Ballade op.52 - F. Chopin

[lollonapo]

Recorded on my (harsh) piano.

There are some mistakes, unfortunately this is not my best perfomance.

Any advice? 

[awesom_o]

Your piano is brutal but I managed to listen through til the end!

I think you've got some wonderful ideas here.  In particular, I noticed that you preserved the rhythmic integrity of the final descending passage. This passage is frequently butchered in all manner of ways. Bravo!

It is against my beliefs to criticize individual specifics of your interpretation, particularly without a score in front of me.

Overall I would say your playing had some great emotional intensity and overall feel for flavour and zest.

Perhaps you could develop a more disciplined understanding of the rubato. Not to play it more strictly in time, but simply to better understand what works really well vs what works not quite so well.

Some great voicing and powerful melodic projection!

Well done. I'd love to hear you play the other 3.

[swagmaster420x]

your playing gave me chills

[prestoconfuocco]

I liked it. You did a great job! I'm usually not easy to please with this piece, but really got something interesting out of it.
One small thing - I was a bit disappointed with how you treated the theme in C major when it returned in A major (I was expecting a bit more catharsis, more juice), and the theme in Bb when it first appeared. (This theme later plays a very big role in the ballade, so when it's first introduced make people remember it!)
But overall I think you did an absolutely wonderful job. I'm very interested in hearing you play his F minor Fantasie, if you ever get the chance.

[thesixthsensemusic]

VERY impressive performance. I didn't care at all about the sound of your piano, you managed to get out its full sound potential and it was technically and musically superbly played.

I wouldn't even have been disappointed had I paid for a 25 euro concert ticket just to hear someone playing Chopin like this, and I mean every single word of that. Hats off ladies & gentlemen!