PianoTell Recital #8 Is Now Live!

navindra · 2026-05-15T14:33:21+00:00

Welcome to PianoTell Recital #8! Sophia — Moon River by Henry Mancini rach3master — Ravel: Miroirs - La vallée des cloches (The Valley of Bells) BartK — Chopin Nocturne in B-flat Minor, op. 9, no. 1 iternabe — Sonata in A minor, K.3, L.378 by Domenico Scarlatti Peyton — Arizona Sky — Original song Nightowl — Climb Every Mountain by Rodgers & Hammerstein KevinM — Songs Without Words 19,1 Felix Mendelssohn, the very first in the series MarieJ — Written on the Sky by Max Richter mel_lem — Oquirrh Mountains Shining by Kevin Olson rogerch — Spring Storm JillCrosslandPiano — Schubert D946/2 (No 2 from the Three Piano Pieces) Jane — Berceuse, Op. 57 by Chopin ShiroKuro — Miracles by Alexis Ffrench navindra — Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane You can reply to each performance directly. Enjoy! This is an archive of the recital announcement. Don't miss out on PianoTell's 8th recital! 🎱 This is an opportunity to share your music if you are a seasoned player, showcase your progress milestone by milestone if you're an active learner, stay motivated and on track, or simply contribute to the community fun! One might even argue that performing is truly what it's all about. For inspiration and a general idea of the recital format, just take a look at past Quarterly Recitals: PianoTell Recital #7 PianoTell Recital #6 PianoTell Recital #5 PianoTell Recital #4 PianoTell Recital #3 PianoTell Recital #2 PianoTell Recital #1 Everyone is welcome and what you submit is up to you. For questions or comments or updates on the recital, please go here instead. Submit your performance now! To submit your performance, simply reply to this post and fill in the details. If you don't yet have an account on PianoTell, the sign up process is very easy and completely free. Just look for "Sign Up" at the top of the site. Your submission will only be visible to yourself and the recital coordinators until the recital goes live on 15 May 2026. You can look at PianoTell Recital #7 to get an idea of what the recital will look like when it goes live. Template **Performer:** Name or Alias, Location, Experience. **Piece:** Title by Composer **Comment Policy:** (See below) Replace this line with the link to your performance. **Source of music:** ... **Instrument:** ... **Recording method:** ... **Additional info:** ... if(window.hljsLoader && !document.currentScript.parentNode.hasAttribute('data-s9e-livepreview-onupdate')) { window.hljsLoader.highlightBlocks(document.currentScript.parentNode); } You may use the following template to specify the Comment Policy: No Comments Please! Positive comments only (no criticism or suggestions for improvement please). Positive comments and suggestions for improvement (no direct criticism please). All comments; anything goes! 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I've been playing piano on and off since I was a kitten! **Piece:** Serious Piece No. 1 in C# by Jerry **Comment Policy:** All comments; anything goes! https://youtu.be/QpEfHVFilRc **Source of music:** This was composed and shared with me by my friend Jerry. **Instrument:** NY Steinway D **Recording method:** iPhone X with large condenser microphones. **Additional info:** This wasn't the performance I had exactly planned. A lot went wrong, but I dealt with it in the best way I could. Regardless, I'm quite pleased with how this turned out and I believe the audience enjoyed it. Thanks for listening! if(window.hljsLoader && !document.currentScript.parentNode.hasAttribute('data-s9e-livepreview-onupdate')) { window.hljsLoader.highlightBlocks(document.currentScript.parentNode); } Performer: Tom from California, USA. I've been playing piano on and off since I was a kitten! Piece: Serious Piece No. 1 in C# by Jerry Comment Policy: All comments; anything goes! Source of music: This was composed and shared with me by my friend Jerry. Instrument: NY Steinway D Recording method: iPhone X with large condenser microphones. Additional info: This wasn't the performance I had exactly planned. A lot went wrong, but I dealt with it in the best way I could. Regardless, I'm quite pleased with how this turned out and I believe the audience enjoyed it. Thanks for listening! Have fun!

Sophia

navindra — Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane

That was absolutely gorgeous Nav. Perfect in fact... well played, flawless, perfect camera angles, perfect sound. Ok, just perfect, period 🙂

Also, slightly related, perfect how clicking the reply button fills out the title all by itself. I love those minute touches (probably a lot harder to program than for us to notice) to make life easier!

Ok I'll stop now because your head still needs to fit inside that hat of yours - can't have it grow too big now can we 😂

Sophia

Peyton — Arizona Sky — Original song

Another fan of ~~Biff and the Buffaloes~~ Peyton and TBell here. You'd think you were all in the room together - hard to believe it's all mixed together and basically a two man band! You are right to be happy with the final result - and I was happy we got to listen to you ❤️

Nightowl

Sophia — Moon River by Henry Mancini

You said it - that does indeed sound LUSH! 😍 That was beautifully played and the page turns were also impressive - you've become a maestro manipulator of pages! 😀 I could not find any flaws in your performance, except for one very minor thing - sometimes the LH chords sounded slightly too strong/loud, although in the second half the balance between hands seemed to improve as you relaxed into the piece. Your parents would be proud of you.

ShiroKuro

KevinM Absolutely! I can also point you to the original thread where Rubens posted it (although those were images, not PDFs, let me know if you want me to send you the pdf).

ShiroKuro

Player1 thank you!!

WieWaldi

navindra Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
Next Christmas is coming... OMG, I need to get the presents for that day. HURRY UP! 😂 You played this one exceptional well, you improved some rhythmic issues from a few of your earlier recitals. Actually, you fixed them! Great job. Somehow it does not sound like an Alfred AIO 1 piece, it sounds more like an advanced arrangement, would have guessed it is placed in a #3 book (if this exists in Alfred universe). Well done. Thanks for sharing. And thanks for the special reply-button.

KevinM

BartK — Chopin Nocturne in B-flat Minor, op. 9, no. 1

This is a lovely interpretation of this beautiful piece. The range of emotions within the piece you have captured so well. Well done and thank you for this, I really enjoyed listening.

rogerch

Sophia — Moon River by Henry Mancini

Great playing, Sophia! The phrasing is very well done. I like the way you put accents on the long high notes, followed by diminuendo on the rest of the phrase. Lovely! Also, you have mastered the page turns!

rogerch

rach3master — Ravel: Miroirs - La vallée des cloches (The Valley of Bells)

I enjoy hearing your expert playing! You do a masterful job of balancing the voices and shaping the phrases. This piece is a great showcase for your impressive skills as well as your amazing piano!

rogerch

BartK — Chopin Nocturne in B-flat Minor, op. 9, no. 1

Your playing of this lovely piece has wonderful energy. I love the expressiveness with the huge dynamic contrasts and the rubato. Very smooth, and your piano sounds great!

rogerch

iternabe — Sonata in A minor, K.3, L.378 by Domenico Scarlatti

Very nice playing, with nice contrasting dynamics and good phrasing. The hand crossings are very smooth. Well done!

rogerch

Peyton — Arizona Sky — Original song

Thanks for the heartfelt emotional song. The singing and playing sound lovely. Ted did a nice job with the drums, too. Very nice!

rogerch

Nightowl — Climb Every Mountain by Rodgers and Hammerstein

Well done with the smooth playing of a nice arrangement. It sounds like you are telling a story. Very nice to listen to!

rogerch

KevinM — Songs Without Words 19,1 Felix Mendelssohn, the very first in the series

Very nice smooth, confident playing. I love the way you bring out the slow melody line over the more rapidly moving accompaniment. It sounds great at this tempo!

KevinM

iternabe — Sonata in A minor, K.3, L.378 by Domenico Scarlatti

So very impressed with how you have played this. The different voices coming through. Well done. At some point I'm going to have to accept learning some pieces like this to improve my finger and hand independence and I know I'm going to find it difficult.

rogerch

MarieJ — Written on the Sky by Max Richter

I enjoy listening to your expert playing. Your playing brings out a lovely interaction between the voices in this piece. I hear a little bit of tasteful rubato which enhances the piece. The piano sound you chose is a good match for your playing, producing a quiet yet at the same time lush sound.

rogerch

mel_lem — Oquirrh Mountains Shining by Kevin Olson

There is a lot going on in this piece and I love the way you play it. The melody soars on top of the other voices underneath. The result is a rich tapestry of sound. Very well played!

rogerch

JillCrosslandPiano — Schubert D946/2 (No 2 from the Three Piano Pieces)

This is a huge piece and your exquisite playing sounds professional to my ears. I love the contrast between the soft lyrical passages and the thundering drama. Throughout it all you produce a rich lush sound, aided by what sounds like a wonderful piano.

rogerch

Jane — Berceuse, Op. 57 by Chopin

Very nice playing! I’m impressed by your fast finger work. That’s very cool that you were able to rent that space with a lovely Bechstein piano!

rogerch

ShiroKuro — Miracles by Alexis Ffrench

Lovely playing! This piece sounds calm, yet has a nice forward momentum. I like the way you handled the voices. They are clearly separated and they interact nicely.

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