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Offline ronde_des_sylphes

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Liszt - Vallee d'Obermann
on: August 30, 2014, 05:30:06 PM
Live recording, from earlier this week.

https://soundcloud.com/andrew-wright-35/liszt-vallee-dobermann

Thoughts welcome.
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Re: Liszt - Vallee d'Obermann
Reply #1 on: August 31, 2014, 04:52:08 AM
It's getting a bit stuck, for me. It's beautiful for a short time, then it becomes static. Another thing is the balance. It seems to be a choice in the beginning, but then you need to change it later.
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Re: Liszt - Vallee d'Obermann
Reply #2 on: August 31, 2014, 09:29:28 AM
Yeah, I'm inclined to agree regarding the balance between between the melody and the bebung chords; it's not as good as it could be.

Re "becoming static" I assume you're referring to my tempo on the first three, or possibly the first five pages ie prior to the storm breaking. In the opening three I was trying to convey a feeling of desolation and resignment, but my tempo is quite slow and though I don't feel it is overly static, I can see what you mean. eg lack of forward momentum. Something to think about!

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