Jon Schmidt combines Taylor Swift’s Love Story with Coldplay’s Viva la Vida. I could listen to this a million times over and never get tired of it.

This is a wonderful performance of Beethoven’s Fur Elise. The pianist plays with correct fingering, at a good tempo, and with feeling. Watch the written notes go by as he plays them and pay attention to his fingering.

If you would like to print your own free copy of Fur Elise, follow these steps:

http://www.all-about-beethoven.com/beethovenmusicsheet.html

1. Click on the above link.

2. Scroll down that page, and Fur Elise will be the third song listed under “Free Beethoven Sheet Music.”

3. Click the link, and a box will pop up asking where you would like to save the file.

4. Choose where you want the file and click save.

5. Once you save the file on your computer, you may open the PDF and print the music. Enjoy playing this beautiful piece!

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 11 (Emil Gilels, piano)

Sviatoslav Richter plays Chopin Nocturne E Minor, Op. 72, #1

Igudesman & Joo – Piano Lesson

Masakazu Yoshizawa (shinobue), Greg Nakamura (euphonium), and Hitoshi Hamada (vibraphone) of the Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble practice ‘Sunflower’

In 2008, patients at the Mayo Clinic were treated to an impromptu concert performed by Fran and Marlow Cowan (who, at the time, had been married for more than 62 years!). You can read more by clicking these links:

Mayo Clinic – A Bite of Life
Mayo Clinic – Music Fun

Chopin – Valentina Igoshina – Waltz in D Flat Major