{"id":26913,"date":"2015-04-04T21:13:39","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T01:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=26913"},"modified":"2015-04-04T21:13:39","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T01:13:39","slug":"fits-bursts-daniil-trifonov-if-your-fingers-go-directly-from-your-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2015\/04\/04\/fits-bursts-daniil-trifonov-if-your-fingers-go-directly-from-your-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Fits &#038; Bursts | Daniil Trifonov: &#8220;If your fingers go directly from your heart&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7e-83KunPAM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=508&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"yt watch-title-container\"><span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title \" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Daniil Trifonov - Living the Classical Life:  Episode 10\">There are few, if any pianists quite like Daniil Trifonov.\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title \" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Daniil Trifonov - Living the Classical Life:  Episode 10\">In this fascinating video, <\/span>pianist and former classmate Zsolt Bogn\u00e1r interviews Trifonov, who at the age of 24, shows a wisdom well\u00a0beyond his years. The award-winning pianist delves into his\u00a0intensely personal practice regiment, and covers some very unorthodox methods \u2013\u00a0such as playing while laying down on the piano bench.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26914\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26914\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/Daniil-Trifonov-2.jpg\" alt=\"Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov demonstrates a practice technique of playing while lying down. \" width=\"1000\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/Daniil-Trifonov-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/Daniil-Trifonov-2-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov demonstrates a practice technique of playing while lying down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p>Another interesting technique is\u00a0Trifonov\u2019s recommendation that, before a major performance, time be spent exploring\u00a0the music by\u00a0spontaneous variation:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You have to think of the differences which it is possible to find. Of course, 99% of them you will not use in your performance \u2014 but just to get your imagination expanding and your emotions rolling, it\u2019s really helpful, I believe\u2026 [<i>improvises at length on opening fanfare motif from Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, 1st movement<\/i>] \u2026 whatever comes first to the mind. Of course, finally, you will play it as it <i>should<\/i> be. But the problem is that in rolling several times the same model<i> <\/i>of playing as you think you should play in the concert, you will put yourself in a little bit of a cage of\u00a0\u2018only one way,\u2019 and that actually will make you feel nervous and uncomfortable \u2026 in this way you force yourself onto one path, narrowing your playing. It becomes like you are walking on a knife.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"yt watch-title-container\">You can watch more videos in the series (&#8220;Living The Classical Life&#8221;)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.livingtheclassicallife.com\/episode-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yt watch-title-container\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are few, if any pianists quite like Daniil Trifonov. 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