Granada (Serenata) by Albeniz

[matterintospirit]

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[emill]

Although this is the 1st time I have heard this piece by Albenez ...
you seem to have captured very well that Spanish flavor. N I C E ! ! !

[matterintospirit]

Thank you, I'm glad that you enjoy it.

[pianowolfi]

Well, I think I'll get on dangerous terrain if I comment on this, actually it's one of my very favorite pieces and I don't like most interpretations. But it's always nice to hear some Albéniz here
But anyway, please, why do you stop arpeggiating the right hand chords after two measures? I don't get it, and I don't get so many other of your interpretive decisions/changes to the score, which seem a bit arbitrary to me But that's perhaps just me.

[matterintospirit]

Thanks pianowolfi. There's no danger here at least that I am aware of. I'm just having some fun and doing it exactly as I feel it at the moment. The chords are arpeggiated more some times than at other times. I  feel the arpeggiation should be for the most part underplayed. I operate off of feelings not so much ideas. That's just me. I improvise feelings when i play and it is never the same twice. It's what I'm hearing at the moment. I don't feel like any score is written in stone. For me, personal perspective keeps things alive and vital. And of course as musicians we're all picky about how things should be played. I certainly respect that and don't expect everyone to like my playing. I've heard many interpretations of this piece that I find unsatisfying. Somehow if I feel that if I am stirring up a little controversy, I'm moving on the right direction.