Chopin Mazurka Op.17 #4

[fbt]

I,m not happy with my left hand legato and balance with the melody but there may be something you enjoy from this recording

[prongated]

There are a number of things that you can do indeed for your performance to be refined and more elegant. LH legato is one of them. Such timing things as rubato is another. And your ornaments/grace notes tend to sound pedantic, if academic. Play them quicker! You don't have to spell out each one!

But indeed, I enjoyed your RH phrasing in the middle section. Nice.

[fbt]

Thank you for your criticism I tried to follow the pedal markings. I played a lot of the ornaments without pedal they sound kind of dry. I will re-think my interpretation

[prongated]

Indeed, don't follow the pedal marking as written in the score! Especially not in Chopin! You need to use your ears to judge whether to pedal, and where to change pedal (e.g. when the notes and/or harmony start to blur). In any case, I'm referring to the way you play the grace notes and ornaments - to my taste, they need to be quicker and with more imagination in articulation.

And really, do consider what I type as suggestions - criticisms sound rather harsh!