oh my dear vivley I am listening/watching to cello ascending..... and i have two big NOs!
1) crossover is fine but not when it quotes chopin or classical composers directly we classical purist geeky jerks find this ultimately annoying to the point that I would have to not put any sound on if Patrick skated to something like that.... thankfully his team is so far, staying away from such things...
2) regarding chinese vibe... I am worried about this... some people say he is not canadian enough... some people say he is not chinese enough.... and it would perhaps give either group another reason to diss patrick for no real reason... i mean... even yuzu had some detractors for his Seimei not being japanese enough lol
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regarding POTO : i agree... still my favourite male version... and yes it is a warhorse... and yes patrick has skated to MANY warhorses but I have the feeling that he is moving away from these....
going back to the O games.... if it were next year, I'd agree with you about keeping the chopin but it's 2 years away... if ever next year's program is not successful, he can bring back the chopin for 2018 but not have it 4 seasons in a row... it's actually a bad thing with everyone including the judges to have the same program for too long.... there is less surprise effect and awe.... less magic.... what we have seen at 4cc WAS SPECIAL.... hopefully we get it at worlds too... but there is never a guarantee that it will bring the same magic... look at TEB 2013... it took me 2.5 years to get teary again watching Patrick skate... as TEB 2013 was so special.... let's hope that I have some tears for 2018 the good kinds I am willing to wait until then even though I am very in agreement with Patrick's decision to skate for beauty and love of skating ... medals being just a bonus....
I am right now trying to decide if I should share a piece of music with you all, that I'd love Patrick to skate on
1) crossover is fine but not when it quotes chopin or classical composers directly we classical purist geeky jerks find this ultimately annoying to the point that I would have to not put any sound on if Patrick skated to something like that.... thankfully his team is so far, staying away from such things...
2) regarding chinese vibe... I am worried about this... some people say he is not canadian enough... some people say he is not chinese enough.... and it would perhaps give either group another reason to diss patrick for no real reason... i mean... even yuzu had some detractors for his Seimei not being japanese enough lol
skatingfan4ever
regarding POTO : i agree... still my favourite male version... and yes it is a warhorse... and yes patrick has skated to MANY warhorses but I have the feeling that he is moving away from these....
going back to the O games.... if it were next year, I'd agree with you about keeping the chopin but it's 2 years away... if ever next year's program is not successful, he can bring back the chopin for 2018 but not have it 4 seasons in a row... it's actually a bad thing with everyone including the judges to have the same program for too long.... there is less surprise effect and awe.... less magic.... what we have seen at 4cc WAS SPECIAL.... hopefully we get it at worlds too... but there is never a guarantee that it will bring the same magic... look at TEB 2013... it took me 2.5 years to get teary again watching Patrick skate... as TEB 2013 was so special.... let's hope that I have some tears for 2018 the good kinds I am willing to wait until then even though I am very in agreement with Patrick's decision to skate for beauty and love of skating ... medals being just a bonus....
I am right now trying to decide if I should share a piece of music with you all, that I'd love Patrick to skate on
I'm the same way - sometimes I prefer no commentary, just to watch and study Patrick's performances in detail. At other times, I like to listen to the commentators, especially when they give good comments, or sound so excited. One of my favorites is the B.ESP guys saying that Patrick has been a 3-time World champion, but "he's never skated like that."
Also, one of my favorite little moments in the Chopin LP is that big bounce that is generated when Patrick does a 180 degree flip right before his long glide into the 4T+3T.
No worries, we understand you perfectly fine, Calica. :agree:
The Chopin program has been so strong for him that I wouldn't mind it if he keeps working on it until he maxes out the layout in terms of points. I am more concerned about him going to the Olympics with his best and strongest program, and right now I can't imagine him and DW coming up something that is just as consistent and strong, yet even more difficult and dazzling than this one. But if they can do that, I'm all for it!
That's why I suggested something like "Cello Ascending", which is a combination of a soundtrack (from an Asian-themed movie) and Chopin. If you haven't already, you should see the music video of them playing on the Great Wall of China - I don't know how they got that piano up there!
But I think Patrick would do well with soundtracks and classical crossover pieces (and if they have a bit of Asian flavor, that would be even better for me ). He could look into Canadian composer David Foster's works for ideas (David Foster wrote St. Elmo's Fire and produced Michael Buble and Josh Groban's albums).
I also think he could do one program to music like Take Five, and another one to ethereal choral music for a nice contrast in programs. Just my two Canadian dollars.
That's why they need you. You could work on a piece inspired by him and send it to Hugo Chouinard or Kathy, since she has a lot of say in what he does. Or - ask Patrick to star in your music video and put it on YouTube!
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