Today the weather was oh so romantic! It started raining since last night & when I woke up in the morning & looked outside the window, chilly wind touched my face along with rain drops. The rain was so thick that it was like looking through a heavy white curtain. I cancelled my plan to go outside.
In the afternoon I was listening to ‘The Best of Richard Clayderman’ & felt enthralled. Few days back t2 came up with an article as to which celebrity should insure which parts of their body. A reader wrote back that Richard Clayderman must insure his fingers. I totally agree with him! Kudos to Richard Clayderman! Not that I didn’t listen to his music before but maybe because this was the 1st time 3 things were so well coordinated, the weather, my mood & of course the music. I really wished to have a piano & play it as…ok, not as good as him but even if I had a quarter of his flair, I would have been obliged to the Nature! At the same time, I felt very nostalgic. At some point of my childhood, even I played piano.
I was 10 at that time. My mother’s uncle had a piano in their Jodhpur Park residence. We used to visit their place quite often & for me, the main appeal lied within that graceful piano. It looked so charming & elegant. With glossy black body, milk white reeds, everything associated to it attracted me like heaven! My 2 aunts, Tania Mashi & Lipi Mashi played it so well! Their long, beautiful manicured fingers moved over the reeds like mermaids playing in water. Their beauty added to the lure of the piano was like reading a live fairy tale! As I had always read about piano in stories & saw them in good films. I fulfilled my penchant by playing my humble harmonium. But I wanted to be like my glamorous aunts. Wanted to solve the mystery as whether the piano contributed grace to them or vice versa! Once I had the golden opportunity. Nobody was around & I couldn’t resist myself. Slowly lifted the lid & moved my fingers over the reeds. Everyone looked at the source of the sound. My mother became very embarrassed & asked me to leave it & come back. But Lipi Mashi was a great support. She asked me to play whatever & however I felt like! To my quite surprise I found out that like my harmonium, the piano too gives out the music of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni! Everyone got amused & told me that music is same everywhere, be it Sa Re Ga r Do Re Mi! After getting a little accustomed to the organ, I played the Titan tune. I could hear a round of applause for me! I was so happy! It was like a dream come true! I was playing it with my right hand & didn’t use the left one. Lipi Mashi told me that she’ll teach me how to play it properly. But then, times change, situations change. They moved to the USA. I grew up & the pressure of study increased. I was happy playing the harmonium & tabla only!
Today I added 3 more thing to my wish list. In future, I’ll live in a big house. I’ll have a piano & I’ll definitely learn to play that. Till then, thank you for the music Mr. Clayderman!
In the afternoon I was listening to ‘The Best of Richard Clayderman’ & felt enthralled. Few days back t2 came up with an article as to which celebrity should insure which parts of their body. A reader wrote back that Richard Clayderman must insure his fingers. I totally agree with him! Kudos to Richard Clayderman! Not that I didn’t listen to his music before but maybe because this was the 1st time 3 things were so well coordinated, the weather, my mood & of course the music. I really wished to have a piano & play it as…ok, not as good as him but even if I had a quarter of his flair, I would have been obliged to the Nature! At the same time, I felt very nostalgic. At some point of my childhood, even I played piano.
I was 10 at that time. My mother’s uncle had a piano in their Jodhpur Park residence. We used to visit their place quite often & for me, the main appeal lied within that graceful piano. It looked so charming & elegant. With glossy black body, milk white reeds, everything associated to it attracted me like heaven! My 2 aunts, Tania Mashi & Lipi Mashi played it so well! Their long, beautiful manicured fingers moved over the reeds like mermaids playing in water. Their beauty added to the lure of the piano was like reading a live fairy tale! As I had always read about piano in stories & saw them in good films. I fulfilled my penchant by playing my humble harmonium. But I wanted to be like my glamorous aunts. Wanted to solve the mystery as whether the piano contributed grace to them or vice versa! Once I had the golden opportunity. Nobody was around & I couldn’t resist myself. Slowly lifted the lid & moved my fingers over the reeds. Everyone looked at the source of the sound. My mother became very embarrassed & asked me to leave it & come back. But Lipi Mashi was a great support. She asked me to play whatever & however I felt like! To my quite surprise I found out that like my harmonium, the piano too gives out the music of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni! Everyone got amused & told me that music is same everywhere, be it Sa Re Ga r Do Re Mi! After getting a little accustomed to the organ, I played the Titan tune. I could hear a round of applause for me! I was so happy! It was like a dream come true! I was playing it with my right hand & didn’t use the left one. Lipi Mashi told me that she’ll teach me how to play it properly. But then, times change, situations change. They moved to the USA. I grew up & the pressure of study increased. I was happy playing the harmonium & tabla only!
Today I added 3 more thing to my wish list. In future, I’ll live in a big house. I’ll have a piano & I’ll definitely learn to play that. Till then, thank you for the music Mr. Clayderman!
