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Re: Rimskij-Korsakov: The flight of the bumble bee played with Organteq 2

null@example.com (Pianoteqenthusiast) — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:55:03 +0000

algorhythms wrote:

Hi Stig, this is impressive! Loved it!
My best,
Robert

Thank you Robert. Always glad you listen.

Best wishes,

Stig

Re: Rimskij-Korsakov: The flight of the bumble bee played with Organteq 2

null@example.com (algorhythms) — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:37:32 +0000

Hi Stig, this is impressive! Loved it!

My best,
Robert

Re: Rimskij-Korsakov: The flight of the bumble bee played with Organteq 2

null@example.com (Pianoteqenthusiast) — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:09:25 +0000

carmelo.paolucci wrote:

Pianoteqenthusiast wrote:
"The flight of the Bumblebee" is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900.
Nearly uninterrupted runs of chromatic sixteenth notes
Someone said: ”Not so much the range of the notes that are played that challenges the musician, but simply the musician's ability to move to them quickly enough. Because of this and its complexity, it requires a great deal of skill to perform. Often in popular culture, it is thought of as being notoriously hard to play” Well - dear listener, because of this I play it much slower than anyone else on youtube
https://youtu.be/XQ57NtEXXTg
All the best, everyone
Stig
Excellent performance, Stig! I can only agree with Budo. You performed this piece exceptionally well.
Greetings from Italy
Carmelo

Thank you so much carmelo. I'm glad you like it and it inspire me to go on.

Best wishes,

Stig

Re: Rimskij-Korsakov: The flight of the bumble bee played with Organteq 2

null@example.com (carmelo.paolucci) — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:24:45 +0000

Pianoteqenthusiast wrote:

"The flight of the Bumblebee" is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900.
Nearly uninterrupted runs of chromatic sixteenth notes
Someone said: ”Not so much the range of the notes that are played that challenges the musician, but simply the musician's ability to move to them quickly enough. Because of this and its complexity, it requires a great deal of skill to perform. Often in popular culture, it is thought of as being notoriously hard to play” Well - dear listener, because of this I play it much slower than anyone else on youtube
https://youtu.be/XQ57NtEXXTg
All the best, everyone
Stig

Excellent performance, Stig! I can only agree with Budo. You performed this piece exceptionally well.
Greetings from Italy
Carmelo

Re: Rimskij-Korsakov: The flight of the bumble bee played with Organteq 2

null@example.com (Pianoteqenthusiast) — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 11:27:39 +0000

budo wrote:

sounded excellent to me! i don't think it's necessary to turn it into a frenzied blur of notes. it's much better to be able to hear what's actually going on

Thank you budo for your kind comment. Appreciate it.

Best wishes,

Stig

Re: Rimskij-Korsakov: The flight of the bumble bee played with Organteq 2

null@example.com (budo) — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 22:01:06 +0000

sounded excellent to me! i don't think it's necessary to turn it into a frenzied blur of notes. it's much better to be able to hear what's actually going on

Rimskij-Korsakov: The flight of the bumble bee played with Organteq 2

null@example.com (Pianoteqenthusiast) — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 19:36:07 +0000

"The flight of the Bumblebee" is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900.

Nearly uninterrupted runs of chromatic sixteenth notes

Someone said: ”Not so much the range of the notes that are played that challenges the musician, but simply the musician's ability to move to them quickly enough. Because of this and its complexity, it requires a great deal of skill to perform. Often in popular culture, it is thought of as being notoriously hard to play” Well - dear listener, because of this I play it much slower than anyone else on youtube

https://youtu.be/XQ57NtEXXTg

All the best, everyone

Stig