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hugoagogo13

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Jeux d'eau and Mephisto Waltzer

on: February 21, 2012, 08:17:00 PM

Hi,

A friend of mine played these two pieces at a competition in The Netherlands.

What do you think of his piano playing? I'm really looking forward to your opinion.

Hugo

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birba

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Re: Jeux d'eau and Mephisto Waltzer

Reply #1 on: February 21, 2012, 09:06:53 PM

The sound quality is pretty bad to be able to judge. In fact, I stopped the jeux d'eaux after a few minutes. I just didn't understand it. The Liszt was a little bit better to recognize, but I would be in grave difficulty if I had to judge his playing. The fingers seem to be there - there are moments where I THINK I hear artistry - but it's really difficult to tell.

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ramonpiano

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Re: Jeux d'eau and Mephisto Waltzer

Reply #2 on: February 21, 2012, 09:49:08 PM

Well here is this friend of hugoagogo13 ;-)

I honestly don't get it either why this competition was held in by far the biggest hall there is in the Netherlands. I actually did record this with a decent audio recorder, but the reverb of the hall is just too heavy to get everything properly recorded from such a distance. I don't see why it's completely unlistenable though, as long as you turn up the volume of your speakers a bit.

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cbreemer

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Re: Jeux d'eau and Mephisto Waltzer

Reply #3 on: February 23, 2012, 09:45:18 PM

I seem to recognize that spectacularly ugly backdrop. Is't this The Doelen in Rotterdam ?

It looks like very competent and virtuoso playing. Not completely unlistenable but I agree with Birba that it's impossible to judge the fine details of articulation, dynamics, etc. The Jeux d'Eaux seemed
a little too literal and metronomic to me - one would expect a bit more ebb and flow and all that.

So how did you fare in that competition ?

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pianowolfi

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Re: Jeux d'eau and Mephisto Waltzer

Reply #4 on: February 23, 2012, 09:57:29 PM

@ramonpiano I like your jeux'd eau, it makes me dream and it flows

I imagine it's probably difficult to "judge" from this perspective, but as a listener I feel very well and I like it very much and it makes me want to hear more from you

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