Chopin - Fantasie Impromptu in C Sharp Minor

[carbe]

I play a classical piece by Frédéric Chopin, Fantasie Impromptu Op 66 in C Sharp Minor.
For some months ago I started a topic where I described that I get tired in the fingers easy. I got much help and now the problem is almost gone! See what you think, and please give a comment.

[brian92]

This was awesome! Maybe i'm not the right person to critize, but maybe you should play it a little more piano from 1:10 and that to ease down a bit more after playing the "theme". Maybe a little more depth wouldnt hurt either.
By the way, how many years piano experience do you have? Was it hard to learn? Because i've always wanted to learn this piece since i started playing piano.

[carbe]

This was awesome! Maybe i'm not the right person to critize, but maybe you should play it a little more piano from 1:10 and that to ease down a bit more after playing the "theme". Maybe a little more depth wouldnt hurt either.
By the way, how many years piano experience do you have? Was it hard to learn? Because i've always wanted to learn this piece since i started playing piano.

Hi, thank you very much!
I agree that the soft part in this piece should be little more soft. I don't know why I didn't play like that on this version.

I've played piano since February 2009, about two years and two months. I've worked hard, but I had no teacher the first half year so I learned many things wrong before I corrected them.
I would say that I was to quick to increase in tempo on this piece - sometimes it's not comfortable to play this. My best advice is to start really slow, because I didn't that. But I'm sure I can adjust my mistake afterwards.

Thanks for your comment!

[ongaku_oniko]

My take on this:

Voice out the right hand more, and less pedal. Pretty amazing if you only learned the piano for such a short time. Keep at it!

[carbe]

My take on this:

Voice out the right hand more, and less pedal. Pretty amazing if you only learned the piano for such a short time. Keep at it!

Thank you! I'll think of what you said and improve.

[nataliethepianist]

Hello Carbe, wonderful performace. I did notice a few things, though. First, when you play the first octave in the beginning, I believe it should be help for eight counts and not four, correct me if I am wrong.

One other thing, it sounds like you are using too much pedal. You should try and make the melody stand out more. Lighten up on the left hand to do so! It should all run smoothly, but to sort of melt together, this is how the melody is lost. Be very precise with each note.

Another thing I noticed is that the left hand was week getting towards the end. You mentioned that you hands get tired, but they are better, so it is just a matter of keeping that precise melody intact! And I noticed at the :57 that you started the chromatic scale very slowly and, even though it became faster as you went, it was not as sharp as it could have been. This scale could take a while to get perfect (as this piece all together). I know it sometimes makes me frustraded! (I am also learning this piece)

When you get past the difficult part, don't continue to be fierce. Play this part more gently and now would be a good time for more pedal.

Good luck with you studies

- Natalie

[nanabush]

Nice!

Hold the first octave longer!! 

[kngan]

 You have a good asset in playing the piano:  look at your LOOONG fingers, can compete with Horowitz'.

RELAX your fingers will definitely help you.  For sure you are relax enough now.

I enjoy your hand movement, your video overall, too.

Regards.