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Moszkowski Etude op. 72 no. 2 G minor : VIDEO
on: May 23, 2009, 07:02:53 PM
This is my performance of Moszkowski Etude op. 72 no. 2 G minor. Your criticisms and suggestions are welcome. I hope you like it.
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Re: Moszkowski Etude op. 72 no. 2 G minor : VIDEO
Reply #1 on: May 23, 2009, 10:45:21 PM
Well, I must say, you have one pair of highly disciplined hands.  For a young pianist of your age (what, are you about 12 years old?) you play extremely well.  But, it's lacking something very basic.  A musical message or feeling.  True, it IS and etude.  But an etude is something more than a finger excercise.  And, in some ways, an etude is much more difficult to interpret than, let's say, a sonata.  It usually has one speed, one type of musical figuration, and little room for playing around with the tempi.  So, why not think of an emotion or an attitude of mind.  All those runs, that you played so clean and articulate, don't go anywhere.  Every note has the same sound and attack.   There's no direction.  Think of them as running somewhere, using crescendo and dimuendo.  It's very difficult to explain these things here!
At any rate, you play very well, and with a natural technique like yours, I'm sure you're going to excel in your endeavors.

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Re: Moszkowski Etude op. 72 no. 2 G minor : VIDEO
Reply #2 on: May 23, 2009, 11:13:45 PM
yes i'm 11 years old and thank you very much for your criticism. i'm studying moskowski for 4 months and i know it has very much to do. when i overcome its difficulty it will be more easy for me to express myself in this piece. i also played pathetique in this concert. when i post it i will be happy if you also criticise it. thank you again.
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Re: Moszkowski Etude op. 72 no. 2 G minor : VIDEO
Reply #3 on: May 24, 2009, 02:31:35 PM
11yo :o
You are very very talanted and have time on your side ;)
This performance was truly amazing  :)

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Reply #4 on: May 24, 2009, 02:41:43 PM
thank you scarabin. These views encourages me to study more. thanks.
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Re: Moszkowski Etude op. 72 no. 2 G minor : VIDEO
Reply #5 on: May 26, 2009, 07:17:40 PM
11yo :o
You are very very talanted and have time on your side ;)
This performance was truly amazing  :)

I agree, that was an outstanding performance, sure birba is probably right but I'm no where near as good as you are, I'm jealous, LOL! I would have like to heard the next song you played.

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Re: Moszkowski Etude op. 72 no. 2 G minor : VIDEO
Reply #6 on: May 27, 2009, 12:07:14 AM
It's impressive: clear passagework and also the playing has a strong rhythmic quality. I understand what birba is saying about the musical message, but that aspect will develop with experience.

Scarabin's comments summed it up nicely.
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Re: Moszkowski Etude op. 72 no. 2 G minor : VIDEO
Reply #7 on: May 29, 2009, 10:50:14 AM
thank you very much
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Re: Moszkowski Etude op. 72 no. 2 G minor : VIDEO
Reply #8 on: June 06, 2009, 04:21:40 AM
yes i'm 11 years old and thank you very much for your criticism. i'm studying moskowski for 4 months and i know it has very much to do. when i overcome its difficulty it will be more easy for me to express myself in this piece. i also played pathetique in this concert. when i post it i will be happy if you also criticise it. thank you again.
Great job!
I spent many years recording (audio only back then) performances of young musicians in recital and mostly at a college level. Only occasionally did I have the pleasure of discovering great talent in someone of your age. As you mentioned, now that you have much of the mechanics down, it's time to work on subtler expressions. This is very important, as I've worked with students who, once achieving the level you show here, are too tempted to jump onto another work, before studying the deeper workings of (for instance) a splashy etude. So dig deeper and explore the underworld of the score before tackling something with greater demands. Bravo!  :)

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Re: Moszkowski Etude op. 72 no. 2 G minor : VIDEO
Reply #9 on: June 06, 2009, 04:25:17 AM
My goodness!  You are quite the pianist!  I am sure you will become a concert pianist one day.
thanks for sharing this piece you were learning.  Fine finger work!   :)

best wishes,

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Re: Moszkowski Etude op. 72 no. 2 G minor : VIDEO
Reply #10 on: June 06, 2009, 07:59:01 AM
Lontano, go12_3 and everybody thank you so much. Your comments are encouraging me very much. Next week summer holiday begins and I will have much more time to practice. I hope I will be able to post much better performances.
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Re: Moszkowski Etude op. 72 no. 2 G minor : VIDEO
Reply #11 on: June 06, 2009, 12:06:36 PM
Lontano, go12_3 and everybody thank you so much. Your comments are encouraging me very much. Next week summer holiday begins and I will have much more time to practice. I hope I will be able to post much better performances.

Oh, I AM sure you will!    ;)  Happy practicing!   :)
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