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Chopin at the Cliburn	[May. 21st, 2009\|02:20 pm]Chopin or Bust
Hey Chopin Lovers,my name is Jade Simmons, I'm a pianist and the webcast host for the 13th Van Cliburn Intl Piano Competition where as you can imagine there will be plenty of Chopin! Tune in at www.cliburn.tv, I'll try to post the competitors who are playing a healthy dose of Chopin soon. Check out my daily competition journal here on live journal called Keeping up with the Kliburn.username: jade_cliburnLooking forward to great Chopin moments!Jade Simmons
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[May. 21st, 2009|02:20 pm]Chopin or Bust

Hey Chopin Lovers,my name is Jade Simmons, I'm a pianist and the webcast host for the 13th Van Cliburn Intl Piano Competition where as you can imagine there will be plenty of Chopin! Tune in at www.cliburn.tv, I'll try to post the competitors who are playing a healthy dose of Chopin soon. Check out my daily competition journal here on live journal called Keeping up with the Kliburn.username: jade_cliburnLooking forward to great Chopin moments!Jade Simmons

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Mythical records "Odyssey of rapture" vol. 1	[Nov. 15th, 2008\|09:22 pm]Chopin or Bust
Mythical records, is now taking pre-orders for their new compilation "Odyssey of Rapture" vol. 1. The album includes neo-classical compositions by Abandoned Toys, Library Tapes, The synthetic dream foundation, Hannah Fury, Samantha Bouquin, Ephemeral mists, and many more great composers/artists. The official release date is Dec. 10th 2008. The full track list includes:1. David Reyes "The magic woods"2. Library Tapes "The rivers turned to cobblestone"3. Abandoned Toys "An expanding tremble"4. Ephemeral Mists "A pale slumber"5. Phanatos "Voyage (quest for the shores of aphrodite)"6. Aranis "Vala"7. The new pollutants "Kidnap theme"8. Hana (Jeff Greinke & Anisa Romero) "Hide"9. Michel Avannier "La rencontre"10. The synthetic dream foundation w/ Hannah Fury "Trapeze"11. MePhI "Crystal night"12. Aonua "Spirit of the deep"13. Fiona Joy Hawkins "Contemplating"14. Samantha Bouquin "Tale for a sunken moon"15. Scythelence "Transparent eyelids"16. Enigma de Ultratumba "To my unrest"17. Samanta Ray & Pete Ardron "Interuterion 3"
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Mythical records "Odyssey of rapture" vol. 1

[Nov. 15th, 2008|09:22 pm]Chopin or Bust

Mythical records, is now taking pre-orders for their new compilation "Odyssey of Rapture" vol. 1. The album includes neo-classical compositions by Abandoned Toys, Library Tapes, The synthetic dream foundation, Hannah Fury, Samantha Bouquin, Ephemeral mists, and many more great composers/artists. The official release date is Dec. 10th 2008. The full track list includes:1. David Reyes "The magic woods"2. Library Tapes "The rivers turned to cobblestone"3. Abandoned Toys "An expanding tremble"4. Ephemeral Mists "A pale slumber"5. Phanatos "Voyage (quest for the shores of aphrodite)"6. Aranis "Vala"7. The new pollutants "Kidnap theme"8. Hana (Jeff Greinke & Anisa Romero) "Hide"9. Michel Avannier "La rencontre"10. The synthetic dream foundation w/ Hannah Fury "Trapeze"11. MePhI "Crystal night"12. Aonua "Spirit of the deep"13. Fiona Joy Hawkins "Contemplating"14. Samantha Bouquin "Tale for a sunken moon"15. Scythelence "Transparent eyelids"16. Enigma de Ultratumba "To my unrest"17. Samanta Ray & Pete Ardron "Interuterion 3"

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Abandoned Toys	[Mar. 13th, 2008\|02:17 am]Chopin or Bust
If you don't already own "The witch's garden" by Abandoned Toys, and enjoy contemporary piano music, I highly recommend picking this album up.Abandoned Toys
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Hi all	[Feb. 11th, 2008\|08:42 pm]Chopin or Bust
I have this song back from the days of napster simply entitled "chopinfoolin". I think its absolutely beautiful but I have no way of knowing what its called or if its even actaully by Chopin!If anyone could help me out I would really appreciate it
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(no subject)	[Dec. 20th, 2007\|11:55 am]Chopin or Bust
Hi,Hope all is going well. I just wanted to let everyone know about a recently launched website that may be of interest called Piano Lessons with Master Teachers. If you click the black and white photograph on the home page, it will take you to a collection interviews with concert pianists from the early 1900's, such as Paderewski and Ernest Schelling. It's a very good read, and it's all free material. I hope it can be a good resource for some of the community members.Take care,Eugene
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[Dec. 20th, 2007|11:55 am]Chopin or Bust

Hi,Hope all is going well. I just wanted to let everyone know about a recently launched website that may be of interest called Piano Lessons with Master Teachers. If you click the black and white photograph on the home page, it will take you to a collection interviews with concert pianists from the early 1900's, such as Paderewski and Ernest Schelling. It's a very good read, and it's all free material. I hope it can be a good resource for some of the community members.Take care,Eugene

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barcarolle op. 60!!!	[May. 31st, 2007\|05:57 pm]Chopin or Bust
[mood \|hopeful]i have a recital this sunday and i'm playing barcarolle op. 60. last year i played fantasie-impromptu and i have to outdo myself (even though it's just for other students and their families, haha). i've been working on it forever but i still feel like it's missing something- if you're familiar with this song, pleeeeease give me a couple pointers! thanks :-)
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Vladimir Ashkenazy to cease playing concerts.	[May. 20th, 2007\|12:07 am]Chopin or Bust
http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/6393.htmlWould it be overkill to say my life is over? Yeah. I'm pretty bummed.x-posted to Pianists community.
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(no subject)	[Apr. 27th, 2007\|09:06 pm]Chopin or Bust
[mood \|contemplative]Anybody home?I thought this community needed a little post, so here's a poem about Chopin by my favorite poet, Alfred Noyes. It makes me so sad. Note the references to George Sand's novel (the name of which I can't remember) where Chopin was ridiculed in the form of "Prince Karol". Noyes knew his stuff.If there are any typos, blame me before Noyes, for typing it up wrong.( The Death of Chopin, by Alfred Noyes Collapse )
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[Apr. 27th, 2007|09:06 pm]Chopin or Bust

[mood** |contemplative]Anybody home?I thought this community needed a little post, so here's a poem about Chopin by my favorite poet, Alfred Noyes. It makes me so sad. Note the references to George Sand's novel (the name of which I can't remember) where Chopin was ridiculed in the form of "Prince Karol". Noyes knew his stuff.If there are any typos, blame me before Noyes, for typing it up wrong.( The Death of Chopin, by Alfred Noyes Collapse )**

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(no subject)	[Jan. 12th, 2007\|02:22 pm]Chopin or Bust
[music \|Scherzo No. 2 - Chopin/Ashkenazy]I'm curious about the attitudes of this community, so I have a little survey/questionnaire/whatever.1. Who do you think plays Chopin best out of the major pianists?2. Which of Chopin's ballades is your favourite?3. Which of Chopin's scherzos is your favourite?4. Do you prefer to play or listen to Chopin?5. What was the first thing you heard by Chopin?
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Another instrument but the same magic?	[Dec. 18th, 2006\|11:36 pm]Chopin or Bust
[Current Location \|Basement, still] [mood	annoyed] [music	Chopin - Mazurka In E Minor Op. 17 No. 2]Hi, I'm new to this community but my love for Frédéric Chopin is definitely not. My question is the following;I have been playing the piano for over ten years and I've recently started playing violin so I could play along with my Mother who plays the piano as well. I was looking through all the Chopin music sheets I could find at my usual music shop and I couldn't find ANYTHING for violin and piano.Anyone has suggestion to where I could find sheets for piano and violin duets by Chopin?
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barcarolle op. 60!!!	[May. 31st, 2007\|05:57 pm]Chopin or Bust
[mood \|hopeful]i have a recital this sunday and i'm playing barcarolle op. 60. last year i played fantasie-impromptu and i have to outdo myself (even though it's just for other students and their families, haha). i've been working on it forever but i still feel like it's missing something- if you're familiar with this song, pleeeeease give me a couple pointers! thanks :-)
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(no subject)	[Jan. 12th, 2007\|02:22 pm]Chopin or Bust
[music \|Scherzo No. 2 - Chopin/Ashkenazy]I'm curious about the attitudes of this community, so I have a little survey/questionnaire/whatever.1. Who do you think plays Chopin best out of the major pianists?2. Which of Chopin's ballades is your favourite?3. Which of Chopin's scherzos is your favourite?4. Do you prefer to play or listen to Chopin?5. What was the first thing you heard by Chopin?
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