Chopin nocturne in C sharp minor

[lewisk1811]

Hello everyone again,

Its me again! I have just put up another recording on youtube. It was recorded very spontaneously this evening so it is not technically fantastic, as are my other performances, but what I am really bothered about is the interpretation. I know that some of it was a little rushed and the runs were messy but I am just wondering if anyone can give me some feedback on my interpretation.

Thank you so much

[j_menz]

For the non psychically gifted. 

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On the performance, three things. Timing, dynamics and trills.

Timing is off and needs to be worked on. Mind the value of rests (as well as notes), watch the phrase marks. Get your 2/3 polyrhythms sounding natural. Then (and not until then) apply rubato.

Dynamics are extremely restrained.  Check the markings - all of them -  and don't be afraid to go to far - it's always easier to pull back than to add extra. Your pp is pretty much indistinguishable form your f.

Trills. Be more flexible in the timing of them. I can pretty much hear you counting them, and that is not appropriate in this piece. At their fastest, they should be as fast as you can go, but try starting slow and leading into that, or starting like that and slowing down (particularly effective where the trill leads into a timed ornament).

Some of that is your "interpretation", but I suspect too much of your interpretation stayed in your head and didn't make it to the keyboard, much less my ears.  Fix the above and it will.  You have the bones of something quite lovely there, you just need to put the flesh on it.