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Topic: My performance of Chopin's Polonaise in F# minor, Op. 44  (Read 1233 times)

Offline adayum

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Keen for some feedback on this one  :)

Offline dizzyfingers

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Re: My performance of Chopin's Polonaise in F# minor, Op. 44
Reply #1 on: February 03, 2025, 03:55:54 AM
I listened to 1.5 minutes.  Also I listened to a few bars of the Bach prelude in E book 2.

Your body seems tense - the back needs to be fully relaxed and engaged in powerful romantic pieces like this, and your wrists don't seem relaxed either.  The music sounds tense as well.  You're not really connected to the keyboard in a fluid way.  Even in the Bach, the music sounds kinda tense and remote.  I'm under the impression, based on what I see and hear, that you have not had a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of piano, you have a lot of talent, but have not been playing for that many years, maybe self taught for some of your early years? 

You could watch some of the pros play these pieces - see how fluid their bodies (back, shoulders, arms, wrists, hands, fingers) are.

I also recommend you go back and cover the fundamentals, now, while you're still young.  I'm taking a piano course online in the physical foundations, even though I'm an advanced pianist, it never hurts to go back to basics.  Feel free to DM me for referrals.

This is my 88th post!  Quite significant!


 

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