Corazon: Playing The Piano

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A 95- year old woman named Corazon could really still flaunt her skills in playing the piano. Who would have thought that at her age she still had the tune that professional pianist could do.
A 5-minute video of Lola Corazon was shared on a site while she was playing on the piano the song Csárdás (also spelled as Czardas). The said song was originally from a Hungarian Folk dance. Csárdás gradually starts with a low tiempo which pick up its pace. It can also be played using some various instruments like guitar, violin, flute and saxophone. Vittorio Monti, an Italian Composer who had wrote an intricate concert piece in 1904 inspired by the said Folk Dance. Until now, his creation was still played by the piano experts.

In this video, Lola Corazon

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