Such a beautiful performance and interesting piece! I find the part from 6:04 - 7:15 particularly intriguing - it sounds like the inspiration for some of Beethoven's piano sonatas.
I am a latecomer to your videos but am a great admirer of your skill and obvious passion for the music. The sound quality of your programs is absolutely outstanding. Thank you so much for posting these programs and best wishes for a wonderful life and career.
What are Steinway & Deutsche Grammophon waiting for? Karmen is world class already. Wish she'd start exploring the world of real music, ie the realm of eg Beegie Adsir, of jazz & ad lib music though.
As great as a Steinway sponsorship would be, they have unjustifiably stolen the spotlight from equal and superior pianos for over a century now. If there's an upside to that practice, it's that people are paying too much for used/rebuilt Steinways, and perhaps not enough for used/rebuilt Mason & Hamlins, Bluthners, Bechsteins, and other great makes that wealthy dilettantes don't recognize.
I greatly prefer learning on a grand from the get-go, as I find it much easier to work on musical expression. Although, it is also important to be able to do this on all kinds of pianos.
Grand piano action is largely balanced by gravity and has a touch and playability that can't be replicated with the springs and cords/straps that help keep things working in an upright.
