Wonderful. I never appreciated Liberace when he was alive. Hearing him play, hearing him do variations, it is as if playing the piano for him is as effortless as breathing. I have such respect for him now.
In the past few weeks, I have found myself drawn to the distinct sound of Liberace!! There will be no other. Thank you for sharing these fine pieces of work with those of us who are not as fortunate to have seen him televised or live!!! We miss you Liberace!!!
I always love Liberace when he does variations on a theme. This was particularly enjoyable because most of this number was just Liberace by himself, until he invited George and friends on at the end. One other observation: The trembling turkey crouching beside the axe was a hilarious nod to television in the 1950's! Thanks, Showmanlee!
Never was a huge fan of piano, but huge fan of boogie woogie. Amazing how this guy could take something like Turkey in the Straw and make it very entertaining. This is great! What a talent he was.
+Christopher Kelly The old anecdote goes; A young man told the concert pianist, "I would give my life to play like you!" The pianist replied, "I did" Everything has a price.
He must've done some serious daily practice to maintain that technique throughout his life. Wish he'd done this more often (senza turkey) - taken a tune and made up his own variations.
Not quite the way Billy Golden (who passed away in 1926) would have envisioned it when he recorded Turkey In The Straw in 1891 (and by that time, the song had already been around for more than sixty years). Professor Liberace's variations on that theme of course took it to the next level, making the thought of a Golden/Liberace summit meeting all the more intriguing.
That was fantastic and piss on anyone that talks shit about it. Whatever your hang ups about the man, though it's none of your business, his playing is spot on.
wait, is that a real turkey in the video at 0:20?? I think I dying :D... how did it stay so calm and quiet? Imagine it would have started saying gobble gobble gobble gobble out of nowhere :D lovely piano interpretation
Wonderful. I never appreciated Liberace when he was alive. Hearing him play, hearing him do variations, it is as if playing the piano for him is as effortless as breathing. I have such respect for him now.
Thank you for all the trimmings. at:2:14 PM WED 04-Oct-2023.
In the past few weeks, I have found myself drawn to the distinct sound of Liberace!! There will be no other. Thank you for sharing these fine pieces of work with those of us who are not as fortunate to have seen him televised or live!!! We miss you Liberace!!!
Well I did see him televised in the '50s but everything about him and his music went way over my head then.
He had a nice touch and could play arpeggios beautifully- this piece shows his skills off well.
I think it's amazing how he can so easily move from one style of playing to another in the tempo. the harmony and the body language. Love him.
I always love Liberace when he does variations on a theme. This was particularly enjoyable because most of this number was just Liberace by himself, until he invited George and friends on at the end.
One other observation:
The trembling turkey crouching beside the axe was a hilarious nod to television in the 1950's!
Thanks, Showmanlee!
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That turkey is really enjoying the music, and me too :)
What beautiful work I bet the turkey was happy listening too the tune
Never was a huge fan of piano, but huge fan of boogie woogie. Amazing how this guy could take something like Turkey in the Straw and make it very entertaining. This is great! What a talent he was.
Maestro.
Wish I 'd played like that !
My Mom did.
The Trills thrill/kill Me !
+Christopher Kelly The old anecdote goes; A young man told the concert pianist, "I would give my life to play like you!" The pianist replied, "I did" Everything has a price.
This is the first time I've heard him play this. Fantastic! Thanks for posting and continue to bring all you've got or can find.
He must've done some serious daily practice to maintain that technique throughout his life. Wish he'd done this more often (senza turkey) - taken a tune and made up his own variations.
Not quite the way Billy Golden (who passed away in 1926) would have envisioned it when he recorded Turkey In The Straw in 1891 (and by that time, the song had already been around for more than sixty years). Professor Liberace's variations on that theme of course took it to the next level, making the thought of a Golden/Liberace summit meeting all the more intriguing.
He was a great pianist. Liberace.
I always like the fast variations.
I knew Liberace's version would be the best.
Thanks so much, I'm glad I'm not the last person to appreciate Lee. He was the best
The love vibration is a fast vibration; a happy one.
Ain't no pi-ana players like him around no more, kind of a shame really.
Awesome, what a great musician.
I wish Liszt would have made a rhapsody based on this theme or something. I know he would do something amazing with this cartoonish theme!
That was fantastic and piss on anyone that talks shit about it. Whatever your hang ups about the man, though it's none of your business, his playing is spot on.
absolutely magnificient!
Liberace loved sparkles just like me.
wait, is that a real turkey in the video at 0:20?? I think I dying :D... how did it stay so calm and quiet? Imagine it would have started saying gobble gobble gobble gobble out of nowhere :D
lovely piano interpretation
Top Notch piano playing!
Very good!
Happy Thanksgiving 2021! 🦃
I LOVE this:D
Wondrous!
He was talented. He resemblance Zeki Muren, I wonder if anyone here knows who that is. ?
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turkey in the straw???!! looks to me more like turkey on the log
lol
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Old times
I hear Cziffra from him!!
I'm surprised he can sit on a piano bench for that long.
is it just me or his face is pretty creepy. But This is a really nice number
He played it so well!
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It's too!