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Title: Dance of the Gnomes - Liszt
Post by: koopakool on June 08, 2014, 03:20:35 AM
Not Umi Garrett but getting there  ;D



Any comments are welcomed
Title: Re: Dance of the Gnomes - Liszt
Post by: liszt1022 on June 08, 2014, 02:01:42 PM
It's very nice! I was considering this for my next Liszt, but my RH isn't doing well with the early-on A major sixteenth-notey part. I feel like this piece would be pretty easy if I had two extra fingers, or if my 3 and 5 could stretch an octave.
Title: Re: Dance of the Gnomes - Liszt
Post by: pover on June 08, 2014, 03:21:56 PM
Nice!! Really enjoyed it!

I'm wondering if I can ever attempt this piece... seems extremely challenging to play it with the required lightness etc. How long have you been playing, and how long did this piece take you? :P
Title: Re: Dance of the Gnomes - Liszt
Post by: faulty_damper on June 09, 2014, 05:03:38 PM
It could be a bit faster.

The gnome theme is clipped and accented so it sounds like skipping off; it should be smoother.  Expression is non-existent, <> would help greatly.
Title: Re: Dance of the Gnomes - Liszt
Post by: koopakool on June 09, 2014, 06:59:09 PM
It could be a bit faster.

The gnome theme is clipped and accented so it sounds like skipping off; it should be smoother.  Expression is non-existent, <> would help greatly.

Agreed  ;D Been only 3 weeks since I started learning this, it's not mature at all. Choppy and too slow indeed. As for expression I'm trying but it needs an extra effort to render on digital coldness. Thanks for the honest remark ;)
Title: Re: Dance of the Gnomes - Liszt
Post by: koopakool on June 09, 2014, 07:07:49 PM
Nice!! Really enjoyed it!

I'm wondering if I can ever attempt this piece... seems extremely challenging to play it with the required lightness etc. How long have you been playing, and how long did this piece take you? :P

Go ahead! Looks way more challenging than it really is. It's an easy Liszt really, the speed is the difficulty but it still sounds nice when played slower.
Title: Re: Dance of the Gnomes - Liszt
Post by: pover on June 10, 2014, 03:06:33 AM
Go ahead! Looks way more challenging than it really is. It's an easy Liszt really, the speed is the difficulty but it still sounds nice when played slower.

Which would you say is harder, this or Un Sospiro? I know difficulty is subjective, but in general?