Video: Humoresque op.6 no.1, Grieg

[holden4]

Had to post this on youtube because the file was too big to do here.
Anyways, I just started to learn this piece but I'm finding it hard. Especially toward the end it all starts to sounds jumbled together. I can play it better slowly but when I speed it up it never works.
Didn't mean for the start to cut out, the recording kicks in a few bars late.

Any advice would be great. Thanks.  

[rachfan]

Hi holden,

A humoresque is a 19th composition of a humorous, fanciful or good-humored nature, although in Schumann's humoresques, there can be mood swings to the extremes.  Other composers intended the term humoresque to more generally suggest a mood piece.  The piano literature contains TONS of humoresques.  My point here is that we cannot guess what the piece is from your description above. Only by going to the video could I figure out it's by Grieg.

Also you reversed the opus and number in the subject line.  It's actually Op. 6, No. 1.  I hate to nit pick, but it's really helpful to get the composer, title, and opus and number correctly into the subject line. That way it removes all the guess work.  Otherwise, given the vagueness, some people might bypass your recording.

I believe you play the piece well with good articulation and rhythmic control.  You could perhaps bring out some of the dynamic contrasts better.  Toward the coda, you speed up the tempo, but with less control making it sound rushed and harried there.  If you were to just back it off a notch or two, it would probably sound more convincing.

The e-piano has a lot of mechanical noises in it!  It must be frustrating while you're playing. Is it beyond repair?

Thanks for posting.  

[holden4]

Noted. I was in a rush in doing this but I did realize this myself and went back to change the op.6no.1 oops!

[holden4]

It is beyond repair. I really don't like the e-piano and all it's terrible noises..but It's all I have. I'll work on it and maybe re-post in the future.