Chopin, Ravel, Bach, Beethoven, Henriques

[rallestar]

Here's a couple of recordings:

Bach - Prelude and fugue in D-major from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, book I.

Beethoven - Sonata op. 2 no. 1 in F minor, 1st and 2nd movement.

Chopin - Etude op. 25 no. 9

Fini Henriques - Hjemve (Short character piece by a pretty unknown danish composer, roughly translates to Homesickness)

Ravel - Sonatine, 1st movement.

Be honest.

[rallestar]

And the rest of the files:

[rallestar]

Passed my auditions with these today, most of them played somewhat better than in the recordings IMO

[rachfan]

Congratulations, ralestar!  Good for you. 

Yesterday I was listening to the Ravel Sonatine.  Your playing sounded just fine.  The recording though sounded like the piano was an e-piano.  Plus there was also a very curious static--snap, krackle and pop effect--overlaying the piano sound, much like what you'd hear on very old vinyl recordings.  I never heard that in before in new recordings.  What equipment do you use when recording your playing?

[rallestar]

Thanks!

It was indeed on a digital piano - I wish I had the money for a good acoustic. My parents do have an acoustic at home, but it's not that great - It sounds for very long even when the pedal is up.

That's funny you mention the recording equipment. It's recorded using my Creative Zen Micro mp3-player actually, and I had to go through great lenghts of experiment to get the sound quality to what it is!

[rachfan]

That recording method shows you're very resourceful too! 

On the accoustic at home, the problem you describe sound like "singing dampers" which are easy to adjust.  Or, the damper pedal itself might need adjustment.  How often do your parents have that piano tuned?  Maybe at the next tuning your tech could do some routine regulation as well including those dampers.  You'd have to request it when you make the appointment so that he can allot enough time.   Just a suggestion.

[rallestar]

That sounds like a good idea. We get it tuned regularly, about once or twice a year, but if the problem is that easy to fix, I'll definitely try and get it done soon, thanks!