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Offline aferrucci

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Chopin prelude 18.... that little monster :D
on: February 26, 2012, 04:03:30 AM
be kind, please ;)

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Offline johnmar78

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Re: Chopin prelude 18.... that little monster :D
Reply #1 on: February 26, 2012, 08:00:52 AM
Affei, Thanks for your dedications in this Chopin prelude.
Unfortunately,I am not sure either your recording volume that overwhemed the microphone as a result of cliping or its YOUR hands that not played it together; or its your piano badley out of tune.
The combination of three make this recording a poor sound quality.
 
But if you are after a higher standard rcordings I would love to hear your next tweak.

Ps check your input level do few trials before a proper take. ;)

Offline megadodd

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Re: Chopin prelude 18.... that little monster :D
Reply #2 on: February 27, 2012, 09:50:24 AM
I think you played it very good!
Personally I like to different the tempo a little more to not make it say "I-AM-SO-F**KING-MAD-RIGHT-NOW-END". And it opens up a little more easily to the dynamic changes for the listener.
But I enjoyed it nonetheless. Well done.
Repertoire.
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Brahms op 118
Chopin Preludes op 28
Grieg Holberg Suite
Mendelssohn Piano trio D minor op 49
Rachmaninoff Etude Tabelaux op 33 no 3 & 4 op 39 no 2
Scriabin Preludes op 1

Offline cbreemer

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Re: Chopin prelude 18.... that little monster :D
Reply #3 on: March 12, 2012, 01:17:12 PM
It's indeed a little monster, the way you play it ;-) What are you trying to achieve, except for breaking the speed limit ? Be kind on the poor little prelude, it does not deserve such a bashing ;-)

Offline birba

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Re: Chopin prelude 18.... that little monster :D
Reply #4 on: March 12, 2012, 03:42:31 PM
I heard nothing except notes.

Offline starstruck5

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Re: Chopin prelude 18.... that little monster :D
Reply #5 on: March 12, 2012, 04:10:56 PM
I heard nothing except notes.

Wow -that's exactly what I thought -only I couldn't put it in such a brilliant concise way.
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Offline cbreemer

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Re: Chopin prelude 18.... that little monster :D
Reply #6 on: March 12, 2012, 07:20:28 PM
I heard nothing except notes.
Like a true artist, you know how to say much with little means  :)

Offline alessandro

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Re: Chopin prelude 18.... that little monster :D
Reply #7 on: March 13, 2012, 08:03:01 PM
This prelude suits you in some way.
I heard nothing except notes.

Funny and a little harsh.

What I do find particular it's that it sounds in some way right by accident.   And it is exactly this overall flavour of stiffness, awkwardness, flatness, that is in no way intentional, that matches for me in some way with the raw and edgy spirit of this prelude.   There is no vision in this performance, and that is almost what this prelude is about, a situation of hopelessness.  It is very funny in coincidence. 
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