It is SO sweet. :) Newton Phil Bondi wrote: > > I was standing backstage on Wednsday waiting for the artist to arrive so the > crew could find out where the piano went so the lighting guy could set the > lights and the sound guy.......you get the picture. We were killing time > backstage. > > The sound tech asks me if I had heard of the piano player that played with > the symphony this past Friday(John Naca...something or other......I should > know his name 'cause he's a good player)..I said no, but the music director > really like him..the tech asked me if I wanted to hear the performance..I > said sure! I had never heard that S&S recorded, so this was going to be a > treat! > > He puts it on, and within 3 seconds I am overcome with euphoria..It's Rach's > 3rd!..my favorite!..and I didn't know the symphony was playing it that > night. Had I known, I would have been in attendance. > > The tech said he could burn me a copy..I told him I would be forever in his > debt (he'll remember, I'm sure!). > > I just got done listing to 'my baby' being played by an accomplished > player..and I must say that I am impressed with that D. Now that I have > heard it recorded, I can 'hear' that the killer octave needs some work, but > I am impressed otherwise. Now I know what you all have been saying for > forever about the killer octave being thin..weak..not as strong..whatever. I > heard it tonight. I have it recorded in real time. > > If I didn't know, I would have guessed that one of you would have prepared > that piano for the performance...hearing 'my baby' playing my favorite > classical piece knowing that I prepped it makes me very proud and more than > anything, more humble. > > I heard it..I liked it..let's fix the killer octave. > > Phil
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