tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15184606.post1424984044334139421..comments2024-03-16T13:19:24.738+13:00Comments on Mike Crowl's Random Notes: I've become boring - maybeMike Crowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823415769823932104noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15184606.post-35656275747681421212009-02-06T10:18:00.000+13:002009-02-06T10:18:00.000+13:00Thanks for putting me onto that video, Tim. I do...Thanks for putting me onto that video, Tim. I don't think I'm familiar with the Toccata, so it was good not just to hear it but see it. Crikey! Absolutely fantastic piece of piano playing.Mike Crowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823415769823932104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15184606.post-91025347920238074492009-02-05T21:11:00.000+13:002009-02-05T21:11:00.000+13:00My Dad used to play me (a tape of) the Prokofiev T...My Dad used to play me (a tape of) the Prokofiev Toccata (in D minor, Op 11) sometimes. Now that would be a formidable piece to play! (Apparently Prokofiev's technique wasn't quite up to playing it himself.)<BR/><BR/>It can be seen and heard at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSPDmQtWPak<BR/><BR/>As someone who can't play a note himself, I am secure in issuing such challenges ...Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.com