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Topic: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude  (Read 4028 times)

Offline Atahualpa

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top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
on: October 06, 2003, 01:06:32 PM
i studied this etude and i believe i can play it fast already.

can anyone tell me about a really fast (as in fast) performance of F. Chopin's rev etude??
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Offline mahalkositatang

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #1 on: October 06, 2003, 01:27:44 PM
mabuhay!

i am studied that piece too! also black key and scherzo 1, 2, beethoven sonata pathetique, gnomenreigen. i am 19 years old. i study piano since 8 years old. i think Revolutionary Etude is nice.

sorry on my english. i'm not good. i live in philippines. i came from province and move to the city, manila. i am still learning english. english very good language!

i hear Chopin always in concert in Luneta park. old pianists play there. they play beethoven sonatas and chopin. but i not heard of revolutionary in concert. i duno why.

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #2 on: October 06, 2003, 01:38:31 PM
hi! really? you come from the philies?? hey, i live in cebu. which province are you from? and why did you move to manila? bad place. oh well, i'll just help with your  english then. by the way, nice name!  ;D

has anyone here heard of SteveK's version of the revolutionary? he has a website. i don't think he's still in pianoforum...

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #3 on: October 06, 2003, 01:40:43 PM
https://stephenkopp.com (that's SteveK's)

how about a video? https://www.joetownley.com he's got his video of rev etude. hmmm... pretty fast too..
"If I do not believe anymore in tears, it is because I see you cry." -Chopin to George Sand
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Offline mahalkositatang

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #4 on: October 06, 2003, 01:45:19 PM
okey. i will watch video. is stevek in video too?

i am from masbate. where do you live Chopinetta? why are you good in english?

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #5 on: October 06, 2003, 07:42:05 PM
Mabuhay mahalkositatang! Kamusta ka?
My Dad lives in Manila so I am over there three times a year. He lives in Paranaque City. Which city do you live in?
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Offline reander

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #6 on: October 07, 2003, 12:53:12 AM
hey there mahalkositatang!! LOL!! what a name!
well i am from the phillippines too. from bohol!! i was born and i am still living here.

anyway, about the past performances, yeah i have see jo townley alright! he's quite good at it.. bravo joe!! hey isn't he a member here? (waves at joe!)

i definitely agree with you chopinetta! he is fantastic!

Offline eddie92099

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #7 on: October 07, 2003, 01:55:13 AM
Maybe we should have a get together in the Philippines...since everyone seems to be there!
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Offline chopinetta

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #8 on: October 07, 2003, 12:16:00 PM
hey reander! you live in the philies too?? wow! this is some sort of a filipino get together topic!

anyway, reander, i live in cebu and that's very very near bohol... i've been to bohol when i was still very small. that's a very very nice place. i like the doves in the plaza and the cleanliness.
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where do you live Chopinetta? why are you good in english?


in our school we're forced to speak in english... even though we're not forced, i still speak english because i love immitating harry potter characters.... hehe ;D

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Offline chromatickler

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #9 on: October 07, 2003, 02:22:28 PM
Richter wraps it up in around 1:50

Generally when you go under 2:20 the notes start slipping away.

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #10 on: October 07, 2003, 11:49:11 PM
hey there chopinetta!!  ;D

well i definitely agree with ya! bohol is really a nice place! i am proud to be born here! ;D  hey, i have been to cebu too! well that was last summer! my dad came here in the phillies and then he took us on a vacation there, he said it's a nice place! indeed it was! oh i would love to go back there..

we went to kontiki beach club by the way, and we went scuba diving! wow!! all i can say was wow!! LOL!!

well i should say you should come and visit bohol again! (other peps, you can come to if you want!hehehe!!) Panglao is a must to see to everyone! yeah, panglao beach.. its one of the famous tourists spots here in bohol! LOL!!

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #11 on: October 08, 2003, 01:27:11 AM
The three most important words in the history of the world:

Shangri La Cebu  ;D

Whoa!
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Offline chopinetta

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #12 on: October 09, 2003, 11:07:36 AM
weird, i haven't been to shangri la cebu. i've been to waterfront lahug though...

yeah, there's something new in cebu. we've got the biggest disco house in here!!! i forgot what it's called. well, i don't go to disco houses so i really didn't care about memorizing the name...

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #13 on: October 09, 2003, 03:59:40 PM
I know Manila much better though, Mabini is where it's at!
Ed

Offline chopinetta

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #14 on: October 12, 2003, 12:10:51 PM
what mabini?

there is mabini st. here in cebu. i know the streets in the central city... .. .. i don't go out soo much.

"If I do not believe anymore in tears, it is because I see you cry." -Chopin to George Sand
"How repulsive this George Sand is! is she really a woman? I'm ready to doubt it."-Chopin on George Sand

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #15 on: October 12, 2003, 03:00:44 PM
Mabini in Manila is the centre of the nightlife (or Greenbelt...)
Ed

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #16 on: December 27, 2006, 03:02:10 AM
Richter wraps it up in around 1:50

Generally when you go under 2:20 the notes start slipping away.

Actually a 1:30 performance is perfectly concievable with 100% accuracy.
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Offline chromatickler

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Re: top 10 fastest performance of rev etude
Reply #17 on: December 27, 2006, 04:58:13 AM
Actually a 1:30 performance is perfectly concievable with 100% accuracy.
there's a reason i used the word 'you' instead of 'i'
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