Gabriela Montero is known for being a stupendous pianist, but she’s also a truly gifted improviser.
One of her party-pieces is to take a theme suggested by the audience or the orchestra and turn it into a majestic piano piece.
So, at Classic FM Live in Cardiff on Tuesday night, the orchestra had a truly inspired suggestion for her…
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Meh, it didn't do that much for me. She clearly didn't know the theme, so she couldn't improvise on the emotion connected with it. She captured a few notes, registered the key, then did her own schtick with it. Okay, but not memorable.
ReplyDeleteClearly a very talented lady but didnt recognise my favourite theme in there for more than three seconds. - Micky
ReplyDeleteYea, good try and nice playing, but not my Corrie!
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