R. Schumann - Kinderszenen No. 1

[optimist125]

[perfect_pitch]

First things first, not a bad interpretation but two things you GREATLY need to fix, and immediately.

1) You are very tight in the shoulders. When you get to the minor part in the middle before the repeat of the 1st theme, you look tense in the shoulders and this causes tension all down the arm and restricts movement (the 2nd time you play it, it's very obvious)

2) You also just need to take a little more time off the pedal when changing, as the harmonies are blending somewhat. This might not happen on a real piano, but on your digital piano it is unfortunately causing a lot of dissonance in the sound. Also, there are times where you are meant to pedal, but are not... that needs to be fixed.

However your playing certainly isn't restricted and metronomical, and you have a sense of freedom (maybe a little too rubato for some) but it has musicality and feeling.

[dw4rn]

I'm impressed by how much expression you manage to wring out of that piano. Quite touching performance, and I like your rubato. Good job!