Chopin 10/7

[awesom_o]

Liszt's personal favourite Chopin Etude for all-around technical development!

[noambenhamou]

I wasn't going to comment on this one because it's not my favorite etude. And then after 1 minute of listening I got pulled to like another dimension!!! Like I was half asleep and still listening.

I think you are on to something, I can't put my finger on it, but you are doing something special with this piece. You probably know what it is, because you're doing it, but I'm not sure... I'll listen again...


30 seconds later. I got it. This is a lyrical piece. It has nice chord progressions!
Most of us would do alot of "give and take" with the rhythm. What's this called? rubatto?

You don't do it. Maybe just a tad in one spot.
What you do instead is play with the volume - dynamic range.

So after a while, by that steady beat, I sort of get "sucked" in or "suckered" in to an agitato state of mind.

Mr. - did I make any sense?

[awesom_o]

I would argue that I play with a lots of rubato. What I don't do is slow the music down arbitrarily

I had very very good teachers, who constantly emphasized the need to show colour in the sound texture itself, rather than just taking time for no good reason. It's okay to take time if you can really justify it within the context of your interpretation. But many people don't do that. They just slow down and the music drags. The music has to keep moving forward. It doesn't stop.

[noambenhamou]

Ever heard versions of this where rubatto is taken in each measure? That's what I was used to hearing. Some awful recording from my childhood or maybe it was my older brother playing it. Either way, I loved your recording!

[awesom_o]

Ever heard versions of this where rubatto is taken in each measure?

That's not rubato. That's just an inferior musician pretending to play with feeling.