{"id":34417,"date":"2016-02-22T15:55:19","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T20:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=34417"},"modified":"2016-02-22T15:56:50","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T20:56:50","slug":"coffee-break-richard-nixon-plays-his-piano-concerto-1-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/02\/22\/coffee-break-richard-nixon-plays-his-piano-concerto-1-video\/","title":{"rendered":"COFFEE BREAK | Video Found Of Richard Nixon Playing Piano Concerto #1"},"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\/MCsGSMze_6Q?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;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;The Republicans don&#8217;t want another piano player in the white house.&#8221; \u00a0\u2013 Richard Nixon.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former US President Richard Nixon is known for many things, but a composer isn&#8217;t\u00a0one of them \u2013that is until now. A clip\u00a0uncovered on Youtube shows President Nixon performing a\u00a0short piano concerto he composed with full orchestral accompaniment (&#8220;15 Democratic violinists&#8221;) on Jack Parr&#8217;s <i>Tonight Show,\u00a0<\/i>March 8, 1963. What is even more astounding is not that he wrote it, but just how charming it is. He&#8217;s not a bad piano player either.<\/p>\n<p>Nixon learned to play piano and violin through college and even considered a career as a musician &#8220;I like organ music \u2013 particularly the great Cathedrals of Europe&#8230; I&#8217;ve always thought about how great it would be to play a great organ&#8230; and to compose. I&#8217;ve also had a great yearning to direct a great symphony orchestra.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The mini-concerto, performed on a Steinway piano, features ascending scalic passages, and a signature\u00a0repeated note at the beginning of each melodic phrase. Unfortunately, the video&#8217;s sound cuts out at 2:09, and we were unable to find a better copy. We&#8217;ll update if we can.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>#LUDWIGVAN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Want more updates on Toronto-centric classical music news and review\u00a0before anyone else finds out? 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