Philip Glass - The Hours (piano version) 

Surprisingly it is me, hm.... your playing is stunning... thank you so much!

@@monikabecker4023 Hello and thank you for the like n.1000 and for letting me know. My little surprise? - If there is a piece you would like hear, let me know and I will do my best to learn it / record it. It can be - basically - whatever you want. If you could stay away of "kitchy" overplayed pieces like "Nuvole Bianche" by Einaudi (I do NOT like music of this man) and also, please do not go for some extremes like Scriabin Piano Sonata (that would take me too much time / effort). So, somewhere in the middle of this...? :) Well... pick something and I will see. I am curious. :)

@ What a really nice surprise, Dusan! So, do you like the music of John Williams? I do, especially the film score of Steven Spielberg's "Schindler´s List" or my second choice would be "Chi Mai"of the film "The Professional" composed by Ennio Morricone. Now, I am curious, what you will choose. Thank you very much!

​@@monikabecker4023 Thank you. I took your suggestions into consideration. :) I will let you know here...

@@monikabecker4023 You are welcome... :) (ready on my profile)

+Anna Pijnappel Thank you for your very beautiful comment. I don't know so many warmer feelings than reading such a words...

Muchas gracias, amigo.. Glad you like it..

It really is the most expressive and masterful version of this piece EVER. Bravissimo!

Absolutely agree with you. He plays it better than Glass himself.

@@surisuri8993 :)

Thank God for fully authentic human beings who give more than they can ever receive in return. It is the work of eternity to pay them back.

You inspire me everyday.

Dušan Holý I finally find it, your version of "the hours" , it's my BMG, no one can and no one shall ever beat me in my BGM.

I have no idea what "BMG" means... nor "BGM"... :(

Ah, sorry, I was too excited I made a spelling mistake. That's for Background music (BGM) ;) Something when you heard of, you can feel your blood burning. Just want to thank you, I felt you when I watched it.

All those years ago? I still come back often and listen to your version. Thank you.

Thank you for your words..

tomhighsmith Funny that I still haven't seen the movie. :)

I should finally watch the movie as well... Still haven't seen it. :)

Good luck on your journey...!

Já si ze svýho "edukačního procesu" pamatuju spoustu učitelů... Střídal jsem základky, tak kromě možná pár lidí někde na Veveří a Antonínské (3.-5. třída ZŠ), který už bych asi z hlavy ani nevylovil... si pak dál pamatuju snad všechny. ALE - jen na málo několik z nich vzpomínám opravdu často a rád a hodně. Tihle lidi mě do života ovlivnili myslím že hodně moc. Těch pár z nich. Ostatní nebyli špatní. Snad jsem měl štěstí, ale vyloženě blbý učitele jsem neměl snad nikdy. Ale stejně - těch speciálních bylo prostě pár. Věřím, že pobíhá po světě dost lidí, který na něj vzpomínaj stejně tak, jako já na těch několik svejch. Mělo jich samozřejmě bejt mnohem víc, ale to už my tady nezměníme. Díky za komentář. D.

Can't upload it on Spotify or other places with this sound quality... unfortunately.

Well... That's pretty OK with me.. But please, don't forget to race... ;)

Still, I have to "hold myself"... :) You know...

@ ahahah or else you'll explode

+M. Badawy He was not my own teacher. I just knew him since he was a brother of my very close/good friend...

+Dušan Holý he'd have been surely proud if he saw this.

Děkuju za poslech.

Thank you, brave Xena!!!

Congratulations on your discovery... Feel free to discover more on my channel. :) 🎼🎵🎹🎶

Thank you but don't exaggerate...

@ It's no exaggeration I can assure you

Spíš než vyznání to byla narychlo "spatlaná" kondolence pro kamaráda a zejména jeho manželku (což je samozřejmě taky moje výborná známá), které zemřel bratr. A ne ledajakej. Supr-bratr. Bohužel smrt se neptá, takže minimalistickej kousek, kterej bych nemusel týdny cvičit, se hodil (tehdy jsem to zrovna hrál s jednou svou studentkou). Bylo potřeba podpory v minutách / hodinách...

@ Ano, rozumím Tvým slovum. Dušane, musíme se smířit. Nejhorší je nečekaný odchod milované osoby. Žel, vím, o čem píši. A take všichni posluchači, kteří podpořili Tvuj krásný a dojemný hudební projev žalu a vyjádření podpory nejbližším. Posloucham tu skladbu teď asi hodinu a čtu si příspěvky. Slzy mi hrkly do očí, je to kámen, kde jen cas ohlodava ty nejostrejsi hroty

@@marcela77777 Jojo... však to tady někde okolo píšu. Samotnýho mě to překvapilo, že se na to "chytlo" tolik lidí. Staří dědci akademici touhle Glassovou muzikou většinou dost pohrdaj, ale naštestí ne uplně všude a ne uplně vždycky udávaj trendy dědci akademici.

Thank you... Good luck and have fun (together with some patience.. :) ). Greets. D.

In 2014 (when I uploaded this video), it was already over 25 years of me sitting behind the piano. "The Hours" run quickly... unstoppably. Now I'm reaching 31st year of playing. Thanks for your comment.

No need to thank me. Happy that you enjoyed the video/music...

wolkowy1 Music sometimes has this "talent" to dig somewhere deep in us... And from my own experience, I can confirm that it can be easily multiplied by our own memories. But that's very beautiful... Strong combination. (thanks for your comment!!)

Who?

@ hahaha! You! I've been listening to you for years while I write and never actually watched you. I thought you Phillip Glass playing his own work. Because of the quarantine, I've begun to watch more instead of just listen. Watching you was exactly as I imagined it to be, like a dance. Thank you for sharing your lovely work. Check out my videos on breathing if you like.

Have fun! And thanks for the comment!

Have fun with that!

Just browsing through my videos... stopped here for a second to reply some reactions. When I see yours again, how does it go with the piece??

@ Hey there, yes going well (I am ch vdh) thanks for asking! Still optimizing :-)

@Isa Not that difficult. You will manage, no worries. :)

Thank you...! I would leave MIDI for computers.

Thank you..., but I hope you haven't lost your breath completely.

@ It would take, if I had one :)

@@katherinefaber862 OK... don't panic!!! Breathe slowly... and deeply: in .... and out.... in.... and out.... (repeat)

@ And repeat that for hours? And the hours after that!

@@katherinefaber862 if you promise to me that you don't get stuck forever, than ok. I might upload something else in the future and I would not like you to miss it....

Learning piano is a "long-term" process... But if you don't give up, it brings more and more joy as you learn more and more. There are many moments when you say "this is impossible" - some beginners struggle just playing 2 different things with 2 hands... But once it "clicks", you don't have to think about that any more. Your example - 2to3 or 3to2.... For a beginner, difficult thing to do but after a while, it becomes "fully automated" so much that you stop thinking about that. When I was a kid and I listened to piano masters playing all these concertos with orchestras, great records etc., I asked myself many times "how... how this is even possible".... Today - I can't stand most of these records and I am "bored" with them.. :D Anyway - good luck and I wish you have more and more fun with piano. Take care! (btw. Glass etudes book 1 is on my profile. Played it not long ago... Book 2, I will add somewhere soonish...)

@ Thanks for your answer! Yes, indeed, one at a time, every difficulty seems to "click" itself. That's great. I would have never have thought I could play the pieces I play now back in 2019... I like playing even more than before 🙂

Sorry to hear that. I dunno which words would be best to say, so I better let you listen to the music.

At some point, I will do for sure. Thanks!

Currently learning his etudes. Started with book 1 but I will continue with book 2 right after. Gonna record it in studio quality, I hope... once I learned it.

@ Good news, indeed. Thank you.

@@007EnglishAcademy Etudes (book 1) are on my channel now.

@ Can't wait to check it out. Many thanks.

I live in Den Haag at the moment. Right now, I can't invite you to any live performance. But next week, I will be filming a new video in Delft which I hope will be nice. Some classical and also more modern music. Thanks for the comment!

I believe you...

Hi... I definitely don´t mind at all. I am happy that my record brings you an inspiration. Good luck and have fun with the piece. D.

Thank you for your comment, much appreciated. I never played any other piece from that soundtrack. This version was included in one "mixed pieces book - best of..." which I bought for one of my student.

Thank you my friend, but unfortunately that is not my place.. It is a little "garden house" which I've been using within last year sometimes to practice.. Right now, I am like dog on the street.. If I wanna touch piano, I have to bother somebody always. My own piano is sleeping in my previous flat in Prague where I don't live for 5 and half years already.. I am trying to change this, I can't be the only pianist int he world who doesn't have a piano.. But here in Holland, it sucks - in the flat which I can afford, no way to practice piano (neighbours, paper walls etc..) ... and houses where you could practice "full noise", I cannot afford unfortunately.. moneymoneymoney.. you know.. About the position of piano, I do not really know.. I just remember that sometimes, I got a bit scared while playing, when I turned to that window nd saw a black cat staring at me and hypnotizing me.. :) was really lovely there.. specially during raining.. there is a roof window where you see all the drops.., it's windy, stormy around, but you are in warm with extremely nice piano.. (I love the instrument.. very old, but charming and in great - original shape.. As I observed, probably there has not been even one string changed.. They all look original, and I have been using the piano for one year + - without necessity to be tuned.. (banging Prokofiev no. 3 concerto, Ravel concerto etc.. ;) really, unique) Thanks one more time..

Dušan Holý Oh, sad to hear that! I live in a flat myself and I can't afford having a real piano so I use my synth Casio CDP 100 with heavy keys (its not a real grand piano, but I can adjust the loudness or us headphones when I don't want to bother anyone) if real piano is hard to afford, you can definitely look for these things. The best about them is that you can always plug it to computer via midi cable and record every melody you come up with. You've got to have at least some instrument to practice on, as a guitarist who's getting older right now I can't even imagine what would happen if I'll take long pauses between my practice sessions. My hands just forget how to play (and Im not even speaking of the speed, which requires way more attentive practicing) Hope it will get better in your life, sir! You are a hell of a performer! And thanks for The Hours composition, I've never heard it before!

***** Thanks for supportive words.. Well, in my place I have old Master keyboard FATAR which my father bought like 20 years ago for me (naive that I will be praciticing in the evenings on it).. It has kind of "hammer" mechanics, and of course I can easily connect it to "Steinway Grand Piano" in Logic, but you know.. That's really for reading some notes or so, but it doesn't inspire me so much like that piece of wood with some strings and hammers on it.. About practicing, it's fine.. I am familiar with this "dog-lifestyle" and if I don't touch the piano for week(s), I can easily "move" my hands right after.. It takes one two days..Of course, worse would be, if there is something important planned.. But not for now. And I am trying to do something with that (move to other - proper house and so.. all about money of course..)

It's written in the info. This is app 100 years old Feurig piano. Very nice instrument. I used to practice on it time to time, couple years ago.

I will do... Thanks for the support.

Etudes (book 1) are now on my channel...

I have no idea what or who do you mean by that. Never heard about Birdy.

@ yust put on google.It is female songwriter...dutch/belgian origin.Yust recognise some mood and notes...but, we all hear and see on ouer on wey😊👍👋

Her??? I can't see any "girl". I can only see myself and I can approve, I am definitely a man. 😁

@ hahahahaha, you’re right I’m learning english, sorry for that. I ment I wish be your neighbor ❤️

***** Definitely not.. It's just a noise from the pedal which is very light.. This piano is 100 years old, and I think there are all the string original. - they all have the same "dust&dirt" colour.. (piano has not been played much for long long period..) Anyway - not necessary to worry about the instrument.. I have been using this instrument +- for one year, practicing Prokofiev 3rd concerto, Ravel concerto and stuff like this, and piano has survived without any "injury"...

Very interesting, would love to see a "review" video of piano itself as well. btw, don't know if said, very well played!

This video is like 10+ years old and the piano wasn't mine. It was a garden house of one elderly couple where I could practice piano a few times in a week. Who knows if they are still alive and who knows what happened to the piano.

Yes... Rhythm was always a problem for me. I struggle pretty much with keeping a good rhythm. But I will work on it, I promise. Thanks for your advice!