<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ric,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>The concerto??? Do you have a karaoke accompaniment for it (at 440, = please)?  I suppose there could be some sort of foot switch to get = the orchestra to come in at the right places.  Golly, that *would* be fun.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sorry, I'm not a great unknown talent waiting to be = discovered.  :-)   I have *some* talent, though, and love to = play.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Actually, I was thinking more in terms of the second movement from Grieg's Sonata.  It's got a little = something for everyone--simple singing melody, section of noodling around, next, a = big, exciting let's knock em over part, and then, back to a heart wrenching = recap of the beginning.  Bring a handkerchief if you're the emotional = type.  It just doesn't get any schmaltzier than this.  :-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>somewhere near Peoria, IL</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">Richard Brekne</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 17, 2003 = 1:35 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Piano Empty Trees = WAS Re: Help with Steinway Model..</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>  <P>Barbara Richmond wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"><BR>> <BR>> So given the way Ric = phrased his request, what program are you going <BR>> to give him, the Jerry = Lee Lewis? the Yanni? the Liberace? <P>Well, for Ric's sake I could pull out some Grieg.  = Otherwise, I'm afraid <BR>it'd have to be Brahms, Schubert, or something from the = graduate recital <BR>that <BR>never was...... :-)  Can't think about it = now, I'm going on a Field Trip to <BR>a Native American Burial sight with the = first graders today. <BR> </P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>By all means !! Grieg... how bout the A minor piano concerto... = you know... something easy :):)  ??.. Jerry Lee Liberyanni is ok... = but there's nothing like High Scandinavian Romantics ! <BR>  <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"><BR>Barbara Richmond, RPT <BR>first grade = room mother, going on the road  ;-) <BR><A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"></A> </BLOCKQ= UOTE>Cheers <BR>RicB <P>-- <BR>Richard Brekne <BR>RPT, N.P.T.F. <BR>UiB, Bergen, Norway = <BR><A href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> = <BR><A = href="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broad= park.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A> <BR><A = href="http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html">http://www.hf.uib= .no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html</A> <BR>  </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>