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Topic: Liszt: Etude d'execution transcendante no. 2 a minor  (Read 2359 times)

Offline grisell

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Liszt: Etude d'execution transcendante no. 2 a minor
on: November 04, 2008, 12:37:22 AM


(Please note that the dynamics on my digital piano is very limited)

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Re: Liszt: Etude d'execution transcendante no. 2 a minor
Reply #1 on: November 04, 2008, 10:02:01 PM
Again... the same comment as I did on La Campanella. You do to many misstakes. You aren't ready for Liszt. None will get impressed if you play Liszt, without playing it good. Sorry, but this isn't well played, even if you are without teacher.

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Re: Liszt: Etude d'execution transcendante no. 2 a minor
Reply #2 on: November 04, 2008, 11:18:09 PM
Again... the same comment as I did on La Campanella. You do to many misstakes. You aren't ready for Liszt. None will get impressed if you play Liszt, without playing it good. Sorry, but this isn't well played, even if you are without teacher.

 mean playing it well  8)
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Re: Liszt: Etude d'execution transcendante no. 2 a minor
Reply #3 on: November 09, 2008, 01:36:21 PM
mean playing it well  8)
Oh, yeah... your right >.<

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Re: Liszt: Etude d'execution transcendante no. 2 a minor
Reply #4 on: November 14, 2008, 02:44:15 AM
I admire your courage for posting your playing...but in all honesty, this performance is totally unrecognizable.

It's obviously a very difficult piece...this is the kind of piece professionals struggle with...but the rhythm is almost completely incomprehensible and about 60% of the notes are wrong.

Have you heard a recording of the piece?

If I were you I'd practice the piece very slowly, with metronome, hands seperately.  Pay attention to rhythm, and don't speed it up until you're rhythm is perfect at a snail's pace.  Keep in mind that great pianists like Berezovsky, Arrau, Cziffra play it in about 2:00-2:10 range (which is plenty fast).  Of the few people who play it in under two minutes, Lazar Berman is the only one who can really pull it off convincingly.
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Re: Liszt: Etude d'execution transcendante no. 2 a minor
Reply #5 on: November 14, 2008, 06:39:40 AM
I admire your courage for posting your playing...but in all honesty, this performance is totally unrecognizable.

It's obviously a very difficult piece...this is the kind of piece professionals struggle with...but the rhythm is almost completely incomprehensible and about 60% of the notes are wrong.

Have you heard a recording of the piece?

If I were you I'd practice the piece very slowly, with metronome, hands seperately.  Pay attention to rhythm, and don't speed it up until you're rhythm is perfect at a snail's pace.  Keep in mind that great pianists like Berezovsky, Arrau, Cziffra play it in about 2:00-2:10 range (which is plenty fast).  Of the few people who play it in under two minutes, Lazar Berman is the only one who can really pull it off convincingly.

I have to admit that i like Yundi Li's recording of La Campanella alot  :-[
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Re: Liszt: Etude d'execution transcendante no. 2 a minor
Reply #6 on: November 14, 2008, 07:56:32 AM
Thanks to Michel Dvorsky for useful, constructive advice and criticism!

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Re: Liszt: Etude d'execution transcendante no. 2 a minor
Reply #7 on: November 14, 2008, 09:08:54 AM
Thanks to Michel Dvorsky for useful, constructive advice and criticism!

My mistaken, advicing a teacher is far from constructive, i should have thought of that  8)
1+1=11

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Re: Liszt: Etude d'execution transcendante no. 2 a minor
Reply #8 on: November 14, 2008, 01:16:31 PM
Oh yes, it was. Thanks, gyzzzmo! However, Michel was a little more specific in his comments.
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