play the piano if you will

i think i'm a tad pissed off with the neighbour upstairs.

for years, whatever new pieces i play on the piano, she'd follow suit within weeks or months.

from my richard clayderman pieces (fine, everyone plays richard clayderman) to my sonatinen album, somehow she'd get hold of all the exact pieces i play. even my classic version of pachelbel's canon. i played my "somewhere out there" written by my friend n absolutely would not be in the hands of any other, and found her striking these tunes soon after. luckily, she'd nv have my exact version. and for the past few weeks, i'm into jay chou's "the secret", and today i hear her striking the same notes as well.

what the hell?!

i pride my findings of classic or limited versions of certain pieces, and thankfully these have not landed in her hands. why the hell does she play whatever i play??

in any case, it's not so much about copycat actions, as it is about the fact that her rendition of these pieces are absolutely tasteless. fine, i'm not that great a pianist myself. but i think each person who attempts a piece should put in his/her personal flavour and nuances into it at the very least.

but for years, i've been hearing this same pianist living above me, play pieces after pieces, without so much as a personal touch to them. she rushes thru each piece, strikes all the wrong chords, at the wrong speed, wrong tune, wrong softness/loudness. pianissimo, forte, my dear. at the right times.

gosh, i think nothing irritates u more than hearing some of your favourite pieces being thrashed into trash within minutes under the fingers of someone who doesn't bother.

it's indeed a great distress to the ears.

i'm imperfect, of course, but i try. i think at least that's what i do.