video - Scriabin Etude Op8 No5 & 12

[danhuyle]

Etude Op8 No5

No real concerns except for the triplets where you modulate to B major. Leaps and accuracy.

Etude Op8 No12

It's recorded on my newly tuned piano as opposed to my previous recordings. Though not note perfect, the emotion does come through. If you saw Horowitz performance where he screws up big time, it's still good overall.

Enjoy

[pianoman53]

There, why don't you play everything like this?! Even though it's not perfect, one can at least give critique. Your recordings of the complete scherzo and ballades (and most things on the site) are of such a low standard, and your clearly just acting and doing weird faces, so there is nothing to say, simply because it's just too much to say.


The first one is quite good, but waay to heavy. The low register and the high register are two different things, but you treat them as the same. And don't be scared to take a bit of time before the jumps. It actually just adds to the music.


The second one was better. You had some nice colors. Though, every time there there is some sort of long line, you get stuck. Say, around 1.00. Try to find something to do.

And what the hell, the thing you do in the end doesn't add anything. If you want to be a clown, it works, cause people are laughing. But if you try to add drama, it very much doesn't.

Now, I'm not a fan of your huge (and for me, silly) gestures. And I'm quite sure there are many here who aren't. But if you don't care about it, then it's, obviously, up to you.

[danhuyle]

There, why don't you play everything like this?! Even though it's not perfect, one can at least give critique.

The first one is quite good, but waay to heavy. The low register and the high register are two different things, but you treat them as the same. And don't be scared to take a bit of time before the jumps. It actually just adds to the music.


The second one was better. You had some nice colors. Though, every time there there is some sort of long line, you get stuck. Say, around 1.00. Try to find something to do.

I'm wondering the same thing myself if I could ever play more pieces like this. The reason why it works so well is because the rhythm and tempo, for the most part, I have more flexibility with it.


I'm bored of playing Chopin at this point in time. If I was to perfect one piece of each set, I'd go for 4th ballade and 4th scherzo, that brings enough satisfaction. Better off listening to a recording.

Thanks for the comments.

[pianoman53]

So what, your goal is to sight read it, and tell people you played all of them? You can't learn anything in 2 weeks! Obviously you can play this well, so don't have some sort of lazy reason not to finish at least one of the scherzio or one of the ballades.

I mean, I don't mind if people don't want to make a piece perfect, or maybe just sight read it once, and then not play it. The thing that bothers me is that you call yourself a virtuoso pianist, and that you say that you can teach people how to play piano. There will be people who believe in you, and they will probably never finish a piece, because of your way to "teach" them. It's just not fair, to them.

[rv]

Op. 8 No. 5. You can play the notes which is impressive enough (I play the piece myself) but it needs more sensitivity. Let it breathe, slow down at the right moment. Now it's like a machine gun.