I’ve been playing piano solo for almost all my life time. I always dream about playing an ensemble music in 2 pianos with 4 to 6 people. Now that I’m working on a piano ensemble piece. It’s just too good to be true.
However, for the general public, what’s so special or what are the differences between solo vs ensemble?
For any solo music, all the spot lights are focused on one person. Some people would listen to the fluency of the music, some concentrate on the coloring ,phrasing and the technique of the piece, some would fall in love to the atmosphere or the mood that the music present. But everything is coming out from 1 performer, from 1 piano.
Piano ensemble, just like other ensemble music (or orchestral music), the 2 pianos blend in so well that sounds like only 1 big instrument. But yet there are personalities in each individual player. A lot more can be done in terms of voicing and parts crossing between 2 pianos. Imagine you’re sitting in a theatre watching movie with surround sound. Sound could come from your left or right or from behind. Piano ensemble has such a feature similar to a surround sound system. It’s more versitile!
So don’t miss the concert on April 15 at Chan Center. You need to experience it!
