Volodos Turkish March!

[lau]

My first audition... Just can't wait for the crap i'm going to get.   

btw, I am not finished with this peice yet so I did have to make my own ending, and I noticed I rushed sometimes, just never when I am playing.

[jre58591]

haha there seems to be a lot going on in the background. ive heard everything from whistling to clanging of plates. also seems that you altered a few parts and made some thirds into double notes. keep working on those. it sounds l;ike you have the chops to pull of this piece. all my musical tastes and such aside, it sounded pretty good. you have some potential here.  just get it all to a fixed tempo, add in the appropriate parts, and iron out a few parts technique-wise. also, judging from your tastes, consider adding some less virtuosic music to your repertoire. i hate to tell you this, but you cant have a recital composed entirely of encores done by volodos and horowitz. overall, very good. keep working at it.

[quantum]

My first audition... Just can't wait for the crap i'm going to get.   

https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=353E432813882E7C

btw, I am not finished with this peice yet so I did have to make my own ending, and I noticed I rushed sometimes, just never when I am playing.

I really find it quite amazing that you can play this at the same time turning on the tap and filling a glass of water, while also caring on a whispered conversation.  Skillz..

Ok more seriously, this is a good start.  I'd first iron out the tempo fluctuations.  Especially from the end of the middle section when you transition into descending octaves you can really tell there is a tempo difference.  Play the whole thing at a steady tempo. 

BTW, have you tried using Audacity to record?  It will let you compress your file to an mp3 so you can just attach it to your post.

[lau]

I think the whisting in the backround was my pet bird... he's dead now. And I usually only play one encore per recital. I don't just play these trancriptions even though they are my favorite

[lau]

  I'd first iron out the tempo fluctuations.  Especially from the end of the middle section when you transition into descending octaves you can really tell there is a tempo difference.  Play the whole thing at a steady tempo. 

well, the ending run is actually my own run, so who says those last descending octaves are at the same speed?     

[lau]

is this the "mp3"? it better have worked   

[soderlund]

Very good! You seem like a very talented pianist. I had never heard this version before, but it sounds a lot more difficult than the version I played. Very good I think

[quantum]

well, the ending run is actually my own run, so who says those last descending octaves are at the same speed?     

No not the coda.  There it is ok to intensify.

I'm talking about when you transition from the B section back to the A section. In your restatement of the A section (before coda) is where I heard the most tempo fluctuations. 

[quasimodo]

How can you play that
You have gold in your fingers. Please post it again on a decent piano  .

[dnephi]

What are your practicing techniques for handling tricky passagework?  (I have not heard it, I have no clue how he is playing)

[lau]

i don't know what my technique is like or even how to tell, I wasn't really ever taught that, I just find ways to play the notes.   

[tompilk]

i don't know what my technique is like or even how to tell, I wasn't really ever taught that, I just find ways to play the notes.   

that's the way - are you jemboy? your profile leads to that as your webpage - so cant you already play the whole thing?
Tom

[lau]

No, I'm not Jemboy... Why would he lie about not being able to play the whole thing?  Randomly, my profile leads to his page, plus i think his playing is cool!   

[pianowolfi]

I think the whisting in the backround was my pet bird... he's dead now.

Confess! You shot him because he disturbed your recording session. No wait... I've heard it at the end of the clip: you strangled him. tssttsssss!! *shakes head*And that after he had made so much effort to hit the exact pitch. You should have fed him for this!

Ok back to topic. You are dealing well with that piece. I just missed the octaves in the last part. I guess only Volodos himself can play these , but if you play it as an encore, why not make up your own ending? This ending though should be worked out more then. You seem to have a very relaxed wrist technique in all these left hand polonaise-like accompaniments. I like your playing, it's fast and virtuoso. Others have mentioned the tempo changings already. So I wish you goood luck for the performance!

[lau]

i played octaves in the last part, but just repeatedly played an e   

[lostinidlewonder]

haha funny. I like this sorta piano sound, especially for ragtime.  I think you've pushed the capability of this suffering piano to the limit. Lightened up my day I especially like your improvised whistling break out... lol

[lau]

I think you've pushed the capability of this suffering piano to the limit.

your right, it's so much easier to play this on a better piano

[beanman]

whats the difference between thirds and double notes?

[beanman]

good performance though, I dont think the tempo chenges are much of a problem its quite fun to hear you just double the speed halfway through.

i like the way your left hand bounces around at the post halfway repeate of the main theme but try to bring out the held note more it sounds astonishing like that.

[ganymed]

hey neatly-done lau    wow

how long did it take you to learn all in all with getting to up to that tempo?

[mkaykov]

I think this is very clean and polished playing. The double notes are very even and legato. As for the tempo fluctations, I don't find anything wrong with them. This transcription can be played like an improvisation - and your own ending is great - very much like Horowitz.

so, my only dislike is the quality of the recording and the piano used. Maybe you can come to my house, and use my Yamaha C3 to record?

[jre58591]

i dont think you want to go to trumofo's house...

[lau]

if you liked that, then you should see how i play it now. that recording is like 8 months old.

[rach n bach]

Well... POST A NEW ONE LAU!!!  This one is great, even if I can hear the dishes being washed in the backround...  Nice work!

RnB

[lau]

i made a video of myself, but i have the tape and now the video camera is gone and i don't know how to get it on here. and there isn't a recording program thing on my computer anymore...and the sound quality makes me barf. well see.

[jakev2.0]

I actually dig this, lau. I thought it would be crap based on your chat comments, but it is actually an exciting little performance. You've got potential, kid.