Ok thank you. I was wondering what the actual definition of repertoire list was. I thought it was pieces he was prepared to play but I guess that would be nearly impossible.
Interesting repertoire, but he needs to play slower. All of his recordings sound extremely unmusical. The recording of his Ravel Toccata is probably the worst I've heard to date. Simply terrible. SLOW DOWN!
https://www.msk.tsi.ru/~ruden/Rudenko1MP3.wav let Da RUDY enlighten you
check meiting's website. has plenty of sound bites there.www.meiting.com
In what way?
Thanks! Huh, spent quite some time listening to the clips. To be honest, I had to skip many of them, as most of them were qute irritating for my ears. Still, I think his repertoire is quite impressive, and still, his Feux Follets is phenomenal. He is young, so there is a hope...
He is a good pianist, his Prokofiev Concerto No. 2 is better than most commercial recordings out there. But some of his pieces really need to slow down, he makes them sound like if they are nothing but encore pieces. His Feux Follets might be phenomenally fast, but I personally disliked it. I'm tired of hearing this piece slaughtered by pure speed. It's only an Allegretto!Also, I say interesting because it truly is interesting. Lots of variation and very rare pieces in there. I've never even heard of Nancarrow's Tango.
Does he ever plan on recording it? He's supposedly a modern composer, and I like modern. It sounds like an interesting piece!
Hope for what? He's already a completely finished artist.koji (STSD)
Koji,I cannot remember if I ever disagreed with you, but I am afraid, now it is the case. My main reservation is his slow music--he doesn't build long phrases, the shape of phrases very often is questionable, very often the balance between melody and accompaniment is not perfect, etc. etc. I just don't hear in his slow music very detailed work and feel that music looses its tension. I might be wrong, and in a concert hall it sounds different. Also, sound quality of the recordings is not the best--it seems that microphones were installed too close, which always seems to make the piano sound more detached and percussive, without a hall atmosphere. But I am talking about what I heard. Of course, it is only my opinion, and definitely I'd like to hear him live.
You shouldn't criticize things you're not equipped to understand. In other words, it would be smarter of you to ask him directly why he plays so fast as opposed to just saying his interpretation is "Simply terrible". But, I doubt he'd answer you're E-mail anyway and it's not because he's trying to be an ***, it's because you're a John Doe "wannabe somebody" pianist who's telling a renowned artist to change his recordings for the sake of you. Haha, just say that outloud a few times. It'll come to you eventually.
Sorry for not letting a 14 year old have an opinion. Also, go take your head out of your ass. Thanks.Also, I listened to the Tango. Must say, it started out kind of easy but with a freak rythm, but quickly went insane, must look like *** on paper.
Sorry for not letting a 14 year old have an opinion. You really need to take your head out of your ass. I'm not asking him to change the recordings for me, but maybe for the sake of art and for Ravel's sake. Last time I looked at the sheets, the highest metronome suggested was 144. And that's how it should go. Most pianists slaughter this piece by trying to make it sound like an encore. I could care *** if he was a renown concert pianist, that doesn't matter to me. He could be my best friend, he could Vladimir Horowitz. If a pianist is gonna simply play blindly and not listen to the ideas of others, do you honestly think he will become better? The simple answer is no.Also, I listened to the Tango. Must say, it started out kind of easy but with a freak rythm, but quickly went insane, must look like *** on paper.
LOL! You've honestly got to be eating your own anus if you think all of his recordings are too fast. If you like modern so much you shouldn't be talking, for these are modern interpretations. You can put your head back in the sand now.
Oh my God! Lmao! I'm sure he's not suffering from a lack of interpretive improvement. Lol, you kill me, keep going.
FYI I gave up my piano bench in September, when I entered the faculty of health science at McMaster University. MuahahahhaaLOL! But you DON'T understand the why, and stop trying to understand because it's useless if you don't ask the question. Why didn't Chopin write as hardcore as Liszt? Because he didn't have to, whether or not he COULD write like liszt is another question. So why does Mei-Ting play so fast? Could be a million answers, the only one I can think of is because he's taken a Martha Argerich-like approach to playing. That being "Ok, I know what the composer wants but this is what I'm feeling right here, right now. So let's get it on!".And I think you should apologize for saying I'm not as Super Fun Happy as I've made myself out to be.
Listen to his slow movement of the Hammer again; should dispel those thoughts.koji (STSD)
When I listen to Rubenstein's Chopin opus 28 #16 I feel real full on fury and when I listen to mei ting's versuib played in the Chopin competition I felt absolutely nothing. If that were the only time I'd heard that piece I wouldn't have thought it anything special so I'm glad his version wasn't the first time I heard it or I might never have found DA FURY. I feel the same way about his Rach preludes. Veeeeeery overrrated.
Exsuse me, but what are you? (exchange what for who) I hope you're not parading yourself around as me. Everyone here knows I don't like a lot of MT's playing; you're not really doing anything buddy.Now back to the question of how to describe repertoire, I'm going to have to agree with Koji. A repertoire is pieces that you've learned at some point and is able to recall and perform within a week or two. Maybe three if it's a really huge piece =PSeriously Skeptosaurus, what (back to what) are you up to?
How long have you been a member here cherub boy?I'd guess not too long.
yeah that explains it. you had just joined when i was leaving. surprised you havent seen any of my posts.I'm Skeptopotamus. this skeptosaurus is some idiot from da SDC obviously trying to make me look bad with his bad grammar and stupid comments.