Jeux Deau

[sislermi]

This is old, but I found it recently, I wanted to know what you think, it was before a recital at University.

[kalospiano]

woah, that was amazing!
I seem to notice that you hit the low A with your left thumb. Is that a common thing to do or does it just feel more comfortable for you? Just wondering

[sislermi]

woah, that was amazing!
I seem to notice that you hit the low A with your left thumb. Is that a common thing to do or does it just feel more comfortable for you? Just wondering

I made the fingering that way in order to make it so I could swipe down the keyboard in one motion left (1) then right (5) then left again (1), it makes it one slapping motion that's easy for the hands to remember when done at full speed.

[bwl_13]

I won't comment much on the performance other than saying it's pretty fantastic. I thought that the keyboard shaking was hilarious though. I have an even more shaky keyboard that I mostly use for composing but whenever I try to practice anything forceful or fast it wobbles back and fourth

[rogertilton]

Very nicely played. Very nice touch. You play with a lot of finesse and musicality. Absolutely beautiful piece of music.  Love Ravel.

[nightwindsonata]

Very nice playing! You have a lot of clear articulation and layers of sound, both of which are very important to communicating the visual idea of the piece. My recommendation relies on the tempo--it is very nice and consistent, but there are some points where the tempo changes seem a bit abrupt, and I would suggest you toy around with flexibility in the tempo--more fluid, if you will (no pun intended). This is not Beethoven, and the pulse of the piece is the pulse of nature--it is not metronomic, like a heartbeat, but alive and changeable and flowing.

Likewise, I would suggest that perhaps you play around with a lighter, more legato articulation in some of the passages--I know it is difficult to do on an electric keyboard, and perhaps the story would be different if you were to make a recording for us on a grand piano, but all the same, I will leave you with this image: clouds of mist float past you, all around you, moistening your coat and dampening your skin. Can you reach out and touch the clouds? In a sense, yes, but you can't grab hold of it. That is what, I think, you should have in your head here when you play this piece--barely touch the keys, allow for lots and lots of pedal and reverberation, even dirtying of the harmonies here and there (once again, it is not Beethoven--we can mix our ideas up!). Initially, this may sound like terrible advice, but if you combine it with a VERY light touch, the result will not be offensive.

Congrats on a great video! These are just some ideas to consider; do with them what you will.