It’s the unstoppable Lola and she’s at it again.
You and I may find her interpretation lacking character and dynamically monotonous but clearly others see and hear what we don’t.
One of the great mysteries
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Can anyone tell me what piece this is please ?
Some kind of modern ‘take’ on one of the Bach ’48’ with more allusions to Ennio Morricone and Michel Legrand.
Woops; what happened? The search for a closing cadence is somewhat rickety!! Where’s Philip Glass?
Quite : I play all of the 48, and the 2 part inventions , and I cannot recognise this at all : it sounds like a pastiche Cminor prelude from Book 1
Obviously the Yukzit meant the end of Google for you poor chaps.
”This piece is composed by Luo Ni and it’s a modification of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude in C minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 (BWV 847). “ Who would have thought?
All you need to know:
“G minor Bach is the 28th stage of Piano Tiles 2. It is unlocked when the player reaches Level 10.
This song is composed by Luo Ni (倪椤) and is a modification of Johann Sebestian [sic] Bach’s Prelude in C minor from The Well Tempered Clavier book 1 (BWV 847).
Gameplay
G minor Bach is a song in Piano Tiles 2. It is notorious for an almost dominant prevalence of single tiles and an internal speed of 9/10. The current world record is 5421 by Glory YT. ”
https://piano-tiles.fandom.com/wiki/G_minor_Bach
Anybody here ever heard of Piano Tiles? I hadn’t.
judging from how often you mention her in your blog I think she is not only Mr.Trump’s favourite performer 😉 … guess who is her secret admirer in the city of London named starting with “N” 😉
‘N’ knows what he likes when he sees it. What he hears when he listens has always been a mystery to me.
😉
Also Byron Janis favorite.
Why does she play the piano? It’s merely distracting.
LOL!!! Really enjoy your gags!!
Her appoggiature are very pointed but there’s troppo rubato elsewhere
Perhaps they should shut their eyes
“…others see and hear what we don’t…”
Well, I’d say there isn’t very much left of her to see (or hear), that we haven’t yet.
… candles on the table! Her hair could go up in flames any second!
I think you actually – and possibly involuntarily – hit the nail on the head, when you say “views”, because that is what this is all about. I am not saying that she cannot play, because she obviously can, but why she so shamelessly has to (un)dress like that gives me the shivers (and I don’t mean positively). No wonder Trump became attached, but not to the music, I fear. There is a name for this kind of exposure…
In a musical environment gone bust, this artist reveals the deep cleavage between the visual and the auditory.
Others have focused on B-A-C; her interpretation is firmly scooping the “H” in B-A-C-H. That’s her cup (of tea, I suppose), and shouldn’t every musician hearten the bosom of her own basic musical instinct?
We must not not skirt the issue: in the absence of a pianistic Triumph, let us offer two cheers for an ample and well-rounded sine of inspiration.
I see what you did there
Is this from ‘the Well-tempered brasier’?
Just brilliant….
I need a cup of tea
One hump or two ??
It’s not so much hearing what we don’t but seeing what we do. You say that she’s heading for half a million Bach views – but there’s no view of Bach in sight! Seems like she’s demonstrating a Two-Part Invention.
She might be heading for millions of views – whether anyone has the sound on is another matter.
Is this the culture vultures’ tasteful version of Page Three?
Righto, I am now ready for zillions of downvotes and rebukes from the ‘Me Too’ lobby for being sexist, unwoke, behind the times and politically incorrect. I might even be arrested and if I am banged up I shall still have a PC in my cell so that I will be able to follow SD and listen to almost anything on YouTube.
I guess NL might also be subject to the same fate for publishing this and if so I hope he gets the adjacent cell – seems like he’d be great company, which would make the time in custody fly past in no time!
In the meantime I am off to visit the grave of Emmeline Pankhurst, after which I will issue a public apology – just to avoid being expelled from the Shove Ha’penny team at the local.
So, to precis, cracking tits. Gets coat.
I just wonder, how much did they cost her and did she make sure that the implants won’t give her cancer later on in her life?
They won’t be doing her spine any favours.
Competition for Buniatishvili in one way at least………
I’d say, two ways…
She partly has to thank blogs like this for her clicks. We hear here way more about her than about, say, Grigory Sokolov.
What are you talking about Norman? She has
a great pair of…hands.
“Glockenspiels” Billy Wilder used to refer to them in his film “1, 2, 3”. Courtesy of Dow Corning.
Very….clever?
Not a mystery. Sex sells.
You are addicted to Lola Norman ahahahah
Norman, why are you promoting this and why are you pretending to not realize why she is getting the views? Its disgusting and it makes you look really really bad.
Agree with Jeff that this little post from Norman does look out of character, trying to pretend to be naive not knowing the reason. What you expect ppl to react to your “innocent” question? Maybe you just meant for having some fun and light moments…
You should see her do double octaves!
Anyway, I think she’s hot and she seems to be enjoying herself. Isn’t that why we make music?
We need to support all artists who enjoy Classical music rather than rap, heavy metal and music that demeans the human spirit.
You call this mush classical music? I would rather listen to heavy metal, some of which does relate meaningfully to the baroque!
It’s not the “hear,” just the “see.” And I see it, I just don’t give it high priority in a classical musician.
I didn’t actually play that video — I am a little more particular about my Bach — but I doubt many of us do not see what it’s all about, even if we don’t hear it.
Vulgarity trumps (verb chosen deliberately) art every time.
who cares? is this news?
“Great mystery?” She’s an attractive woman, wearing a very short dress which is also low cut. No mystery at all.
Enough of this already. Such an easy target NL. Like whipping a wounded horse. Pick on someone else such Lang Lang Bang Bang. He’s a more suitable target.
Poor Norman, flummoxed by Lola. There is NO mystery here re: “clearly others see and hear what we don’t.” There’s nothing to hear here!
She is clearly a very well-rounded musician
Comparing Lola’s clip to that one below I came to a very odd, totally unexpected conclusion: a greater body exposure doesn’t necessary translates into better piano playing! Who would think…:-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvrtau72PA0
Thank you, Uncle Sam! It was torturing me, wondering what the *** she was playing so horribly. Bach in G minor?????? Your link tells me: “”This piece is composed by Luo Ni and it’s a modification of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude in C minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 (BWV 847). “
Playing allegro commando, er, comodo
I learned so much from him!
Norman!! You are a star!
It’s the unstoppable Norman Lebrecht and he’s at it again.
My preferences for Bach’s keyboard music are (1) harpsichord, (ii) Moog synthesiser and (iii) clavichord.
Gender, gender transition and cup size are irrelevant.
Classic porn. It’s such a shame for women who feel they have to do this to garner attention.
She’s dreaming of Michelle Pfeiffer in “The Fabulous Baker Boys”, which Michelle did to perfection without the assistance of Dow Corning and Botox.
She certainly is not “lacking in character” and neither is her playing…
Is he comparing the dynamic levels of Horowitz playing the Rachmaninoff Sonata No. 2 in 1968 to this piece recorded in “basic” sound in Lola’s living room?
Hmmm
Hey, I worked hard playing this piece, and that hurts, Norman.
She makes a most pert, uplifted, and well-rounded presentation. Who cares about the music? Bravo!
I probably speak for most of your readers in thanking you for keeping us abreast of her career.
I congratulate NL in driving up the clicks for Lola’s latest soft p*rn with a keyboard video. After this, it’s clear he has no reason at all to question Yuja Wang’s dress sense or playing ability on this blog ever again. Style and quality always speak for themselves.
What’s actually wrong with boobs, legs and talent? Do you expect a female pianist to wear a nun costume when playing Classical music? Or does bare skin automatically diminish her talent?
For females playing the piano, only a burka is sufficient to prevent males in the audience to be distracted from the music. On the other hand, females in the audience have no difficulty ignoring male outfits and their contents because they never distract from the music which is always written by males. So, female amorous interest in male presence is entirely risen through the music and never in contradiction with it. Strange that nobody has ever noticed this remarkable difference in music appreciation, not even in these feminist times.
Segerstam would write symphony number 345 – “What the pedals saw”.
It appears that an oft-quoted bit of life advice needs extension. I propose:
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you melons, make a video…
Pardon my dylsexier, but whopper titty evryone is scoring porn on this pinist; it all seems more than a clit bumsy.
Lol.. ass turnover.
It’s interesting – women can spot immediately that her boobs are fake. It doesn’t seem to matter to men.
Her playing was so riveting, I hardly noticed.
Just to clarify – you can tell her boobs are fake because they don’t move, even when she plays. They would be hard & plastic-y to the touch. Natural cleavage of that size would bounce around a little. Hers are perfectly rigid. You can also tell by the shininess & hardness of her exposed cleavage skin. You can practically see the silicone underneath. Not only did she have a major boob job, it’s a BAD major boob job.
You have not been informed that she is an advanced Japanese robot. You can hear it in her playing, it’s AI interpretation.
Why do we never hear about Yannick’s implants? Aren’t they at least as obvious?
You can always try Sir András Schiff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiHFsuAqHM8&ucbcb=1
5,794 views 263 likes and 6 dislikes compared to Lola’s 446,193 views, 11,000 likes and 542 dislikes.
It’s tough out there now Sir András!
Thanks Norman for keeping us abreast of classical news.
Awful. But I guess in a short dress and wide cleavage everything can go viral. Even the most uninspired Bach…
Norman, thanks for the mammaries!