Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 9

[escort]

Hello all,

If any of you remember me my last recording of a piece sounded pretty wretched (out-of-tune piano, and lots of comments that the pedal sounded broken, aha).  Well this recording was done on a piano at the University I'm attending, so it sounds a good bit clearer and in-tune.

I am very new to this piece and am looking for critiques on where to improve (I was disappointed how my left hand is quite uneven in parts, so that's one I picked out right away). 

Thanks!

Brett

[jinfiesto]

I hate to break it to you, but this needs a lot of work. The notes are all in place though, and that's good. Ok. Chopin was the passionate dreamer. This needs a lot more contrast. The piece repeats ideas a lot so it's very important to play things just a little differently the second or third time around. As for the uneven left hand, make sure you're relaxed. After that's done, it's time to whip out the good old metronome. I look forward to hearing this when it's finished!

[escort]

Oh yeah, I totally understand your points.  The left-hand work is a good deal better at this point.  I've been listening to some recordings to get some ideas for the melody. 

It's not very difficult technically, but musically I've found it to be quite interesting.  Making a distinction between the legato sections and the repeated 'agitated' sections can be tricky, especially with the way the editor has marked the pedaling. 

As a sidenote, I scheduled a lesson with Alexander Tselyakov (are you familiar with the name?) for this Friday to get some more ideas.  With any luck I'll have some time this next weekend to re-record this piece (and possibly a couple others).  Thanks so much for your suggestions!

~Brett

[jinfiesto]

Hmmm. I don't know the name... So you know, there's a line in the left hand that needs to be brought out. The polyrythyms are a reference to operatic sobbing. So make it uh.... sob... lol... I think I'll go learn this and post my recording...