Liszt Paganini etude Nr. 3 "La Campanella"

[rachmaninoff_forever]

It doesn't sound as fast when you're listening to it versus when you're playing it.  

Constructive or destructive criticism is welcomed.

[davidjosepha]

I hate the piece, but you play it well

[rachmaninoff_forever]

I hate the piece, but you play it well

Sometimes I like to replay the chromatic runs over and over again.  They're sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good!

That's my only comment on this piece though.

EDIT:

That chord near the end, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Now that is all I have to say.

[j_menz]

The pace is fine and the dynamics and balance are good.

There seems to be a certain hesitancy in you playing at times, though. Nerves? Whatever the cause, it does interrupt the flow.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

The pace is fine and the dynamics and balance are good.

There seems to be a certain hesitancy in you playing at times, though. Nerves? Whatever the cause, it does interrupt the flow.

How's this one then?  There's more mistakes at the beginning, but I don't know which one you think has better flow to it.

I mean...  After all...  You should know, because you're a professional pianist.

[j_menz]

How's this one then?  There's more mistakes at the beginning, but I don't know which one you think has better flow to it.

I've listened to them a couple of times back to back. The first one is better all round.  I think I exaggerated the hesitancy in my mind - the versions I'm used to are Magaloff, Bolet and Nojima so I have perhaps been spolied or preconditioned - and the flow is actually not too bad at all. It improves on repeated listening, which is always a good sign.

I mean...  After all...  You should know, because you're a professional pianist.

Stop!

[chopin2015]

The chromatic scales are fantastic! your right hand is well! I could definitely complain about the left hand. I seriously think that is where your instability is in the tempo. Just do hands separate, just left hand to a metronome, keep it at tempo next time. As it is, it is quite good. The good stuff is obviously when the right hand gets more interesting, since it does sound kind of slow at the beginning. However, in other spots the tempo changes are artistic. Be really careful about the left hand. Don't be lazy!

[ngo_dustin]

its not bad, but your timing may br a little bit off in some places...

[danhuyle]

I downloaded the 2nd recording and haven't listened to the 1st one yet.

You're on the way and making progress. You shape the opening theme well and IMO, it's the hardest to articulate at a high level in order to get that flavor.

To be really picky -

The pulse - You play the A theme faster than the B theme. Aim for a more consistent pulse.

4:20 to the end - What have you done? I'm so used to listening to Yundi Li playing this passage and other pianists don't come close to what he does. Anyway, if that's how you want to interpret it, then so be it.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

I downloaded the 2nd recording and haven't listened to the 1st one yet.

You're on the way and making progress. You shape the opening theme well and IMO, it's the hardest to articulate at a high level in order to get that flavor.

To be really picky -

The pulse - You play the A theme faster than the B theme. Aim for a more consistent pulse.

4:20 to the end - What have you done? I'm so used to listening to Yundi Li playing this passage and other pianists don't come close to what he does. Anyway, if that's how you want to interpret it, then so be it.

The first one is better.

[j_menz]

I'm so used to listening to Yundi Li playing this passage and other pianists don't come close to what he does.

Probably because they checked the score.