Another thing, to answer your question, yes I did only practice for 3 months.
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For what part?
... Others here will judge playing having stated that everything Chopin wrote that lasts over 3 minutes is not good?!?!? Etc, etc. I wish more would weigh in on this. Ronde around??
my way around this is simple, low tech, but works, if a said piece is say 6 minutes, i just listen to it as 3 2 minute chunks or 2 3 minute chunks, maybe part if it , take a break, drank a coffee, come back, play another 3 minutes. :-)
Your playing is fantastic buddy. Despite the quality it's still easy to hear all the nuances in your playing, I love how you shift from being so graceful and majestic to taking 'vulgar' takes, especially on the lower registers. In general your playing is energetic, youthful, and risky - I love it. You also have a great feel for the "polonaise rhythm." Your phrasing is mostly on point but sometimes you lose a bit of your concentration but that's okay, 'mature' interpretations come with time and experience. For now the playing definitely suits you for the stage you're at.You should know that this an incredible accomplishment, the work is difficult and the fact that you got through it all means a lot! Feel proud, man!
right from the beggining the ending chord after the chromatic lead up in first couple measures, have you explored allowing it to resonate more? it sounds abruptly chopped , its distracting ,
You will see comments fall in 2 types. A high school high jumper just jumped 7’ 5”. Half will say: WOW! 7’ 5”!! How did you jump that high?? I can’t believe it! The other half will say: Let’s see if you can jump 7’ 6”. Look at this guy jump 7’ 11”, etc. Then when you finally jump 7’11”, half will say WOW and half will say – Let’s see you Jump 8 feet. It's all good.
Isn't that the point of constructive criticism? To help someone achieve more of their potential?
I like it. I love the dance feel you have going, and the accuracy is very good. SIt does seem a little flippant, though. A little humor and vulgarity is fine in a piece like this, but remember that this is Romantic music, not 20th century.
Everything still had an element of elegance then--the Heroic Polonaise, at least in my mind, is the epic tale of a warrior who has gone to valiantly war for his family, his friends, his people, his culture, his country, against an insidious enemy who threatens to destroy everything he holds dear. This is at the center of Chopin's thought in his Polonaises, since he was physically unable to join the army and fight for Poland himself.
"I have Polish roots, i know how Chopin's music is supposed to be played" Meanwhile Chopin himself played his mazurkas in 4/4 time. lol
Miscommunication on my part. I'm saying OP expresses the rhythmic nuances of the piece, but I disagree that these have to do with actual "Polish culture" and folk music. I am a firm believer that Chopin's mazurkas and polonaises are of academic origin, not folk origin; as in he composed polonaises/mazurkas for the same reason beethoven or scriabin composed sonatas. So I believe performers aren't required to express the character(s) of the actual folk music.
You say: "OP expresses the rhythmic nuances of the piece". Add in great phrasing (Edit articulation, pedaling, and other purely musical items) and this is what I mean by "Great Chopin Polonaise Sound". That's ALL that I'm talking about.
Topic: Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 "Heroic Polonaise" 