Pencilart vs. Rubinsteinmad

[pencilart3]

Emily said that her Liszt TE 12 was better than my Chopin preludes, so... which is better? Let PS have the final word!


Emily's TE 12...

"Chasse Neige" https://soundcloud.com/dong-harris/chasse-neige

2 of my Chopin preludes....

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[rubinsteinmad]

Emily said that her Liszt TE 12 was better than my Chopin preludes, so... which is better? Let PS have the final word!


Emily's TE 12...

"Chasse Neige" https://soundcloud.com/dong-harris/chasse-neige

2 of my Chopin preludes....

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BS, I never said my Chasse-neige was better, I only said I ruined it not more than you. See for yourself, PS Members.

BTW I voted for myself just because I can.

[pencilart3]

BS, I never said my Chasse-neige was better, I only said I ruined it not more than you. See for yourself, PS Members.

BTW I voted for myself just because I can.

Starting to doubt your skills?

[rubinsteinmad]

Starting to doubt your skills?

Starting to doubt your skills?

Ive always doubted my skills.

Don't you remember the b!tch teacher posts.... *sigh, so dumb and forgetful *

[dcstudio]

Ive always doubted my skills.

lol...   sad isn't it--that you play so well yet doubt your skills...  that's why it's so difficult to understand how in hell someone could learn 8 measures of a Chopin etude, or play a little tune they made up on their keyboard and honestly believe that makes them a "musical genius."
it's unfathomable to someone who actually plays.

btw  both of you play beautifully...      very impressive. WOW.   

[aimikobayashi]

Hey Noah,

   Id suggest you quit piano. Its for your own good, just saying.

     Best wishes,
       Troll


I'm not actually Aimi, but I may be Ivett

[rubinsteinmad]

Hey Noah,

   Id suggest you quit piano. Its for your own good, just saying.

     Best wishes,
       Troll


I'm not actually Aimi, but I may be Ivett

Burned, that was actually me.

[kypiano]

I came here to say, Pencilart is the bomb, and Rubisnteinmad is a piece of s h I t.

[outin]

I think you both just need to grow up a bit 

[pianoman1233]

I voted without listening.

[pianoman1233]

Now I will listen to them.

[schumaniac]

Ok I'm going to give some constructive feedback.

Emily your use of rubato to highlight every harmony change is unnecessary. You can show the interesting harmonies with colors!! the rubato messes with the structure of the piece. Oh and if You had been thinking about when to stop the recording, then I bet that affected your focus as well. And even so, the abrupt end to the recording was in the worst spot possible. It was anticlimactic and emotionally unsatisfying.

Noah (first time I've called you that) your playing is in much better taste though in the B flat minor prelude, despite the fact that it's such a difficult piece, you REALLY need to make sure your arms are relaxed! While this is kind of a niche "Russian" thing, try letting your arm guide your hand a little more than the articulation of each finger (while not becoming too floppy of course )

For "musicality" Pencilart is the clear winner here

For "technique" Noah has the aforementioned "issues" but the playing is much more impressive; Emily, while being able to play tremolandi very effortlessly doesn't have much else to show in those two minutes of the Chasse-neige... Oh my this is a tough contest!

I think Noah wins quite a bit though overall... That's who I'm casting my vote for. Sorry Emily, we're still friends, it's not personal...

[pencilart3]

Yay thanks Schumaniac, haha. And I think your username is cool BTW I will take a look at your feedback! And Emily shut up about Aimi and you probably just made that account so you could vote for yourself...

[ajlongspiano]

Neither because music isn't about competition. Just go enjoy your music.

- AJ

[dcstudio]

Neither because music isn't about competition. Just go enjoy your music.

- AJ

for the record this is my view on this as well..   

LOL--Off the record.. Noah is the winner.

[pencilart3]

Neither because music isn't about competition. Just go enjoy your music.

- AJ

EMILY SAID HERS WAS BETTER THAN MINE AND CHALLENGED ME TO THIS STUPID LITTLE COMPETITION OK?

hopefully she is feeling humbled by now

Edit: and come to think about it, Bach and Chopin themselves engaged in competitions.

[dcstudio]

if I remember correctly, Handel was almost killed in a duel... from an argument over who was able to play the harpsichord better!!

this crap has been around for a while.

[adodd81802]

I voted without listening.

+1

[pencilart3]

+1

Why did you say that?? What good is voting without listening?

[rubinsteinmad]

EMILY SAID HERS WAS BETTER THAN MINE AND CHALLENGED ME TO THIS STUPID LITTLE COMPETITION OK?

That is not true.
(1) I only said I wasn't worse than you.
(2) You were the one who challenged me; I was the one who agreed.

Stop DECEIVING people, you sinner. Jesus died for us, but NOT so that you could sin all you want.

[rubinsteinmad]

 

For "musicality" Pencilart is the clear winner here

Shut. Up. You have no idea what musicality is.

On the other hand, my musicality WAS messed up by that b!tch teacher. But hey- how can it be worse than encilart3's? 

[rubinsteinmad]

Hey Noah,

   Id suggest you quit piano. Its for your own good, just saying.

  

[ajlongspiano]

You two are such children. lol...

[ajlongspiano]

But since this website has declined to the point of return, I might as well join the club. I win 

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[rubinsteinmad]

But since this website has declined to the point of return, I might as well join the club. I win 

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Fight your own battles.

[rubinsteinmad]

Just so you know, kypiano is actually my troll account, and I used him to vote for Noah, so the reason Noah has more votes is because I was generous enough to vote for him using my troll account. Ill confirm it soon.

[kypiano]

Confirmed.

[ajlongspiano]

No one really cares haha... You both are great pianists. Can we leave it at that?

[schumaniac]

Shut. Up. You have no idea what musicality is.

On the other hand, my musicality WAS messed up by that b!tch teacher. But hey- how can it be worse than encilart3's? 

what even, do you have something against me?

[dcstudio]

But since this website has declined to the point of return, I might as well join the club. I win 

I challenge....

this vid has 248k views that says it's better and I am the musical genius... lol... I WIN

and I can't believe I have stooped this low... LOL

[rubinsteinmad]

and I can't believe I have stooped this low... LOL

You have stooped low, indeed, to hear pencilart's Prelude #16  
Feeling back pain now?

[rubinsteinmad]

what even, do you have something against me?

Weel if you think Youlan Ji's playing is "mature and reserved", then maybe

[dcstudio]

actually I am at the moment enjoying AJ's Ballade

[ajlongspiano]

I challenge....

this vid has 248k views that says it's better and I am the musical genius... lol... I WIN

and I can't believe I have stooped this low... LOL

Haha deal, you beat me this time. Just give two more years

[rubinsteinmad]

You two are such children. lol...

You two are such children. lol...

Well I'm not even a teenager, but Noah should be entering adulthood any time now. He shouldn't be behaving as immature as me.


Wow I'm talking like an obnoxious censor.

[rubinsteinmad]

quote author=schumaniac link=topic=59988.msg644009#msg644009 date=1446703419]
Ok I'm going to give some constructive feedback.

Emily your use of rubato to highlight every harmony change is unnecessary. You can show the interesting harmonies with colors!! the rubato messes with the structure of the piece. [/quote]

That's good advice, if I actually knew the official definition of color

But yeah, the rubato in that recording was excessive.

Theres a "Take 2" that Pencilart3 avoided for a reason.....

[dcstudio]

Haha deal, you beat me this time. Just give two more years

Actually I would beat you if a lot of YT views also meant a lot of talent...  sadly talent and views really don't correlate at all much of the time.  lol.

I have those views because I got very very LUCKY and:

1.  I opened my YT account 9 years ago
2.  I used a super 8 camera, nice lighting, and a pretty piano when everyone else was using a webcam and a keyboard.
3.  I played Linus and Lucy from the Peanuts cartoons.. well.
4.  and somehow.. someone from YT really liked my vids..because I was featured... a bunch.  

even though the views are old... billing myself as a "youtube sensation with 1.7 million views"   still works to get me gigs... quite well.

[swagmaster420x]

The prelude 16 seemed uneven so that took away from it for me. I liked the performance of prelude 1, perfecto . Pencilart seemed really into it which was cool and controlled the flow really well  

Rubenstein mad needs to upload a video of her playing the piano, at least so we can see her hands to have a spot in the competition  . I don't see how she loses in musicality though, I don't think there's much musicality you can actually express in the Chopin preludes compared to the Chasse Neige ...   because the Liszt seems more complex  and in my opinion her playing seemed really musical, so I guess all that rubato may have paid off in certain areas  .

[swagmaster420x]

I challenge....

this vid has 248k views that says it's better and I am the musical genius... lol... I WIN

and I can't believe I have stooped this low... LOL

Wow, thats really good imo

[pencilart3]

The prelude 16 seemed uneven so that took away from it for me. I liked the performance of prelude 1, perfecto . Pencilart seemed really into it which was cool and controlled the flow really well  

Thanks swagmaster! I can play prelude 16 so much better now, but the judgment was over "who ruined them more". haha

[pencilart3]

Jesus died for us, but NOT so that you could sin all you want.

That's right. And if you are joking about it, that is NOT funny and it is very rude.

[schumaniac]

Weel if you think Youlan Ji's playing is "mature and reserved", then maybe

did I write that?
yeah her playing is is quite mature... at least she has a sense of line

[rubinsteinmad]

That's right. And if you are joking about it, that is NOT funny and it is very rude.

That's right. And if you are joking about it, that is NOT funny and it is very rude.

From the Ten Commandments:
You should not deceive.

[rubinsteinmad]

did I write that?
yeah her playing is is quite mature... at least she has a sense of line

did I write that?
yeah her playing is is quite mature... at least she has a sense of line

I think her playing is plain(bland) and boring; many people have a sense of line too.

[pencilart3]

From the Ten Commandments:
You should not deceive.

Yes I know, I thought you said "not as bad as you ruined Chopin's preludes" turns out you said "no worse than you ruined Chopin's preludes". It was a mistake. Oh well it appears I won so I am happy.

[rubinsteinmad]

Yes I know, I thought you said "not as bad as you ruined Chopin's preludes" turns out you said "no worse than you ruined Chopin's preludes". It was a mistake. Oh well it appears I won so I am happy.

I never said I was not as bad. You should reread what I wrote.

Besides, I win in the long run, because by he time you reach Feux-follets you'll find yourself unable to learn the 1st measure.


#hashbrown

[rubinsteinmad]

Besides, winning against a former student of that b!tch teacher is not a very prestigious win 

[schumaniac]

That's right. And if you are joking about it, that is NOT funny and it is very rude.

I agree.

Rubinsteinmad, you need to stop being so stuck-up. Though to be fair, I was quite a bit when I was 12.

stuck-up
adjective informal
staying aloof from others because one thinks one is superior.

Here's a little bit about me: I believed in "musical conspiracy theories" and I criticized and insulted every single thing on earth. And I didn't have much respect for other people either- I was frankly quite racist and thought I was "above" everybody (e.g. anyone who didn't like classical music; somehow I thought I was so much more sophisticated than all my friends!). Oh, and, I used to offend people without giving a sh-t, in very much the same way that I think you did to Noah. But gradually I learned that if you respect people and see the "good" parts in them, you learn a lot more and I guess you can say you get a lot more out of your life. And if you don't agree with an opinion (especially if that opinion is the majority, or the consensus), you take off your tinfoil hat and you try your best to see other people's reasoning! (unless that opinion is "the NWO will happen" or "Donald Trump is god)
So no, I am not trying to be condescending and "holier-than-thou;" I know exactly where you're coming from and I've been there too! And it's not good to be like that. You alienate everybody around you.

[schumaniac]

THAT TOOK A MILLION YEARS TO TYPE WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY TIME

and well you don't have a sense of line... and if you are willing to listen her playing is quite refined and interesting. I didn't think she was going to win though and her playing was not NEARLY as attention grabbing as Arsenii in that competition... I don't love it, but to dismiss as bland...? no...

[rubinsteinmad]

THAT TOOK A MILLION YEARS TO TYPE WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY TIME

and well you don't have a sense of line... and if you are willing to listen her playing is quite refined and interesting. I didn't think she was going to win though and her playing was not NEARLY as attention grabbing as Arsenii in that competition... I don't love it, but to dismiss as bland...? no...

I used to have one,.