A wonderful echo of the Romantic era. And what a sweet
violin. I'm not sure how large Weill Recital Hall is, but this
recording and performance has the feel of a house
concert, of friends gathered in a living room, listening to
this perfect piece.

Incomparable!



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This is a lovely piece, indeed.
In response to you comment in your bio about wanting to
"bridge the gap between mainstream culture and classical
music", I say just let them hear it without any distractions.

I'd like to hear your pieces in a better recording. Do you
plan to do any recordings with Garage Band or other Mac
software?

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This song is incrediblely ultimate great! violin tunes and
piano
tunes are matching very well. I love it.

Thanks for sharing!

-White Hawk

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Wow, this piece is a stunner. Thank you so much for
sharing it. Soulful, heartfelt and beautiful.

I agree with pgreenstone that it would be nice to hear
this in a cleaner recording ... there is a slight flatness
on the sound at the moment ... but the quality of the
performances do shine through so magnificently.

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As per several of the comments. This was a live recording, so you have to
record for the space, not the instrument, and the sound does come out
flatter. But the cost of doing a studio recording is very prohibitive, and with
recording all acoustic music, you won't get the finished quality that one
expects.
Thanks for the feedback!

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I love this piece!

Very, very inspiring. It is one of the best violin piano duets
I've heard.

I am a fan!



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very nice composition. I'd like to hear a studio version, the piano is a little quiet for my taste.

with that said it still is a wonderful piece and the performance is exceptional! Bravo!

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This piece has a wonderful contemporary lightness within
its dramatic scope, like Chopin or Schubert writing for a
modern audience. The pop chord changes and lyrical
melody are romantic and sustaining. The violin could
have been a tad louder in the mix for me in most sections,
more of a solo setting as opposed to a duet. Very nice
accompaniment variations, and the explosive moments
that crescendo out of your quieter moments are thrilling.
Wonderful pacing and expressiveness.

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A great performance. A wonderful dedication. Makes me
want to be embraced more by classical music.

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What an amazing piece of music! I appreciate you posting
this fascinating duet.

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Violin and piano has always been a favorite instrumental
combination of mine. This piece has a good blend of the
two instruments. The violin has some nice melodies
throughout.

I would have liked to hear the piano as more of a soloistic
instrument rather than a largely accompanying one.

Although this piece is reminiscent of some of the
Romantic composers like Schubert and Schumann, even
some Brahms in spots, the chord structures and many of
the rhythms are more contemporary, "New Age".

This piece flows from one idea to the next. It has a very
free, improvisatory feel to it. The "episodic" nature of it is
a bit unsettling to my ears, though, because there are so
many ideas that I am distracted as the piece goes through
its various twists and turns. It rather diffuses the overall
effect of the piece, to me anyway. There are enough
melodic ideas here for half a dozen pieces.

All that said....it is REALLY, really nice to hear this kind of
submission on MacJams, with this instrumental
combination and excellent performance of this piece.

I look forward to hearing your other submissions currently
in Weekly Picks. Welcome to MacJams!

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...in this context, but I'd like to have less vibrato on the
violin. I know it's a bit of a tatse call, but it would bring
out what's a simple, beautiful piece of chamber music. I
loved the pizzicato section and the playing immediately
after for that...

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this is a great piece! there is so much emotion expressed
here. I love the violin. It fits perfectly with the atmosphere
of the music. very nicely done.

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Truly breathtaking.

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More please. Quickly.

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just great, thanks for sharing!

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This is a great piece. This song is stuck in my head for a couple of weeks
now!

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