Chopin - Nocturne in F# major, op.15 no.2

[andhow04]

[birba]

Beautifully played.  That piano must have been fresh out of the factory.  In fact, the sound was sort of stiff.  But I don't think it was you.  Wonderful film work! 
Oh, and I loved your shirt.  Seriously!

[andhow04]

Beautifully played.  That piano must have been fresh out of the factory.  In fact, the sound was sort of stiff.  But I don't think it was you.  Wonderful film work! 
Oh, and I loved your shirt.  Seriously!

thanks!  it hink there was a loss of quality in the sound when i transferred it from the original file type, it sounds much better on a tv when u play the actual dvd.
i don't know if it was ever great quality, the microphones were akg 1000s, which i know nothing about but i am just putting that out there.

thanks for watching; the shirt is ungaro

[prongated]

Very good. I remember your Schubert op. 142 too. I like the way you craft the melody in just about everything I've heard you play. You have that personal style of playing.

As regards the stiffness in sound (although honestly, it didn't really bother me), I think it's due to your technical approach in the slow section. You look quite relaxed in the arms and hands, but it looks as though you are using too much of your fingers from the knuckles to press the keys. I think you should play more with the fingertips; more specifically, that very last part of the finger joint should be quite active, and not so much the knuckles. This is supported of course by the whole arm etc. etc.

...just a tip, if you are at all interested ^^ and is that a NY Steinway B by the way? Not a bad piano at all!

[rachfan]

Your rendition of this nocturne was deeply felt and thoughtfully played.  Very nice indeed!  The NY Steinway didn't strike me as sounding stiff as much as being a bit more on the mellow side.  Still, a very good sound though.  If I had to vote, I'd choose your artistry rather than the shirt! 

[andhow04]

Very good. I remember your Schubert op. 142 too. I like the way you craft the melody in just about everything I've heard you play. You have that personal style of playing.

As regards the stiffness in sound (although honestly, it didn't really bother me), I think it's due to your technical approach in the slow section. You look quite relaxed in the arms and hands, but it looks as though you are using too much of your fingers from the knuckles to press the keys. I think you should play more with the fingertips; more specifically, that very last part of the finger joint should be quite active, and not so much the knuckles. This is supported of course by the whole arm etc. etc.

...just a tip, if you are at all interested ^^ and is that a NY Steinway B by the way? Not a bad piano at all!

tahnx for the nice words. 
wow, finger joint instead of knucle - you are specific ! you must be an organist.
what do you mea, by stiff sound?  I am not sure i understand the word.
thanks again

[prongated]

wow, finger joint instead of knucle - you are specific ! you must be an organist.

...that would be pretty sweet

what do you mea, by stiff sound?  I am not sure i understand the word.

Oh, it's just my attempt to probe at a possible solution as to why it came across as stiff-sounding to birba...which, if I understood birba correctly, means it's not as resonant as it could have been. Probably doesn't matter since you're already playing it very well - it's just something I've been taught to experiment with recently, which I thought you might be interested in ^^

[andhow04]

...that would be pretty sweet

Oh, it's just my attempt to probe at a possible solution as to why it came across as stiff-sounding to birba...which, if I understood birba correctly, means it's not as resonant as it could have been. Probably doesn't matter since you're already playing it very well - it's just something I've been taught to experiment with recently, which I thought you might be interested in ^^

interesting.. thanx for reply.  i think lack of resonance has to do with recording quality, and possible lack thereof in transfer.  especially, u don't get the sense of the hall, which was a good hgall for piano.

i didn't realize till i started hiring people to do it, but it seems recording classical music is a specialty in the field.  originally this fellow wanted to do it with the CAMERA mic!!!  i don't know that much, but i knew that was a recipe for disaster.  so he hired a sep. engineer, but i don'[t feel listening that the whole range
of nuance has been captured.

i looked for reviews of those mics on line and it seems they are mainly used for bands, ie amplified guitar and drums and such.

 i have a fellow who does know how tor ecord classical piano, but unfortunately he doesn't do any video at all.  as far as i know, there's noone in my area who knows how to do both!

thanx again

[synthex]

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[emill]

Well i thought the video and the audio was of EXCELLENT quality!!
Same is the case with the Godowsky and Medtner pieces that you played. 
The Drinko hall of Cleveland State University sounds very good.
The piano is warm and mellow.... the playing is really good.

[andhow04]

Well i thought the video and the audio was of EXCELLENT quality!!
Same is the case with the Godowsky and Medtner pieces that you played. 
The Drinko hall of Cleveland State University sounds very good.
The piano is warm and mellow.... the playing is really good.

thanx for nice comments.. and thanx for commenting on youtube as well!