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Topic: Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 1 [Live in Audition]  (Read 1789 times)

Offline cometear

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Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 1 [Live in Audition]
on: May 10, 2015, 12:11:22 AM
Hey everyone,

Long time since I've been here. I had an audition today, I decided to do it last minute and I wanted to record it to listen back. Take a listen and give your opinions. I'm still working on speeding it up and making parts easier, right now it's coming along but not quite there.
Clementi, Piano Sonata in G Minor, No. 3, op. 10
W. A. Mozart, Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in F Major, K. 497
Beethoven, Piano Concerto, No. 2, op. 19

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Re: Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 1 [Live in Audition]
Reply #1 on: May 10, 2015, 01:02:36 AM
To me it's just to slow - almost unrecognizably slow. Try speeding it up then repost. Don't quit though! Keep playing and recording!
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Re: Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 1 [Live in Audition]
Reply #2 on: May 11, 2015, 03:37:59 PM
If I were you I would not play a piece that I just started learning in any audition.
You would have done yourself a better favor if you played something easier, something that you can play decently.
Keep working on this one. It will be a long process but definitely worth it. It is my favorite Chopin etude.
Chopin, 10-8 | Chopin, 25-12 | Haydn, HOB XVI:20

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Re: Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 1 [Live in Audition]
Reply #3 on: May 11, 2015, 10:03:50 PM
Certainly a good start, and not a bad tempo to measure goals of accuracy and discipline. I remember hearing Yakov Kasman warming up before a recital (which did not include this etude, incidentally...he played Schumann F-sharp minor sonata and Rachmaninoff D minor sonata) by playing this etude very, very, very slowly, feeling each note. That was the first thing I did when I got home.

Check the last beat of measure 2 and the like passage at the recap, and see that you're playing a D in the RH instead of an E. (I have not the score in front of me, so I hope I'm not wrong).
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Re: Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 1 [Live in Audition]
Reply #4 on: May 13, 2015, 12:48:45 PM
Well..hm, lots of wrong notes, interuptions and slooow tempo. Why not posting something you can manage? Something you are proud of?

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Re: Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 1 [Live in Audition]
Reply #5 on: May 14, 2015, 08:16:00 PM
Well..hm, lots of wrong notes, interuptions and slooow tempo. Why not posting something you can manage? Something you are proud of?

I just like getting feedback so I can try to improve on it.
Clementi, Piano Sonata in G Minor, No. 3, op. 10
W. A. Mozart, Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in F Major, K. 497
Beethoven, Piano Concerto, No. 2, op. 19

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Re: Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 1 [Live in Audition]
Reply #6 on: May 14, 2015, 08:24:50 PM
I just like getting feedback so I can try to improve on it.

-Im shure you can. Give it a month and im sure it sounds much better! You are brave! This is an awful difficult piece

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Re: Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 1 [Live in Audition]
Reply #7 on: May 18, 2015, 01:06:03 AM
-Im shure you can. Give it a month and im sure it sounds much better! You are brave! This is an awful difficult piece

:) Thanks, I don't regret picking it at all. I really just wanted to give it a shot. I enjoyed working on it, and the competition served as an incentive to improve.
Clementi, Piano Sonata in G Minor, No. 3, op. 10
W. A. Mozart, Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in F Major, K. 497
Beethoven, Piano Concerto, No. 2, op. 19
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