too fast!!!