Bach - Prelude and Fugue no 3 in C sharp major, Chopin - Ocean Etude

[musicsdarkangel]

I figure i've posted enough that you guys should hear me.

These are pieces that I haven't practiced in about three weeks, so there may be a few flubs, but I think it's descent quality because i baught an Edirol r-1!!! 

ahem,

ok anyway, here you go.

Critisizm is more than welcome.

[zheer]

I found a lot to like about the etude. Great tempo very accurate etc etc.

[paris]

usually i don't comment much here in audition room but since this is one of my favorite etudes, actually very close to the most favorite of all...well i had to listen it
generally, i like it very much!  i love your interpretation and you're playing it very passionately which is very close to my vision of it.

just few suggestions, when you start you hit that first bass very nice forte, but why you make that 2nd bass note so quiet pianissimo? and then 3rd bass again forte...i think it can be better if you make it more 'logic', think about it as one line-melody. when you reach somewhere in the middle of etude, try to make whole arpeggio passage clear, not just coming up. you're on great way to play this etude wonderfully just keep up with previous work.


again...i love it!  

[pianohopper]

Well done.

I feel like some of your notes aren't as accentuated as the others when you reach the top of the arpeggio.  It's the climax; once you hit this note, you fall back down.  I guess the reason it's called "Ocean" is because it's like the waves on a stormy sea.  They grow to the crest, and then collapse back down.  Find your crests.  Let them stand out more.

[gaer]

I figure i've posted enough that you guys should hear me.

These are pieces that I haven't practiced in about three weeks, so there may be a few flubs, but I think it's descent quality because i baught an Edirol r-1!!! 

ahem,

ok anyway, here you go.

Critisizm is more than welcome.

I don't have any criticism. What I do have is a complaint about human nature in general. I see only comments about the Chopin Etude, which I think is fine. There are details that could be better, but that's always true.

But no comments on the Bach, which I thought was excellent. I just don't get it. This is one of my favorite "sets". I don't always like both the preludes and fugues equally, but this one, in "Db" is so fine. I could not play it myself until I renoted it in Db, because so many parts are such a pain in sharps!

Fine work, in my opinion.

Gary

[musicsdarkangel]

thanks Gary!  (and everyone else for the comments).

About the Ocean, I just like phrasing it that way.  You are right about the top notes needing more accentuation though.


I agree totally about the Bach, I love this piece, and yes it's gotten 23 downloads to the Ocean's 35. 

: (

Bach is one of my strengths too, how unfortunate.

[pianiststrongbad]

Very well done.
I liked the Bach the most.  I think in the prelude you could use the pedal a little bit at the beginning of each harmony to add a little more color to the sound- just a personal preference though. 
The Chopin was good also.  A few things I noticed is that some notes sorta jumped out.  Also, I think it should be faster- again a personal preference.