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Topic: help me pick which recording to send(youtube links)  (Read 1549 times)

Offline david456103

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help me pick which recording to send(youtube links)
on: March 01, 2013, 04:54:26 AM
Hi guys,
I have a competition coming up and I'm not sure whether to send in Ravels Gaspard de la nuit(Ondine) or Prokofiev's 7th sonata Precipitato. I have two other pieces ready to go, I'm just not sure about these two. If you can listen to the youtube links and tell me which you think is better, I will greatly appreciate it!
Prokofiev:

Ravel:

Offline chopin2015

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Re: help me pick which recording to send(youtube links)
Reply #1 on: March 01, 2013, 05:05:56 AM
I like ondine better musically, in general. I dont like much of prok. You did well in both. You look fancy in the prok recording, but ondine is really a sweet piece and is more magical. You play both gracefully. I think the grace suits ondine better
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Re: help me pick which recording to send(youtube links)
Reply #2 on: March 01, 2013, 05:37:21 AM
IMO, the Prokofiev.  That's a very good performance, The Ondine needs more work to balance the hands better to bring out the melody at the start and isn't as well conceived overall.

I'm guessing Campanella and the Rigolletto paraphrase on your channel are your other two pieces. I like those very much.
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Re: help me pick which recording to send(youtube links)
Reply #3 on: March 04, 2013, 09:23:02 PM
any other thoughts?
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