Amateur (?) pianists

[Rugby]

These are amatuers, not even semi-pros, from the 2007 Cliburn Amateur
Competition :

You'll need Real Player , I think. Give a few seconds to start.

Schumann Toccata:

http://www.cliburn.org/uploads/MP3s/06_levin_schumann.ram

Barber Sonata Fuga ( 2nd Place winner ):

http://www.cliburn.org/uploads/MP3s/06_fuller_barber.ram

Liszt Mephisto # 1 ( Winner ):

http://www.cliburn.org/uploads/MP3s/06_mays_liszt.ram

More info at the Cliburn Foundation site.

If you'd only practiced more !!

Regards, Rugby

[JohnGavin]

Here is where you can see as well as listen to these and more Van
Cliburn amateur performances:

http://www.youtube.com/user/VanCliburnFoundation

[Matthew B. Tepper]

Rugby <steve...@gmail.com> appears to have caused the following letters to
be typed in news:1186408949.2...@q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com:

> More info at the Cliburn Foundation site.
>
> If you'd only practiced more !!

Do I remember this story right? At Nixon's first inauguration, Van Cliburn
took the stage while Nixon's Quaker grandmother chided the new president, "If
Thee had practiced more, Thee would be down there instead of up here!"

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[Rugby]

On Aug 6, 9:33 am, "Matthew B. Tepper" <oyþ@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Do I remember this story right? At Nixon's first inauguration, Van Cliburn
> took the stage while Nixon's Quaker grandmother chided the new president, "If
> Thee had practiced more, Thee would be down there instead of up here!"
>

All the pity Nixon did not obey his Grandmama.

[Matthew B. Tepper]

Rugby <steve...@gmail.com> appears to have caused the following letters

to be typed in news:1186446857.9...@x40g2000prg.googlegroups.com:

> On Aug 6, 9:33 am, "Matthew B. Tepper" <oy兀earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> Do I remember this story right? At Nixon's first inauguration, Van
>> Cliburn took the stage while Nixon's Quaker grandmother chided the new
>> president, "If Thee had practiced more, Thee would be down there
>> instead of up here!"
>
> All the pity Nixon did not obey his Grandmama.

But it's a good thing that Balint Vazsonyi lost that election for mayor of
Bloomington, Indiana.

[Otterhouse Rolf]

Or Nixon could have been the new Liberace:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCsGSMze_6Q

:)

Here is a Boston piano amateur competition:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Bostonpianoamateurs

I find this a very interesting performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSMvekeuxWI

Rolf

[Matthew B. Tepper]

Otterhouse Rolf <compo...@yahoo.com> appears to have caused the following

letters to be typed in

news:1186472436.9...@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:

> Or Nixon could have been the new Liberace:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCsGSMze_6Q
>
>:)

8 March 1963.

[Rugby]

On Aug 10, 12:19 am, Wayne Reimer <wrdslremovethis¿@pacbell.net>
wrote:
> > In article <118640

Thanks for the surprising background , Wayne.

Not the first time the Cliburn Foundation has fooled, and
disappointed, me.Nor the first time a prominent Texan has,either. I
still fondly recall the live radio stream of the "real" 2005
Competition, on the TCU fm station, being bumped for Horned Frogs
baseball games,even though NCAA finals.

Regards, Rugby

[Mr Duffy]

Wayne Reimer
>The info on the three guys is all available in their bios on the
>Cliburn website. The thing about the person who was really sort of a
>pro came out in some other places, and was mentioned in the official
>blog.

http://www.cliburn.org/blog/?p=139#comments

there's an interesting discussion about the fact that Levin wasn't awarded
first prize, some people suggesting that it happened because of his pro
background, and in that case, wether he should or not have entered the
competition.

>>> The guy playing the Barber is doing a yearly recital and is part of a
>>> two-piano recording on the Albany label. The guy playing the Liszt is
>>> also a conservatory graduate.

being a conservatory graduate doesn't make you a pro. there are many
graduates who, after maybe one or two public recitals, give up with the
piano and make their living in a different way. should they be considered
professionals? imho, it's only a matter of making it clear what 'amateur'
means in this context. you can not expect a person without a regular
training to play the Diabelli Vars :)
bye, mr duffy

[Rugby]

On Aug 11, 1:36 am, Wayne Reimer <wrdslremovethis¿@pacbell.net> wrote:
> > In article <1186> The info on the three guys is all available in their bios on the

> Cliburn website. The thing about the person who was really sort of a
> pro came out in some other places, and was mentioned in the official
> blog.
>

I missed that info, so my apologies to the Cliburn in this instance,
but then the Competition should be re-titled or have a "Warning" label
attached.