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Last night I had the best practice since I started playing
the violin again. I did the Wohlfahrt No. 4 and No. 5 and
then the one I hate, the chromatic No. 6. And I got through
them pretty well — especially the No. 4 which I could almost
swear I practiced in my early playing days. From there I went
on to the Vivaldi piece I have been practicing, and managed
to play it halfway decently for like the first time since
I started working on it.
But then came the surprise. Earlier in the day I had been
listening to Anne-Sophie Mutter play the Brahms D minor
sonata, and following along with the violin part which
I had gotten online. And it had occurred to me that there
was a short section a good number of measures into the 1st
Movement, and which is repeated at the end, which almost
seemed as if it could be a Wohlfahrt etude. So I thought
to myself, what the hell, I'm going to try it. I didn't
play the section at tempo. But with a few mistakes and
some stops and starts I played through the passage several
times, getting the feel of it. Then, again on a lark,
I decided to push on through that to where the violin
line rises into 3rd and then 5th positions, down again,
up again, and then finally down again into the repeated
A notes which conclude the movement.
It actually had made a very good practice exercise. Except
this was no Wohlfahrt etude, this was Brahms, and one of
the most glorious sonatas ever written for the violin —
a true "violinist's violin sonata."
I was so high when I finished practicing that it was
difficult doing anything else. I put on my night clothes
and ate dinner, watched a movie. But it was useless. My
brain just wasn't into any of that. And so I ended up
going to bed — at 9:30.
Brahms, Sonata in D minor for Violin and Piano,
Op. 108, I. Allegro.
@ Richard.Well as I mentioned Hartley's Comet will be here in 2017 and I may do a vid to celebrate that. :pYou know, the only thing I have to record a vid on is my little Sony camera. Which might be okay if I had a tripod and somebody to actually turn the recording on and off — which I don't. But my ex-brother-in law John is a audio/video engineer, and maybe if he ever gets over from Tacoma again, and brings his equipment, we could do a video. He could also edit the thing, which is of course great. In any case I would have to be ready to do that, which I think will not be until next Winter at the earliest.Don't worry, I'm not shy about people knowing that I suck. As this blog proves.
Very cool, Ed! Now when are you going to start recording this stuff so we can hear it? 😀
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
Haley's cuz, Ed? :p :DOriginally posted by edwardpiercy:
You don't suck, my friend. I'm just one of a multitude who know and appreciate and highly value your brill posts. I'm saying you are in the pantheon of "awesomeblogsnumberedeamongthealltimegreatsinopera!" :yes:Good to read you had such a kool session, Ed :happy: If I was in the area I would have held the cam and shot the vid as it happened 😎 :up:
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
😆 So you should!
Thanks much for the support, Loku — in both areas. :up::)
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
You might not be expecting it, but I am! :p 😀
Originally posted by musickna:
Me too! 😀
I suppose I could prepare the Wohlfahrt No. 4 in fairly short time. But I would have to wait until I get a music stand and the actual printed sheet music. Which will probably be April. And of course my sister would have to hand-hold the camera.Anyway, I'm not really expecting to be here in 2017 — but who knows. :p
Richard, I hope your optimism simply becomes realism. :up:
:up: 😀
Ed, you don`t need tripod at all. You have a lot of books, right? :yes: :up:
You are welcome. I used a lot of different things instead tripod: pile of rocks, grass, bench, etc, etc….
Originally posted by gdare:
Brilliant! Which gave me a few other ideas. I just did a test and the camera would have to be about 5 ft. off the ground. So maybe if I took a chair, and put a cardboard box on top of that, and some books on top of that… :sherlock:Thanks!
Grass? :p
Go buy one of these, Ed:They are fairly cheap and really smart. You can mold the legs to grip around anything, the lamp,the book case shelf, the door knob, your face. It's fun.
Originally posted by Aqualion:
😆 You probably tried that 😀
Originally posted by gdare:
What are you talking about? Moi? What makes you think, I would go do such a stupid thing? Sometimes you worry me, Ed…:cheers:
BTW I just heard from Dr. Garabedian's office, and there's a possibility that I may be getting the cow valve next Tuesday at 8:00 am. But I've been that route before, and am not counting my chickens this time. In any case if it does go through I will post an announcement. :yes:
Hey, that was DARKO with that accusation. And I must say I am totally shocked.I figured it more like around your hips like a jock strap, yeah?
:yes: It's 10.42pm, where I am, thousands of miles across the atlantic ocean opposite the usa's east coast and I am checking your page…and feel so :happy: for you. I am not counting chickens either but wanted you to know I am so very glad for you, glad to read your news, Ed. :up:John
Thanks, Loku. You know I just called this morning, after not hearing anything from them like I was supposed to pretty much all through January and to date in February, and WHAM (not the musical group) they call and tell me next Tuesday. Would have liked a little more time to prepare and get things in order, but, hey, I'm both shocked and relieved. It's been a long time coming. Have a good night! :up: 😀
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
Thanks, I'll try. :up: Goodnight Ed. ….
Originally posted by musickna:
Hey — the wind just changed direction! See my latest post! :pBTW I will be PMing you in a few days if this goes through. I think you know what about. Just in case.
What a great practice session, Edward! And I have a music stand I'm not using at the moment that might be just what you need. I can't think of a better home for it, either.Tuesday, huh? Sounds great! Finally! After the initial recovery period from the surgery itself, you're gonna feel great, Edward! You'll be a new man!Keep us posted.Love ya' bunches!:heart:
Understood! 😉
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
Wow – keep us posted (I know you will). :up:
Originally posted by Stardancer:
But I like the old man! Sort of! :pThank you so much Star. I hope it goes down. I've spent the past hour or so making a mental list of all the stuff I need to do between now and then. I hope I can get through it, and with an appointment at SpoCar on Thursday to boot just to make things even more hectic. Jeez! 🙂
You'll get through it, Edward. With all of us cheering you on, and Mama Piercy, Tass, and Sasha there with you, how could you not?:heart:
Piece of cake!:heart:
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
Oops, sorry. It was kinda late when I read that comment. I am not going to comment the camera strapped to hips thing, though.Nice to hear about the valve. Keeping things crossed for you!
Originally posted by Stardancer:
:yes: :up:
@ Martin.Thanks for the support!You know now that I consider it further it may not be so much a jock strap as a codpiece. Very stylish! And functional — in several ways!:p
@ Darko.Well Darko you don't have to read the book, now you can see the movie!http://www.medtronic.com/melody/procedure.htmlNow that's top-flight action! Anyway, the valve that is attached to the stent is taken from a cow. It replaces my current valve, which is only 11 mm — about 7 mm smaller than a the smallest adult pulmonary valve. It was of small size due to my congenital defect combined with open heart surgery when I was a kid.:up:
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
Ok, now how serious is that? What`s cow valve? :left:
Good luck with that, Ed :up:
Thanks. I'll be posting on it before I go in and maybe do one where people can come "visit" when I'm in the hospital.