A RECORDING I MADE Hope this is the right place to post it

[pseudopianist]

Okay this isn't really classical but still.

This is a mp3 of Itsy Bitsy Spider I made some variations on.

I was supposed to play a pianopiece for my class but it was not allowed to go over 2 mins so I thought it would be pointless to play half a classical song so I made some variations on this theme. My teacher was pissed off.

I've just started my 2nd year of pianoplaying so I'm not really that good (I know alot of people here are real pianovirutosos). I'm currently studying Chopins Nocturne in F minor and Liszt first trascendental etude.

ftp://pogotrucci:1shred1@ftp.passagen.se/Pianospider.mp3

[Antnee]

Nice! By the way, How do you record your pieces? The sound quality is very good!

[Spatula]

For a 2 minute classical piece that's bloody easy you should have done
Rameau's Fanfarinette where there are over 100 some variations using different arrangements and instruments for this quickie!

[fnork]

Hey Pär, that's cool! Did you play it for Martin Rossing? Would love to hear it, but the link doesn't work...

[pseudopianist]

Hey Pär, that's cool! Did you play it for Martin Rossing? Would love to hear it, but the link doesn't work...

Haha Yeah I did. I doubt he was that found of it.
It works for me, try right clicking and choosing Save-as.

I'm a pianon00b but still.

[donjuan]

Thats awesome for only 2 years of playing the piano!  I cant make something like that and ive been around pianos for 10 years!  Bravo!  The only suggestions I have are to start small and childlike and develop it from there, rather than starting big and staying that way.  Its about water pouring, so why the heavy chords?  Personally, I would try to incorporate a tremolo in the high notes, to show the sprinkling of rain, and maybe descending, sweeping arpeggios to show how the spider gets washed away!  and because the spider has to climb the spout again, following getting flushed, bring in a small, tender, progressive - shy, but determined version of the melody.

but then again, like i said, I couldnt do anything you just did, so maybe dont listen to me! Bravo!!!

donjuan

[pseudopianist]

Thats awesome for only 2 years of playing the piano!  I cant make something like that and ive been around pianos for 10 years!  Bravo!  The only suggestions I have are to start small and childlike and develop it from there, rather than starting big and staying that way.  Its about water pouring, so why the heavy chords?  Personally, I would try to incorporate a tremolo in the high notes, to show the sprinkling of rain, and maybe descending, sweeping arpeggios to show how the spider gets washed away!  and because the spider has to climb the spout again, following getting flushed, bring in a small, tender, progressive - shy, but determined version of the melody.

but then again, like i said, I couldnt do anything you just did, so maybe dont listen to me! Bravo!!!

donjuan

Thank you. I really do like your idea, but I'm not sure how to do tremolo on the piano but still. I will play around with your ideas. Thanks once again

[jlh]

Sounds great!  You might try and vary the chords a bit on the "B" section (the descending D-C#-B-A melody).  Try playing the LH octaves (and incidentally these are also the roots of the chords) of B-A-G-F# (F# being minor) and see how that changes the feel of that section.  Heck, that part plays through twice, so you could do both and have an even broader arrangement (and still get to play your REALLY low A).

[Sketchee]

That's a pretty cool recording and version of the piece.

Btw, there are quite a few short classical pieces out there.  If you ever have a 2min limit again I'm sure people here would have a number of suggestions.  A Bach invention, a Bartok Folk Dance, Chopin's Prelude 20, Ravel's 1913 Prelude or the Pavane from Ma Mere all are about a minute.  These are easier to midrange ones though there are difficult ones (Chopin-Liszt Narzeczony)