Poulenc Improvisation No. 15

Improvisation No. 15 by Francis Poulenc, played by Jonathan Geffner.
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A grand improvisation for a grand dame - I love this improvisation!! Played with so much feel 🥰

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Yes, I just discovered this a few days ago - never heard it before. It is so lovely. I learned it in two days and was eager to record it so I decided to go ahead and do that without taking the extra time to memorize it first.

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@@JonathanGeffnerPianist it’s pretty easy to learn 😁 Why should we memorize all pieces anyway? There are too many wonderful pieces to play rather than spending so much time on memorizing them 😉

[@JonathanGeffnerPianist]

@@pianothingsmusic I agree. When I was young and played piano recitals I played everything from memory, of course, since that is the expected tradition. But now as an Old Pianist who just recently started playing seriously again after decades of barely playing I started thinking why should I memorize every piece I play/record? Who cares? There is so much incredible music in the piano repertoire that I will never have time to learn, and I'll learn even less of it if I spend time memorizing every new piece. There are some pieces that I WANT to memorize because it feels more satisfying to be able to play them from memory. Also, some technically difficult pieces are easier to play when I can can look at the keyboard and not at the score. So, I figure I'll continue to memorize some pieces and not bother memorizing others, whatever I feel like, because...who cares!

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@@JonathanGeffnerPianist absolutely 😃 That’s the perfect plan 👍🏻