Liszt Ballade No: 2

[can]

Hello,
Liszt Ballade No:2 Your comments, criticisms are welcome. I hope you like the performance. Thank you.

[verqueue]

I don't know this piece well, but in my opinion you play it beautiful. You're so free and genuine in this performance. Congratulations!

[ronde_des_sylphes]

This really is excellent playing.

There are only a few small things I can think of: watch your pedal releases, e.g. 1.35.

The dolce sound you produce at 5.32 is beautiful, but also slightly thin. There are a few other places where the treble also sounds thin (edit, I've found a few of them now, and I think it might sometimes be the piano's fault, not yours - is there a slight tuning issue with the D'? It sounds consistently peculiar.)

I wasn't initially convinced by the way you played from 9.00 (I might be inclined to prefer a little more emotional range) but on listening a second time it makes a lot of sense if you view it as gradual step-by-step preparation for what follows i.e. the quasi-operatic theme and its transformations.

To play with such aplomb, technique and control at your age - at any age! - in a competition situation is truly enviable and commendable. Bravo!