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Topic: Franz Liszt - Liebestraum No.3 Love Dream  (Read 3662 times)

Offline davis946

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Franz Liszt - Liebestraum No.3 Love Dream
on: August 13, 2015, 07:20:53 PM

Offline chopinlover01

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Re: Franz Liszt - Liebestraum No.3 Love Dream
Reply #1 on: August 13, 2015, 07:32:17 PM
Not bad. Some thoughts:
You're not holding some notes where they should be, adding some notes, and some notes are getting drowned out. Just go back and check the score, everything should correct itself.
Try making the leaps in the left hand a bit before the 1st cadenza a little quicker.
With the e flat figure right before the first cadenza, you don't need to separate each and every note. My score says staccato as well, I'm assuming that's where you got the idea, but I'd just have it a little separate as opposed to what you're doing.
The 1st cadenza needs a decent amount of work- this is the harder cadenza of the two IMO. Take two groups of chords HT, play one 8 times, then move to the next, play that eight times, and so on. This ingrains the position of the chords in your hands. Then, do the same thing but with 7, then 6, then 5, and so on until it's just the base cadenza. It'll be a lot smoother, if you're practicing it with this method.
Also, with the trill, you can split that between the hands if you'd like- that is to say, E (technically f flat)-A flat-D flat in the RH and the E flat chord in the left and simply alternate it that way (I hope that makes sense).
For the second cadenza, I'd keep the same pedal when you play the final F-G-B flat-D flat- F chord, and hold it all the way through the cadenza. Try and make this one much lighter, too- it's a rapid flurry of chromaticism down the keys.
When I can, I'll add a bit more. Cheers!

Offline josh93248

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Re: Franz Liszt - Liebestraum No.3 Love Dream
Reply #2 on: August 14, 2015, 12:15:40 AM
Hi Davis

It's probably a good idea to say a little something about your piece, playing etc in the Opening post, just a thought.

To be honest it still sounds like you are learning the piece. I'm also not a fan of the camera angle, it doesn't show anything very well... It sounds like you really like this piece but need to work on it a lot more. If I had to guess, I'd say you don't have a teacher. That's okay, I don't really have a teacher but your playing has so many issues that somebody needs to correct. If that somebody is you, you have to start relying less on the pedal and use your fingers more to hold down the right notes. Also I think chopinlover is right in what he (?) says.
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Offline chopinlover01

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Re: Franz Liszt - Liebestraum No.3 Love Dream
Reply #3 on: August 14, 2015, 01:38:32 AM
what he (?) says.
I am indeed male XD
And yeah, honestly I was a bit kind. The piece really needs some work, I didn't notice the camera angle until now as I was just listening.
My advice would be to try and get a teacher.
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