Chopin Etude 10/11

[orlandopiano]

A thread was started about this one earlier today, so I thought I'd post this recording which I did about a year ago or so.

[pianiststrongbad]

Wow, I'm impressed.  The rubato/slowdowns are a bit overdone in a few parts which makes it drag a bit in my opinion but that is just my taste.  I use to play through this piece a year ago, but never  actually performed it.  I think you are doing a million times better than I ever did.  Congrats!

[daniloperusina]

I'm not totally convinced musically.
But not far from it! Beautiful tone all the way, and it sounds as if you shape it with love and care! Technically, you sound very secure. I sympathise strongly with your tendency to give each phrase it's due expressivity, but you're not always on target, imo. A little bit of more careful planning, perhaps, and you would have a real winner!
Thanks for sharing, enjoyed it!

[piano121]

Gosh... you realy play Chopin so well. Interesting how your playing has some intrincic quality, that makes it sound very personal, I mean, it has something in common with previous recordings I´ve herd from you in this forum, the scherzo if I´m not wrong. Booth have some kind of personal mark... I don´t know maybe it´s just my impression, but that´s how I feel. Anyway, I thik you like Chopin a lot, and your playing is very neat.

I work with Animation. In animation whe use to say that it´s important to have "sincerity" with our characters, beeing thrutfull to what they are, what they think, and act just the way the character would. I think you play witth enormous sincerity.

[kimba1055]

A thread was started about this one earlier today, so I thought I'd post this recording which I did about a year ago or so.

https://server3.pianosociety.com/protected/chopin-10-11-levine.mp3

very good wao hablas espanol

[da jake]

Technically, and rhythmically very fine - but try playing a bit softer.   

[nik0]

Excellent!!!

[ail]

I'm not able to reach the link. Any idea why? Can someone please email me the mp3?

Alex

[xinox]

I'm not able to reach the link. Any idea why? Can someone please email me the mp3?

Alex

Me too
It seems that PianoSociety is down..

[zong]

Could you please repost these on Pianostreet? Pianosociety has not been responding for several days now.

[orlandopiano]

Could you please repost these on Pianostreet? Pianosociety has not been responding for several days now.

I attached it, thanks!

[rachfan]

Hi Orlandopiano,

I very much liked your playing of Op. 10, No. 11.  I've not studied this etude (still on my list of to-do's), but appreciated many of the fine points of your performance.  I particularly liked your even articulation of the rolls, your voicing and etching of the hidden melodic line, your use of contour dynamics mirroring the sense of rise and fall within certain phrases, your wonderful clarity in pedaling, and some very convincing nuances in your rubato.  In balancing the hands in places where the LH is accompaniment, perhaps you could make the LH slightly quieter.  In doing so, I believe the tenor would not so easily overpower the less robust treble registers.  Also, it might enhance attaining dolce as required.  As I look at the score, this piece presents that situation where the phrases carry over the bar lines, and instead of executing tappered lift-offs, the pianist has to end them on the downbeats played with portato touch.  You handle that somewhat unnatural requirement very naturally.  You did a fine job with this piece!  Congratulations!

Rachfan