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Topic: My Recital- Chopin, Liszt Etudes (Read 5518 times)

pianiststrongbad

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My Recital- Chopin, Liszt Etudes

on: May 13, 2006, 08:44:53 PM

Hi all,
I posted video files yesterday, and today I decided I would post audio just in case if people had slow internet connections. As mentioned in the other thread, any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Here are two Etudes:
Chopin Etude in A minor, Op. 25, No. 11
Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 4 in D minor, "Mazeppa"

chopin.mp3 (3662.28 kB - downloaded 218 times.)

liszt.mp3 (7712.49 kB - downloaded 245 times.)

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pianistimo

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Re: My Recital- Chopin, Liszt Etudes

Reply #1 on: May 14, 2006, 02:47:24 AM

you started out the chopin 'strongbad' and then the mid section felt 'flacid.' something happened and you got scared. it morphed. you are like me - you start hitting any note that is close by. then your pedalling starts becoming terrible,too. it's this drowning feeling.

i say - keep on practicing this.

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pianistimo

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Re: My Recital- Chopin, Liszt Etudes

Reply #2 on: May 14, 2006, 02:50:33 AM

you are not ready to concertize with mazeppa yet. your horse is more like a trojan horse. and, it sounds like the enemy (all the notes) are trying to escape you rather than be caught and surrounded by you. you don't own the piece. it owns you.

but, don't give up. some pieces i've worked on for years.

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bflatminor24

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Re: My Recital- Chopin, Liszt Etudes

Reply #3 on: May 14, 2006, 03:48:48 AM

I just finished both of these pieces, and I'd say you should work on making them clear and smooth. They sound bit shaky...clarity isn't there, some parts are accented by mistake. A lot of missed notes among other things. I don't mean to sound too critical - obviously you possess a formidable technique, it just needs work. Keep working on these pieces VERY SLOWLY. Slow, pristine and perfect practice will produce a great performance. Good job!

-Max

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My favorite piano pieces - Liszt Sonata in B minor, Beethoven's Hammerklavier, Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit, Alkan's Op. 39 Etudes, Scriabin's Sonata-Fantaisie, Godowsky's Passacaglia in B minor.

jlh

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Re: My Recital- Chopin, Liszt Etudes

Reply #4 on: May 14, 2006, 08:35:05 AM

The Liszt seems a bit verticle, like you're so worried about the notes the piece just "happens". It's tough, but amongst all the notes there still needs to be a longer line happenning. It's almost as if the piece exists in 1-2 measure segments and never takes us where we need to go. It was a little heavy in places.

The Chopin was a bit heavy and I could use more clarity overall.

Overall I still enjoyed listening to these!

Josh

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Re: My Recital- Chopin, Liszt Etudes

Reply #5 on: May 15, 2006, 06:16:50 AM

Quote from: pianistimo on May 14, 2006, 02:47:24 AM

you started out the chopin 'strongbad' and then the mid section felt 'flacid.' something happened and you got scared. it morphed. you are like me - you start hitting any note that is close by. then your pedalling starts becoming terrible,too. it's this drowning feeling.

i say - keep on practicing this.

Leave it to meh to find innuendo in this post

You hit almost all the right notes. Awesome.

Now where's the music?

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