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Valentina Lisitsa.
Beethoven's short piece "Fur Elise" (WoO 59) was composed in 1810. As
Thayer notes
"According to Nohl, the discoverer of the manuscript, the inscription
read "For Elise on April 27th as a remembrance from L.v. Bthvn." But
inasmuch as the manuscript was found among the possessions of Therese
von Malfatti, Unger believes that the inscription should read "Fur Therese"
which in German characters would resemble "Elise." Nohl's copy was used
for its publication in the collected works."
Well no matter who it was written for, "Fur Elise" is not very difficult
technically and is usually considered to be a student's piece. Therefore
it is strange (initially) to find the great Valentina Lisitsa recording it
and even using it as a concert encore. But the reason is meaningless
once you listen to her play it.
It's perfect.
Therese von Malfatti.
This Insubstantial Pageant Faded 
Wow. That's about the only thing I learned to play when I was trying to learn the piano (at age 5). Could only play the right hand and the first couple of measures, though. No patience for the rest of it.:lol:Been one of my favorites ever since.:up:
My first crush in 9th grade was taking piano lessons and played it for me. I don't remember much about it except that she did manage to get through it. I guess you could say that these days my standards are a bit higher — Valentina. :p :lol:Of course Terry did have great thighs and looked awsome in the long sleeved mini-dresses. So I'll credit her with that. :)Working on a new Tiny Tale. Pretty much all written but I will fine tune it tomorrow. Not much else to do on a Saturday night, yeah? Well, I guess there's that whole hot date and dinner and sex thing. I seem to remember that.
I am in bed Eddie with low back pain,I had a late nap and now I am all awake! 😦 I knew about the thighs but not about the musical connection… 🙂
I thought that you had already heard all about Terry's thighs!Well, no matter. :)Hope you had a great night!
very nice Eddie!very nice indeed!thanks fr sharing your 9th grade crush story too … :love:
I'll have to mail or PM you a photo sometime. Unfortunately, the photo doesn't show her thighs. 😦 But it will give you some idea. You need a good back massage!
100 pound buckets???!!!I'm not even going to ask what that one was all about. :lol:Well I hope you feel better soon. Sweet dreams (of Johnny). As one of my characters said once, tomorrow is a new yellow sun and a new blue sky.
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
that and to stop being an idiot and lift 100lbs buckets! 😆
you know with all the new entries you might consider of changing you banner to something more artistic… I am just seeing the private eye and all the classic music and art,I somehow want some mystery to follow! 😀
😮 thanks eddie,sweet dreams to you too! :zzz:
I remember first time I heard it. It was in a television show of course. I learned everything I know from television. It was a comedy show, and this posh piano player comes into the stage, bowing and striking the correct poses and sitting by the piano with shot eyes and warming up and stuff, like you always see. Then he turns to the audience and says: 'Ludvig Van Beethoven's Für Elise…' after which a woman enters the stage with a gun and shoots him. While falling to the floor, his last word is 'Elise…'You would understand the joke when I tell you, the Danish word for 'fire' like in 'fire a gun' is 'fyr', pronounced 'für'.Based on the old story about shooting the piano player, and with an obvious hint to Victor Borge.Well, it was funny as I remember it.
Ha! Love it. And you know the pun on fyr/fur is really not so much different than the difficulty mentioned above with Elise/Therese. Even though one is verbal and one lexigraphic.Anyway, I remember Victor Borge being featured on one of Allan's last posts, with a video. :up:
First time I`ve heard it was when our music teacher in primary school played it on pianino for us kids. Well, she was not hot as Lisitsa 😀 but I liked a music :yes:
:lol:Hold on…I am middle aged man, too :doh::P
Darko, this is simply the St. Swithin's School for Middle Aged Men. :p
:lol:Well to make up for it Darko, here's a Biology teacher for you. :)BTW, I've seen her mom naked. :p
Ummhuh. And let's not forget Chemistry.We be bad. We be very very bad.:lol:
Now I know I went to a wrong schools :doh: Your professors were much more interesting :awww:
And the Modern Physics professor.
Well all that means is that you are automatically enrolled. Just show up for class!
Originally posted by Aqualion:
that they do! 😮 I never saw the reason but most of bad men are luckier than the good guys! speaking of cars,my friend Jurjen did a post and added this link that you gentleman might find enjoyable too!http://jalopnik.com/5536844/playmate-of-the-year-cars-1964-to-2010/enjoy!
Well, they say women like bad men. Perhaps, Ludwig Van had this hand-finished fibreglass bodied, 1.8 L Rover engined darling on his mind while composing the piece.You never know. They say some artists are foresighted.*giggles*I said 'hand-finished'…*giggles*
you guys! 😆 if teachers looked like that, you would have been students for life! :lol:Eddie I am sending you PVM with a link for a redhead… I think it is worth seeing! 😀
All right all right. I guess it will be up to my own humble blog to make up for the deficiency.
Not a single Aston Martin there? 007 would be disappointed :left:
@ Martin.Martin old Ludwig van must have had that car in mind when he composed the finale to the Appasionata sonata. :yes:@ Angeliki.That's the greatest post I've ever seen! Hells yeah!!!!They are all very nice, but I think in my current mood I'll have to go with Dalene Kurtis in the old pickup truck. In the front seat of the pickup truck.
Let 007 get his own chicks! :devil:
😮 enjoy the ride! 😆
Yeah, but it`s not as it would be with Aston Martin around…. :left:
@ Angeliki.I will! LMAO.
And speaking of hot babes lounging on pianos — or perhaps just playing one — here's Appassionata III.
I heard 'Fur Elise' for the first time only a few years ago. Paradoxically, I knew the rest of Beethoven's large piano output pretty well, even the Bagatelles where 'Fur Elise' might best belong but doesn't.So it was a Van Cliburn encore on one of his Moscow recordings that I heard first. It's a pretty piece indeed (and played very convincingly here), but, considering how well it is known, hardly representative of Beethoven at his most engaging. Indeed, it could have been composed by Haydn before or Schubert after. But that doesn't negate its lullaby-like charm. Still, it's definitely a lollipop and not the real deal. Whenever I hear it, I feel compelled to dig into a Beethoven sonata to take the sweetness away! Tonight it will Op. 109. :)Thanks for the appetizer, Ed. 😀
Yeah it's not the Hammerklavier by any means. :p But it is the only Lisitsa MP3 track (or track of any format) that's available for free download. :yes:Enjoy the Op. 109. 🙂
😆 Gotta get the freebies!I am – listening to the 1930s recording by Arthur Schnabel. Transcendent.
May be a student's piece Edward, but it is a timeless, beautiful piece of music. Thank you for sharing it.
I agree, Linda. :up: :up:And you are very welcome!
😉 still listening … after downloading this morning … very addictive and of course timeless 😉