live Mephisto Waltz

[mkaykov]

Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1

Live at a Hilton Hotel in New Jersey: May 18, 2008

a bit messy...........

[dnephi]

Hahahahaha UNLEAZH YO FURY!!!!!

[highcrappile]

Agreeing with the previuos speaker. Very nicely done, but how could the Mephisto Waltz be appreciated at a Hilton hotel?  Baffels me.
How was it recieved afterwards?

[mkaykov]

actually, it was very well received. There were many of my musician friends there, as well as people in my mom's ballet business.

Some parts - like the trills section are very poorly played - I posted this performance so that people can get a good laugh at this. Please don't take it seriously. I hadn't practiced this piece until a week before the performance, and even then, I never spent more than an hour practicing.

I figured that I was going to get paid for the performance no matter what, so why practice this piece after I had to work so hard for the auditions. That's why this is a chickened-out performance.

[thierry13]

I figured that I was going to get paid for the performance no matter what, so why practice this piece after I had to work so hard for the auditions. That's why this is a chickened-out performance.

To do greater justice to the music and to yourself, your talent. Very bad attitude IMO, you shouldn't think like that too often.

[dnephi]

Give the guy a break.  I doubt you've had experiences where you ended up face to face with the greatest minds on the planet and had to convince them that you're worth loads of money and time. 

[mkaykov]

To do greater justice to the music and to yourself, your talent. Very bad attitude IMO, you shouldn't think like that too often.

I know, that's why this concert sucks. I just didn't practice. Possibly, I don't have enough technique to play this.

[thierry13]

Give the guy a break.  I doubt you've had experiences where you ended up face to face with the greatest minds on the planet and had to convince them that you're worth loads of money and time. 

I was just advising him. You never know who could be listening and what chance you missed ... and it is simply moral.

[dnephi]

I've been through similar experiences interviewing at graduate schools, including the Ivy League.  It's so stressful that when it's over, you just want to let go and let it be past.  I agree that you shouldn't play something if you're not going to play it well, but I think that there are powerful emotions associated with it and you shouldn't just dismiss it so simply.

With respect,

Daniel

[thierry13]

I've been through similar experiences interviewing at graduate schools, including the Ivy League.  It's so stressful that when it's over, you just want to let go and let it be past.  I agree that you shouldn't play something if you're not going to play it well, but I think that there are powerful emotions associated with it and you shouldn't just dismiss it so simply.

With respect,

Daniel

I was not talking about this particular occasion, but the attitude he described in his post. I just advised that he shouldn't take this attitude with too much public performances. I didn't even have time to listen to the recording, I can't criticise the music, do not even know if it's that bad ...

[mkaykov]

let's not get agitated here. Thiery has the right to an opinion. No need to defend this recording either....

Now, I feel rejuvenated, and I working full force on Chopin Ballade No. 1.


also, I am working on trills with all fingers, especially the thumb on the right hand, and the 3-4-5 fingers on the left hand. I see the results already - my scales are significantly more even, and this is just one day. Finally, I have a desire to work on my technique.

[donjuan]

pretty cool, dude.  loved your bass at the end.