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Topic: A collection of etudes- Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Hen selt, Szymanowsky  (Read 4197 times)

Offline aaronpetit

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A collection of etudes- Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Hen selt, Szymanowsky
on: May 18, 2017, 05:38:39 AM
Hello all. Here are some (mostly) underplayed etudes I have recorded in the last 6 months and thought I would share. I hope you enjoy them.

Gershwin/ Earl Wild "Fascinatin Rhythm" (A fun piece of piano madness-full of many technical tricks)


Rachmaninoff "Little Red Riding Hood" Op. 39 No. 6 (Repeated notes and large leaps)


Henselt "If I were a bird" Op. 2 No. 6 (Double notes and skips on mostly black keys)


Szymanowski Op. 4 No. 3 (An etude for pedaling and melodic phrasing/ chord balance)


Prokofiev Op. 2 No. 1 in d minor (Chords and octaves)


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Re: A collection of etudes- Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Hen selt, Szymanowsky
Reply #1 on: May 26, 2017, 08:47:22 PM
The Henselt really is pretty good. It's hard to get it BOTH feathery light and fast.

Nice to see someone playing the Gershwin/Wild. I sensed a couple of hesitancies, but it's live after all, and the passagework is fast and clear.
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Re: A collection of etudes- Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Hen selt, Szymanowsky
Reply #2 on: May 26, 2017, 08:57:55 PM
damn you look agry at the start of the Rachmaninoff  ;D unbelievable performance, congratulations
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Re: A collection of etudes- Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Hen selt, Szymanowsky
Reply #3 on: June 01, 2017, 04:07:53 AM
Quote from: ronde_des_sylphes on May 26, 2017, 08:47:22 PM
The Henselt really is pretty good. It's hard to get it BOTH feathery light and fast.

Nice to see someone playing the Gershwin/Wild. I sensed a couple of hesitancies, but it's live after all, and the passagework is fast and clear.

Thank you very much! Yea that henselt gave me a lot of technical maintenance for sure. For sure. I was debating about if I should put the Gershwin up since it has a couple little things, but I felt good over all. I appreciate your feedback and support. :)

Aaron
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Re: A collection of etudes- Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Hen selt, Szymanowsky
Reply #4 on: June 01, 2017, 04:08:30 AM
Quote from: kalospiano on May 26, 2017, 08:57:55 PM
damn you look agry at the start of the Rachmaninoff  ;D unbelievable performance, congratulations

You are very kind! Thanks.
Aaron
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Re: A collection of etudes- Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Hen selt, Szymanowsky
Reply #5 on: September 10, 2024, 01:52:47 AM
This is an older post but I'm listening to these for the first time.
The Prokofiev etude is no longer available - - too bad, that's on my short list, I'm sure it would have been informative, and I know you are good about answering questions ...
I think the Henselt was effective.  And I liked the Symanowski very much - - what is that a study on?
- thanks for a magnificent performance post
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