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Topic: I just learned an easy piece: Fur Elise... anyone else plays it?  (Read 1525 times)

Offline aferrucci

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Comments, suggestions, advices.... I will take everything seriously!

Offline zjazzchopin

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This piece is so overplayed by amateur pianists and overhyped by non-musicians that it almost makes me sick even hearing the name.

In regards to your playing, I think you are using quite a bit too much rubato. The improvisational nature of your interpretation doesn't fit the nature of piece very well IMO. Careful of the notes in the second section, I hear way too many pianists just kinda gloss over these notes because of the relative difficulty compared to the first section. Slow it down, try to keep a more constant tempo, and make sure those notes are correct  ;)

Offline piano_61

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Well ... I absolutely loath this piece because it has been so overplayed - well the easy first part anyway. You are obviously quite technically accomplished but why the over-use of rubato?  It is simply does not fit with the piece. Play it straight at an even controlled tempo throughout and it will sound great.
 

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