Need some feedback for Chopin's Polonaise in Gmin [Posthumous.]

[senanserat]

Hello!

Been awhile since I posted something for feedback, with me starting college to purse a career to fund my food and other trifle human needs, it is my dream to finish this engineering degree within two years, if I do I will be free to pursue a piano career, so watch out world!

Intro or  re-intro aside I have been working on this piece for... 4-5 weeks I think, my piano teacher  thought it would be a good introduction to Chopin and harder pieces, so there....

I am playing each section without repeating and without the D.C for the 27 of this month it should be ready and well within recital quality.

So as usual be blunt, tear, rend and flame if you must curse my name (cuz you don't my real so ha and ha!) if you like but be honest and serve a side dish of constructive criticism.

After all I will be the first to admit I am far from good but with some kicks, motivation and training I should prevail!

So...

Assail me scoundrel!

[senanserat]

PD: I am well aware of some errors that are quite obvious but because I am so busy lately I wanted to at least put a not-so-decent-ish rendition for fla-erm review.

[emill]

xxxx ... it is my dream to finish this engineering degree within two years, if I do I will be free to pursue a piano career, so watch out world!
After all I will be the first to admit I am far from good but with some kicks, motivation and training I should prevail!

So...  Assail me scoundrel!    

Hi!  I assume it is a 4 year engineering course you are trying to finish in 2 years and use the fruits from it to finance a piano career?  Wow!!!  I like your attitude of pursuing your dream. Often I find it difficult to understand especially with my conformist, play-it-safe frame of mind.  I have doctor friends who gave up on their good practice to play the piano. Another friend, a physicist, went into early retirement at 50 and gave up a promotion and generous financial benefits for the same reason.  GO FOR IT!!!

BTW .... despite the deficiencies I like your attempt ... seems so spontaneous and uncolored.

[senanserat]

Hi!  I assume it is a 4 year engineering course you are trying to finish in 2 years and use the fruits from it to finance a piano career?  Wow!!!  I like your attitude of pursuing your dream. Often I find it difficult to understand especially with my conformist, play-it-safe frame of mind.  I have doctor friends who gave up on their good practice to play the piano. Another friend, a physicist, went into early retirement at 50 and gave up a promotion and generous financial benefits for the same reason.  GO FOR IT!!!

BTW .... despite the deficiencies I like your attempt ... seems so spontaneous and uncolored.

Indeed I am cramming my skull with college to be done with it! My body demands food but my soul demands music so we have reached a compromise.

By the way isn't uncolored bad? =O

[j_menz]

By the way isn't uncolored bad? =O

Depends on the colour. 

It needs some work, but you know that.

I'd slow it down a bit for the moment. But more importantly, I'd work on the rhythm. Your timing is a bit wavery, but generally OK, but it has little sense of rhythm. A polonaise is a dance, so give it that sense.

[emill]

Indeed I am cramming my skull with college to be done with it! My body demands food but my soul demands music so we have reached a compromise.

By the way isn't uncolored bad? =O

HHhhmmnnn .... sorry ... I was speaking from a nonpianist's point of view. Personally I felt your playing was untainted ... more spontaneous and uninfluenced, instead of uncolored..  
Wrong choice of words .... coloration in music means a lot.

 

[senanserat]

Sirs. yes sirs I will do better in my next recording sirs.

*Salutes*