Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/7dlMTbloHegihfau1dF9mm?si=35c0bd66bb9f4769 Here's the sheet music: www.lukefaulkner.com/product-page/borodin-polovtsian-dances-from-prince-igor

Strangers in Paradise.. It's a wonderful time to be in this place, playing and listening. Thank you very much

Красиво. И как хорошо на душе, когда так красиво!

@LukeFaulkner

4 ай бұрын

Спасибо! 🥰

It’s only missing one thing🤔….a live audience. Magnificent!

@LukeFaulkner

Ай бұрын

Thank you, Deanna! Hopefully someday that will change!

Always a delight to experience your pieces Luke.

@LukeFaulkner

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Michael! Hope you're well, buddy.

@MichaelOrtega

4 ай бұрын

@@LukeFaulkner Absolutely 😊

@MichaelOrtega

4 ай бұрын

When will you be coming to the US?

Wonderful arrangement, beautiful performance, and exquisite location as usual. Bravo!

@LukeFaulkner

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Charles! Love your work!

No mists! And yet, feeling transported..💫

I'm a stranger in paradise, all lost in wonderland... of Luke's music ✨Soo beautiful! 🥰Thank you Luke, hope all is well with you!

@LukeFaulkner

Ай бұрын

Aww - thank you, dear Astari! All good here, thanks. Currently working on some new music! Hope you are having a lovely 2024 so far!

Wonderful arrangement from Borodin's opera Prince Igor. Congratulations Luke ! 🌻 I hope to see you soon with a recital at Wigmore Hall in London. Last year I wrote information about you in the chat by Wigmore Hall - KZread channel and I don't understand why such a great pianist and composer like you is not invited to Wigmore Hall.

@LukeFaulkner

4 ай бұрын

Aw - wow! That's so kind! Thank you. I live quietly in remote countryside and, whilst I share things online, I don't really get out much 😅Would love to give concerts like that someday, though.

Fabulous Luke 🎹 ❤ thank you for sharing your talent.

@LukeFaulkner

Ай бұрын

Thank you, dear Rosita!

So much beauty. The music, the piano, the venue. Thanks Luke.

@LukeFaulkner

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much again, Mark!

Outstanding arrangement. Beautifully played.

@LukeFaulkner

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Oh, my . . . this is one of my favorite pieces, the kind for which I will pause whatever I'm doing to listen. You've breathed new life into it, and I may not achieve anything today for listening to it repeatedly! Thank you. 😊

@LukeFaulkner

4 ай бұрын

Aww - that's so kind! Haha, I wish you a most productive and enjoyable day, Heather!

Great arrangement and playing! Without the video I wouldn't believe that there isn't another piano, or that you don't have a third hand

@LukeFaulkner

Ай бұрын

Haha - thank you for saying so! I rather enjoy splitting melodies between two hands.

The most magical thing I've ever heard ✨

@LukeFaulkner

Ай бұрын

Thank you, Farah!

Splendid.

@LukeFaulkner

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

You are so amazing! Thank you for sharing your beautiful talent.

@LukeFaulkner

Ай бұрын

That's incredibly kind of you to say, Brenda - thank you!

Wonderful Sharing my friend 😊

@LukeFaulkner

Ай бұрын

Aww - thank you so much 🥰

Lovely playing.... !! ....and what a fab location!!.... great stuff!!

@LukeFaulkner

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, Geoff!

Lovely setting . And beautidully played .

@LukeFaulkner

Ай бұрын

Thank you, SP!

Magnifique ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@LukeFaulkner

Ай бұрын

Merci bien! 🥰

Gorgeous! Beautiful execution, as always 👏❤

@LukeFaulkner

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Rebeca!

Andantino. Helpful. Timely. Thank you.

Hermoso!!! Qué forna tan sutil y abrazadora de tocar el piano

@LukeFaulkner

4 ай бұрын

Gracias!

Really interesting 'fun fact' 😮 I can see this one appearing on my "constantly replayed songs" list 😂

@LukeFaulkner

4 ай бұрын

Hahaha - thank you, dear, Abi!

@abispanner3957

4 ай бұрын

@@LukeFaulkner 😁😁😁

Where is this magnificent location? Beautiful playing!!!!❤❤❤

@MM-111

3 ай бұрын

Look in the video description.

Just Beautiful! What a perfect setting for this piece, Luke. Where was it filmed? There is a very special place in my heart for this music. The first time I heard it was as a kid. I had been given a music box featuring this piece and I would have it opened and listen to it every opportunity I had. So when I heard the single you released sometime ago, I was totally enchanted, just as I am now with this video. Thank you as always, Ros ☺ PS Just now I came across this piece in a Hollywood musical called Kismet.

@LukeFaulkner

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, Ros - it's Drapers' Hall in London.

Hey Luke ! Comment vas tu ? J’ai manqué la première, désolée 🤦🏼‍♀️ Cette vidéo 🥰 je fonds 🫠…. Je suis ravie de te voir jouer ce morceau que j’affectionne tant, ma maman le mettait en boucle à la maison quand j’étais petite, je l’aimais beaucoup déjà.. ton arrangement est incroyable, bravo 👍🏼 ça semble très technique à jouer 😱 quand je pense que je galère avec la lettre à Elise en ce moment 😄 😂 c’est bien plus compliqué pour toi à jouer 😊 enfin je crois…novice que je suis 😇 Cet endroit est vraiment beau, le décor est top, tu vas bien dans ce décor ! ☺️ Belle soirée, beau week-end , Luke 🌟😘

@LukeFaulkner

Ай бұрын

Je vais bien merci, Manon ! C'est agréable de lire que ta mère jouait cette chanson. C'est aussi l'un de mes préférés. Haha - Fur Elise n'est pas facile, surtout la partie médiane 😉

@manonstefanik1790

Ай бұрын

@@LukeFaulkner hey ! Ça fait un moment ! Contente de te lire ☺️ Oui la lettre à élise est plutôt difficile par endroits, mais j’y arrive ! 😌 je fais une petite pause là, pour laisser mon cerveau l’intégrer , et j’espère que d’ici 2-3 semaines, quand je la retravaillerai, ça roulera sans problème 😉 Tu es parti en Italie un peu ? Pour travailler la langue ?

Wow

This is a very nice piece, and of course you play it beautifully, however I find myself wondering the same thing I've wondered before with many artists: why is *this* their most famous piece instead of something that is richer/deeper/more complex/has more of what makes them unique? Perhaps the answer is contained in the question. Short, "catchy" tunes will always be mire widely known than longer, more complex things. This is simple, catchy, easy to like. I also think the Nocturne from the 2nd string quartet is memorable and easy to like, but it does have more complexity to it. They both have what must be one of Borodin"s favorite rhythms, though, and I love it!

@LukeFaulkner

Ай бұрын

It's an interesting question, Abigail! I'd suggest that a catchy melody more readily becomes the enduring totem of a composition than pretty much anything else. As an example, when I say Wagner's Walküre I'd wager the first thing that comes to most people's minds would be the famous "Ride of the Valkyries" motif despite the whole music drama being a sophisticated 5h complex of leitmotifs and narrative development, underpinned by ideas of 19th-century philosophy. Nonetheless, Borodin's quartets (esp. the movement you mention) are amongst the most played in the repertoire - probably because they have some catchy melodies too 😅

@AbigailPoirier

Ай бұрын

@@LukeFaulkner That's true...the Borodin quartets are still very popular. If I practiced what I preached, I'd do more of a deep dive into his works, haha. Thanks for the insightful reply!

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