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hakki

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Brahms op.117 no.2

on: May 02, 2019, 07:48:31 PM

Please listen with ear/head phones because volume is low.
Would love to hear comments.

https://app.box.com/s/yv4z90zke0szwg54552rktj72dyw2pn2

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Re: Brahms op.117 no.2

Reply #1 on: May 04, 2019, 09:08:41 AM

And a video version with score:

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Re: Brahms op.117 no.2

Reply #2 on: July 03, 2019, 12:29:58 AM

Quote from: hakki on May 04, 2019, 09:08:41 AM

And a video version with score:

Beautiful Brahms piece! Beautifully played! I'm surprised no one cared to comment. Well done.

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Re: Brahms op.117 no.2

Reply #3 on: July 03, 2019, 04:41:00 PM

Thank you georgey.

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Re: Brahms op.117 no.2

Reply #4 on: July 15, 2019, 07:04:49 PM

Great touch & voicing, awesome melodic control. The close-mic x-y sounds amazing especially on this piece for some reason. Great job!

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Re: Brahms op.117 no.2

Reply #5 on: July 15, 2019, 07:51:44 PM

Thank you pencilart3 for the nice words. Yes the close xy mics of Zoom Q3HD worked well for this recording.

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Re: Brahms op.117 no.2

Reply #6 on: October 04, 2019, 05:11:10 AM

Beautiful playing. Your intentions were always clear as to which parts of the music you chose to bring into focus and those you placed in the background.

If there was one thing you could do more of, is to shape the onset of certain phrases. Sometimes I felt a few phrases began to strongly for the character of the piece. To use an analogy from vocal music:

Sometimes a phrase begins with a word like: the, and, but, who, when, etc. One has to consider the importance of the word within a phrase. Is there a more important word in the phrase one would rather emphasize? Which emphasis would be preferable, for example:

THE silver Swan, who, living, had no Note...
The silver SWAN, who, living, had no Note...

I know it is a delicate balance between achieving projection of a line and not having enough, but it is just something to thing about.

Again, great playing.

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Re: Brahms op.117 no.2

Reply #7 on: October 04, 2019, 11:43:59 AM

Quantum, thank you very much for the kind words and the constructive criticism.

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Re: Brahms op.117 no.2

Reply #8 on: October 05, 2019, 07:44:22 PM

Beautifully recorded.

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Yes the close xy mics of Zoom Q3HD

Thanks for including that detail: I've heard good things about the Zoom products, but I've never heard any results from it. My playback equipment was just a chromebook with some ten dollar tiny little disposable speakers plugged into the 1/8" headphone jack, and I could hear every note just fine.

In fact, I don't recall ever hearing this piece before, although I obviously have (Gould, Luba Edlina, and probably a million others not among my records) so thank you for that. I think it's that I don't remember the tune at quite your tempo, but it's a fine choice.

No, I don't have any criticism. There are places where the rubato is a little intense for my tastes, like in bars 36-37 and a few spots elsewhere, but that doesn't have anything to do with your performance.

Like, also, just before the "più adagio" toward the end of the piece (the downward set of arpeggios), I don't like the tone of the top note of each arpeggio.

That doesn't have anything to do with your performance at all. It's just personal taste, and it's all down to what I would do if I played the piece. Honestly, I don't think either me nor most people would have the patience to not only record the tune in impeccable quality, but to do it with good artistry.

I think it's ready to go to pressing. Put the other two from Op. 117 with it and make a nice little video and you could be the next Katy Swift Bieber.

IOW, I don't hear any flaws in the recording, which is excellent from a technical perspective, nor in the execution. In fact, it's an interesting rendition which prompted me to grab the score and see for myself what you were doing, which I think is pretty high praise.

ETA Even more than that, you make me want to play this piece myself. I think that's the highest praise that can be given. Not only does it sound good, the way you do it, but it makes me want to do this one myself, knowing full well that it would take some effort to get the notes and make decisions about the interpretation. What higher praise can there be?

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Re: Brahms op.117 no.2

Reply #9 on: October 06, 2019, 08:37:28 PM

Thank you very much j_tour.

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Re: Brahms op.117 no.2

Reply #10 on: October 25, 2019, 01:14:46 AM

Great music, great playing. The idea of onset Quantum mentioned did not strike me here as much as in the Mozart K. 330. I don’t have a problem with any of your choices on listening this one time. I only wish you could experiment finding some ways to keep the resonance on all of the notes of the rolled chords, it is a task for creative pedaling and possibly distribution between hands if needed. It is mainly the first, making sure the pedal is down for the first note of the roll. It supports the lushness of the texture. If this is a deliberate choice to keep it dry, you may disregard the input. I now also want to play through this again on account of your playing it for us.

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Re: Brahms op.117 no.2

Reply #11 on: October 26, 2019, 08:27:43 AM

Thank you furtwaengler!

I preferred the rolled chords to be clean (or dry as you mention it) with the top notes being emphasized very slightly. But I will try your suggestion too.

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