(Chopin) Sonata No.2 1st Mvt

[yohankwon]

This was recorded at my teacher's studio. Yes I knew this was being recorded ahaha.

[awesom_o]

Still a bit messy for me, especially the the LH.

Do you practice without pedal?

[yohankwon]

Still a bit messy for me, especially the the LH.

Like I said, this was recorded at my teacher's house, and that piano has a very different touch than my piano so I'm not used to it.

[blazekenny]

Are the other movs coming ? One does not simply play just one movement from romantic sonatas and concerti...

[awesom_o]

yohankwon,

I think you have many good ideas for the piece.

I'm concerned that you may be allowing yourself to pedal over mistakes when you practice, which may be contributing to the bad habit of pedaling over mistakes in performance.

That is why I am interested to know whether you practice:
-slowly, without pedal, without mistakes

Because in my experience, people who practice slowly, without pedal, without mistakes are usually able to perform on any piano without significant mistakes and over-pedaling.

Remember: practice makes permanent. Not practice makes perfect.

[yohankwon]

@awesom_o thank you for the good advice, I will work on the pedaling.

@blazekenny yes, when I record my prescreenings in November.

[awesom_o]

Don't work on the pedaling. Work on everything BUT the pedaling (e.g. break your ankle or something so your foot is in a cast for a little while and can't touch the pedal at all).



You are musical, and I wish you the best of luck in your studies and career.

A new member, josycal, another talented young pianist, has a video showing a very fine rendition of this movement. You may wish to have a listen:

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At the end of the day, mistakes are not as important as clarity of line, texture, and phrasing.
Even the top concert pianists make plenty of small slip-offs in this work if you listen 'too' carefully. Except for Zimerman. And Michelangeli. They're both just insane.

Also, I might not have made this clear, but you've done a good job here, and it sounds better to me throughout than the last version.