Debussy - Arabesque No. 1 (Marnie Laird, Piano)

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Brooklyn Duo is:
Marnie Laird, piano
Patrick Laird, cello

Marnie's Bio:

Canadian pianist Marnie Laird, praised as "…a technically immaculate, probing and authoritative protagonist" (The Miami Herald), enjoys an active career as a collaborative pianist, chamber musician, and soloist. Prior to founding Brooklyn Duo and Brooklyn Classical, Marnie spent three years as principal pianist of the New World Symphony in Miami under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. In high demand as a pianist in New York City, she worked with several opera companies, including the Gotham Chamber Opera, and was also on staff as a collaborative pianist at The Juilliard School after graduating. Recent performances have taken her to Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Merkin Hall.

Originally from Vancouver, BC, Marnie has been the recipient of numerous Canadian awards, including top prizes from the Canadian Music Competitions, Canadian Music Teachers' Association, and the BC Arts Council. Most notably she was awarded the Gold Medal for the highest mark in Canada on the A.R.C.T. piano performance exams. She made her solo orchestral debut at age 13 with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and has participated in the Tanglewood, Music Academy of the West, Kneisel Hall, and Banff summer festivals.

Marnie received her Master’s degree in collaborative piano from The Juilliard School, where she was the recipient of a full scholarship as well as the Orchestral Piano Fellowship. She also has a Master’s in solo piano performance from The University of British Columbia. Her principal teachers include Lorraine Ambrose, Robin Wood, Jane Coop, Jonathan Feldman, and Margo Garrett.

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[BrooklynClassical]

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[ClassicalMusic.Channel]

This performance is simply incredible, the subtlety, refined touch on the piano, the skill of the fingering, all we can do is close our eyes and let ourselves be carried away by the melodic sound of a masterpiece!

[bunnyhollowcrafts]

Simply gorgeous! Debussy’s writing; just wow. He would be proud of your illustration!

[vvfuptt]

That is so exciting to see you playing solo and doing classical pieces! I have many happy memories hearing you play classical works from my house next door.. Congratulations!

[vg]

Whatever the composer version of a spirit animal is, Debussy is mine. This one and La cathedrale especially. Beautiful performances, both of them, Marnie. Thank you. (Incidentally, my piano prof played this as part of our wedding prelude, so this brought back memories of a happy day, . Thanks for that, too!)

[grpcapmandrake]

Masterful, simply masterful. While it is raining and cold outside, this piece and your artistry make all that fade away. Bravo.

[willykayak]

As the notes fly along on the air, so do my magical interlude on this uneventful day. Thank you

[bigbang]

Ce piano a une très belle sonorité et est particulièrement bien enregistré ! L'audio est très qualitatif.
Bravo pour ce bel enregistrement 👍
Très beau jeu, dynamique et sensible.

[stephenlaird]

Oh Marnie Marnie
Been waiING for this release!!!
Bless you 😅. This is breathtaking. Our first listen in the car when we got the notification. What a ride....
(It's Dawn commenting)🥰🥰

[billhalsted]

I was excited to see you releasing this piece. You played absolutely beautifully. I am learning this song and its been rough. Thank you for sharing your inspiring music. - Sandy

[amigovelho]

I heard a voice from the heavens that said (with French accent) : this girl plays I wanted my piece to play,
Blessed are your hands. Claude love it

[parkedawn]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for bringing such beauty and joy with your music. ❤

[ClassRoutinesRENEEsFunClips]

love your beautiful emotional melodic piano performance & how you dance to the music Brooklyn Renee

[LeslieShaff-udty]

Nothing but superb. I love seeing you at one with your instrument and the composer. Thx also to Patrick for the twin recording units- they make my Samsung Galaxy sound bell like. This used to be the theme song for AM radio station WCCO Minneapolis in the 1980s.

[shooshieroberts]

Beautifully played, as many have noted, but I wanted to call attention to the engineering. It’s also beautifully micced, including what appear to be two lovely Earthworks microphones. It really brings out the depths of that gorgeous old Steinway. Great job overall! Lots of fine performers don’t realize that the hardest part of recording is getting the mics right. This excellent performer got some of the best.

[VERY_VARIOUS_VIDEOS]

Wonderful music. Great piano performance. Thank you very much for sharing. Video 👍

[jeffreywise]

Hi, my fellow Rossland/Trail (can’t remember which) descendant. Such beautiful, resonant playing! I’m working on this Arabesque myself and will use your performance as my inspiration.

[manutd]

So achingly beautiful Marnie. I would love to see you and your husband play live . Any hope you might come to the UK and do that?

[artifont]

formidable interprète merci pour le partage 😊

[MaurizioPacini]

Awesome execution! You have a faithful fan in Rome...!