Scriabin etude

[schubertiad]

Here is Scriabin's etude op.8 no.2, which i'm preparing for music school auditions next feb.
Any comments and advice welcomed.
Sorry about the low volume of the recording, you'll have to turn up your speakers.

[zheer]

  Love the piece, since i've never heard it before i very much enjoyed your performance.Many thanks.

  You know am no expert on Scriabin but this does sound a little like a Chopin prelude.

[jlh]

Ok nice job!  You got the notes and you have a sensative touch which will work well with this piece.  I would point out a few things for you to consider in your interpretation though:

1) You're playing this too sanely.  I like how you phrased the first several measures, but can there be more 'con forza' in how you play it?  measures 3-4 are one phrase and I would advise using that to your advantage and shape the phrase tempo-wise.  Same for other longer phrases like much of the second page.  In other words, play it faster in some spots.  Scriabin was pretty strange and his music shouldn't ever be played metronomically. Take what rubato you would use for Rachmaninoff and double it.

2) measure 9.  this is a special spot that could use a bit more magic.

3) second page generally - more forward motion.

3) same for last page.  One special spot I would like to point out is 3rd measure from the end.  This is where it's marked ppp.  This is the same material you just played so don't play it the same way twice.  It's about the most special place in this etude, so give it some magic.

Good luck with your auditions!   

Josh 

[schubertiad]

Thanks for the advice. I just had my first lesson in years today, and the teacher pointed out virtually the same spots as you did.
I'll post my other audition pieces up as soon as they stop falling apart...

[jlh]

Here ya go... I decided to record it and put it online so you could see basically what I'm talking about.  I think I overdid the last point I made in my post, but hopefully you get the idea.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=s8E4w4uhc_E

Josh 

[schubertiad]

Thanks for posting it, but unfortunately China in its infinite wisdom has banned Youtube, so i couldn't access the link. Any way of extracting the audio and posting the file up here? (or sending it to me?)
Thanks for the effort, though. I look forward to hearing it. 

[jlh]

have they banned google video?  I could put it up there if that works...

[jlh]

Try this:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1735542573851314766&hl=en

[schubertiad]

"Thanks for your interest in Google Video.
Currently, the playback feature of Google Video isn't available in your country.
We hope to make this feature available more widely in the future, and we really appreciate your patience."
Unfortunately google video is a no-go as well 

[jlh]

Does this work?

http://media.putfile.com/Josh-Hillmann-plays-Scriabin-Etude-Op8-No2