Rach3 at Steinway M170

2025-05-29.

Recorded at this cosy and classy venue with a Steinway grand 🎹 thanks to the courtesy of ig: chiusmusichk !

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Discovered so many new possibilities on this lovely Steinway. Well but bear with me with my some drop in energy - this is r3 speaking at 10pm after a long day of work. 🤗

but. I love my cadenza approach this time. I revamped the mindset a bit. and because body no energy, i took the no force approach (glide speed??? engine went idle cut-off 😂😂😂) and the melodies seem to actually swim along quite well. Also I used my left foot as normal reaction force to the bench leg and I just kept holding onto it like a lifesaver lol. suddenly felt like doing it. 😂

Forgot about the maneuvering towards the end of the cadenza. But anyway with an upgrade of piano model it sounds better already. need to upgrade my mic next. And skillset still a bit sloppy with running notes and trouble finding that sweet steinway sound. its not producing - I have still much tension bad habit loool.

hope you enjoy the progress! and feel free to let me know what could have sounded better too. :D

p.s. ya I finally cut down singing, since I started working with my piano ii friend (thankful!!) and I have more idea how the orchestra sounds now :D its now in my head in the form of my friend lololol