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Topic: Chopin - Fantaisie Impromptu Op.66  (Read 1552 times)

Offline koopakool

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Chopin - Fantaisie Impromptu Op.66
on: February 13, 2016, 04:44:05 PM
Congratulations you're about to listen to the 80221113th interpretation of this piece this year. Every single piano students in history seem to have played it :D   

I must say playing Chopin on digital is always the hardest, like 30% of the nuances don't go through so this time I agree with you all, I'd need a real piano :D

Offline piulento

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Re: Chopin - Fantaisie Impromptu Op.66
Reply #1 on: February 13, 2016, 05:56:38 PM
Hi there!  :)
Let me start of by saying - great job! Like you said, there are about a billion versions of this piece out there, most of them are terrible, but you actually play it quite well.
That said, to me it lacks musicality at some points. I understand it's hard playing this on a digital piano, but you can still do some things to make it sound more musical.
First of all, rubato is very important. It sometimes sounds pretty vanilla, so adding that sudden change of dynamics and rhythm in certain notes can help make it sound more rich (and make you forget for a second that you're playing on a digital piano).
Second of all (and sorry for being so ambiguous but it's hard to explain) you need to think about the notes in this piece like water. You have to give it the right flow. Right now, when I listen, I am very aware to every single note, and it's hard to notice the whole sentence. Try making it more "watery". I highly recommend listening to Valentina Igoshina play it in order to understand what I'm talking about:



And one more thing (but it's really up to you), I'd play the middle section faster.
But like I said, overall very good job. It's a hard piece to play, and you do it great.
Best of luck!

Offline panolof

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Re: Chopin - Fantaisie Impromptu Op.66
Reply #2 on: February 13, 2016, 05:58:53 PM
Hey

I just wanted to say that was mesmerizing, keep up the epic work. I'm keen to listen to more, so post 😉👌

Panolof
 

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