Duet

Today was my Julie's recital! We were both nervous. I thought my heart was going to leap out of my chest. She played her first two pieces beautifully; then came our duet. We played "The Trout" by Franz Schubert. Double-click to watch—it's only about a minute long:

I made a mistake about halfway through, but luckily it didn't mess Julie up at all. I was so nervous that I couldn't even tell if I was reading the music or just playing from memory or looking my hands or what. In case there was any doubt about whether I should have become a professional performer of some sort, this settled it.

Oh, and you can thank Cameraman Pete for the close-ups of the shoulders of the couple sitting in front of him. But in truth, the original Flip video I can watch on my computer is better than this one—the piano is front and center the whole time, and we are not cut off at all. Anyone know why it changed when I uploaded it? (Update: Hmm, now when I watch it from Google Reader, it looks fine. Tell me: Do you see the whole thing framed pretty normally, or is it all over the place? For instance, at the end, can you see me lean over and kiss Julie?)

Comments

[Elena]

This is great! You both did a wonderful job! I did something similar with my daughter when she was about Julie's age and I was also very nervous. I mostly saw the couple's shoulders in the video. At the end, I could see you hug Julie, but I couldn't see your heads at that point. Thanks for sharing this.

[Mir]

That was so sweet, Karen! What a lovely experience/memory for you both. :)

[amy]

Couldn't hear the mess up at all. Camera was all over the place, but mostly on the shoulders. I'm watching through firefox, not google reader. Good for both of you for getting up there, i always sweated it out for concerts and hated the whole performance aspect. Now I teach spin classes in the early mornings and talk on a mic in front of classes of people. Go figure.

[Janeen]

Aww, how wonderful. Nice job! I had the same viewing experience as Elena.

[APR]

What a great video to have (and pretty nice Flip quality)! :)

[Naomi]

Supremely adorable! You two should keep playing music together. It's so lovely! (When she gets a little more advanced, let me share some easy pieces my dad wrote for me & Bill to play together. Lullabies for each of my sons.)

[Wendy]

Good ol' Schubert and his Lieder! You all did a swell job.

[Di]

I love her perfect posture and form.