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Topic: Chopin Valse no. 14 in E minor, Op. Posth. mp3 and VIDEO  (Read 9330 times)

Offline kawaidoodler

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Hello all,
I recorded this on a hammer-action digital kawai ES4 2 months ago.
Here is the video


Enjoy,
Peter
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Re: Chopin Valse no. 14 in E minor, Op. Posth. mp3 and VIDEO
Reply #1 on: June 30, 2009, 12:12:55 AM
Very nice recording, and a wonderful piece to listen!  Thanks for sharing!   :)

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Re: Chopin Valse no. 14 in E minor, Op. Posth. mp3 and VIDEO
Reply #2 on: June 30, 2009, 12:52:39 AM
Becareful at 0:56 of the recording, because it sounds like you've changed time signature from a 3/4 to 6/8... because of the accents you give every third note in the quaver passages... Always keep the 3/4 pulse going through your head... at all times...

Also - at 1:41 - the Left hand seems to be doing something melodically interesting, however in the video we can barely hear it... I'd make it stand out a little bit more.

However, apart from that, I loved your performance... I really did. Well bloody done. It's a nice keyboard and the piece was performed with a lot of clarity.

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Re: Chopin Valse no. 14 in E minor, Op. Posth. mp3 and VIDEO
Reply #3 on: June 30, 2009, 03:10:46 AM
Always keep the 3/4 pulse going through your head... at all times... Also - at 1:41 - the Left hand seems to be doing something melodically interesting, however in the video we can barely hear it... I'd make it stand out a little bit more.
However, apart from that, I loved your performance... I really did. Well bloody done. It's a nice keyboard and the piece was performed with a lot of clarity.

Thank you for listening carefully, for the very helpful comments and the compliments  :D
I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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Re: Chopin Valse no. 14 in E minor, Op. Posth. mp3 and VIDEO
Reply #4 on: June 30, 2009, 03:11:55 AM
Very nice recording, and a wonderful piece to listen!  Thanks for sharing!   :)

Thanks you!!  :)

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Re: Chopin Valse no. 14 in E minor, Op. Posth. mp3 and VIDEO
Reply #5 on: June 30, 2009, 12:23:21 PM
Very nice playing! This is such a fun piece to play - I used to love playing it a few years ago. I agree with perfect_pitch's suggestions, but overall I really enjoyed your performance.
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Re: Chopin Valse no. 14 in E minor, Op. Posth. mp3 and VIDEO
Reply #6 on: June 30, 2009, 04:03:53 PM
I prefer it faster but that is just me. I thought you could have made the last four chords and the apreggio that leads to them much more powerful. Besides that it was quite good!
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