Something I've been obsessed with for the past two days is watching videos of classical music performances. I've been looking up all my favorite piano pieces, and sometimes have found videos of the exact same recordings I have on CD (check out Zimerman and his bushy eyebrows playing the Chopin Fantasie in F-minor!). The coolest thing, though, was seeing my Latvian doppelganger, Vestard Shimkus, sit down to play the Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 (he's the pianist, not the conductor).
If want to watch some superhuman fingerwork, look at this:
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The next time I see you I want those same ultra-emotive facial expressions on your face.
How do I open the videos?
Do I need a special player?
It should work if you just click on the middle of the photos.
What pictures?
I think the problem is that I'm at work where the computers do not have that capability.
I'll try again at home.
Dad
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