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Offline adodd81802

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Arabesque Page 1 Feedback!
on: March 21, 2016, 10:44:24 PM
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Re: Arabesque Page 1 Feedback!
Reply #1 on: March 21, 2016, 11:09:22 PM
Very clean and sensitive. You play beautifully :O

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Re: Arabesque Page 1 Feedback!
Reply #2 on: March 21, 2016, 11:12:51 PM
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Re: Arabesque Page 1 Feedback!
Reply #3 on: March 21, 2016, 11:26:30 PM

hey that was really nice Addod you play very well!    I can't wait to hear the finished product.  The dynamic contrast can be a little greater but I loved the opening.  don't be afraid to really experiment with the dynamics and the rubato once you get this in your hands.   

can you believe this is the version I first heard of this piece? and it's why I loved it so much... lol.  I think I was 5.

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Re: Arabesque Page 1 Feedback!
Reply #4 on: March 22, 2016, 09:02:40 AM
well, I'm pretty sure my opinion won't matter much to you but I do love the way you played this

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Re: Arabesque Page 1 Feedback!
Reply #5 on: March 22, 2016, 09:08:20 AM
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Re: Arabesque Page 1 Feedback!
Reply #6 on: March 22, 2016, 09:09:32 AM
hey that was really nice Addod you play very well!    I can't wait to hear the finished product.  The dynamic contrast can be a little greater but I loved the opening.  don't be afraid to really experiment with the dynamics and the rubato once you get this in your hands.   

can you believe this is the version I first heard of this piece? and it's why I loved it so much... lol.  I think I was 5.



Soon as i get the chance i'll give this a listen! All the versions i've listened too have been a tad quicker than mine but I can play faster, I just don't feel it needing to be.
"England is a country of pianos, they are everywhere."

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Re: Arabesque Page 1 Feedback!
Reply #7 on: March 22, 2016, 04:56:55 PM
adodd nice job, I played this one 3 years ago and I had the same problem: make sure in the opening measures that you come off of the notes in correct time so that they do not bleed into the next pedal. Excellent work though. :)
You might have seen one of my videos without knowing it was that nut from the forum
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Re: Arabesque Page 1 Feedback!
Reply #8 on: March 22, 2016, 05:03:31 PM
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"England is a country of pianos, they are everywhere."

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Reply #9 on: March 22, 2016, 05:07:40 PM
Anytime! I hope I didn't sound rude. It is fantastic so far and I definitely look forward to hearing the rest of this! :)
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Re: Arabesque Page 1 Feedback!
Reply #10 on: March 22, 2016, 05:25:01 PM
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Re: Arabesque Page 1 Feedback!
Reply #11 on: March 22, 2016, 06:24:20 PM
Definitely, thanks for the compliment, I have been working so so hard in the last 6 months so I'm glad it is starting to pay off ;D you're a great friend, adodd, and a great pianist!
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