[HD Video] A. Babajanian - song transcription Твои следы

[visitor]

Another old project i never recorded so worked it back up  some recently to shoot this earlier today.  Fun piece. I dont think there are any recordings of this work for solo piano in any version.  The original is quite popular in Armenia.

Also sometimes  called your Footprints ( Google translate fails again) . Composer bio and additional info in video description. Only shot a single take , didnt much like playing it over and over, seems to be a law of diminishing returns w reshoots.

 Shot it hd so bumping resolution to 720p seems to yield best visual and audio.  still experimenting w microphone sensitvity, but the yt compression process seems to degrade audio a decent hit.

ps fyi. Here is  original as art song for voice + piano

Here for singer solist and orchestra

[ronde_des_sylphes]

Good fun and a decent transcription. Sounds like one of those pieces that should be played in smoky cafe-bars late at night - I can imagine this being exactly the sort of material Cziffra improvised on during his pre-fame period in Budapest. Your mics sound like they may be a little close (for pure classical) but this isn't pure classical, so perhaps the sound characteristics I'm hearing (more prevalent in the treble) are actually quite appropriate.

[rachfan]

Hi visitor

This sounds like a fun piece to play. The arrangement is quite good too.  I believe you have the notes, melodic line, rhythm, and articulation.  Just a couple of suggestions:  See if you can observe all of the dynamic changes in the score and then add them into your memorization.  That will provide more contrasts, which also could be improved by using half and quarter pedals.  Those items would improve expression throughout your playing.  To maintain an effective expression, always listen closely to your own playing.   Thanks for sharing this music.   

Keep up the good work!

David   

[ajlongspiano]

Visitor,

   This is really wonderful piano playing by you. Thank you so much for sharing with us. The piece is lovely as well.

Best,

AJ

[visitor]

Good fun and a decent transcription. Sounds like one of those pieces that should be played in smoky cafe-bars late at night - I can imagine this being exactly the sort of material Cziffra improvised on during his pre-fame period in Budapest. Your mics sound like they may be a little close (for pure classical) but this isn't pure classical, so perhaps the sound characteristics I'm hearing (more prevalent in the treble) are actually quite appropriate.

Hi Ronde, thanks and I agree. This was somewhat a diagnostic recording for the purposes of figuring  out how to record in a newer space since I'd never opened the piano up  in that particualr room, I need to play w acoustics, positioning and try to create somewhere else for sound to escape.

Tuning is a little wonky and slightly overdue, I having my friend and local conservatory master tech cover and work on it next month so work a few of these things out too.

Thanks for taking time to listen and weigh in, I've moved on to another tango arrangement in the same album so I hope to make some tweaks when I record that one. 

Hi visitor

This sounds like a fun piece to play. The arrangement is quite good too.  I believe you have the notes, melodic line, rhythm, and articulation.  Just a couple of suggestions:  See if you can observe all of the dynamic changes in the score and then add them into your memorization.  That will provide more contrasts, which also could be improved by using half and quarter pedals.  Those items would improve expression throughout your playing.  To maintain an effective expression, always listen closely to your own playing.   Thanks for sharing this music.   

Keep up the good work!

David   

David, many thanks, I had thoughts pretty much along the same lines as well as feeling there's 'money left on the table' with regard to some potential una corda use as well as some flutter damper pedaling. I'm going to play w these ideas in the next tango on my list.  It is a fun piece to play, as are most Tango's I'm finding (something about the rhythmic organization of the characteristic meter/pulse of these dances and styled works seems to resonate w me).
 
I will definitely employ better listening and also do some practicing in recording conditions since I opened up the piano and just recorded the first take just like that so I don't think I made enough adjustments for the change in volume coming from the instrument this time around

Visitor,

   This is really wonderful piano playing by you. Thank you so much for sharing with us. The piece is lovely as well.

Best,

AJ

Sincerest thanks AJlongspiano! I enjoyed bringing this wonderful and little known piece to 'light', and was glad some folks were able to comment /weight in , yourself included. Means a lot!