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Music Appreciation

fierywoman

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2. FWIW, I played in the orchestra of that theater for 7 years, 5 of them as

Reply to NeoTrajan (Original post)

Fri Jan 30, 2026, 08:06 PM

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"concertina" or assistant principal viola.

As a string player, the only Chopin I've ever played was accompanying the piano concerto.

Check out Martha Argerich's Chopin ...

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I retired 4 years ago ... I started learning classical piano pieces 3 years ago [View all] NeoTrajan Friday OP

I tried to learn piano as an adult. I had to stop when we got to the black keys ! Karadeniz Friday #1

Funny! ProfessorGAC Friday #3

FWIW, I played in the orchestra of that theater for 7 years, 5 of them as fierywoman Friday #2

Good For You! ProfessorGAC Friday #4