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Topic: ¿What is the difference, in playing, between an ordinary person and a talented? (Read 2662 times)

aferrucci

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¿What is the difference, in playing, between an ordinary person and a talented?

on: September 04, 2012, 01:07:30 AM

¿Can you sense the difference?

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hmpiano

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Re: ¿What is the difference, in playing, between an ordinary person and a talented?

Reply #1 on: September 04, 2012, 09:01:56 AM

Yes, no unrequired effort.

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yundilang

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Re: ¿What is the difference, in playing, between an ordinary person and a talented?

Reply #2 on: September 04, 2012, 05:00:00 PM

not talented:

talented:

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clear as a diamond.

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pts1

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Re: ¿What is the difference, in playing, between an ordinary person and a talented?

Reply #3 on: September 04, 2012, 05:21:37 PM

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not talented:

talented:
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clear as a diamond.

Not clear at all.

The first performance is far better in terms of being true to the spirit of the music. This etude's challenge is to bring out the melody and make the chords upon which the melody "rides" disappear. We don't want or need to hear all those chords. They are accompaniment and mood mechanisms supporting the melody.

The second performance, though much faster and "technically proficient" is truly bad and is all about the player and not the music. It sounds like the pianist has no concept of what the music is about, and is about chopping onions or something. A sort of Karate Kid VS Chopin.

So I suppose your values are speed and "bravura" ... but from my point of view, the 1st performance is far better, and with a little increase in tempo and a little freer interpretation, it is about where it needs to be.

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outin

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Re: ¿What is the difference, in playing, between an ordinary person and a talented?

Reply #4 on: September 04, 2012, 05:33:20 PM

I think we should stop feeding the troll

This one's pretty imaginative though...

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