FLAWLESS RECITALS

[tds]

any tips on how to proceed with flawless recitals? lets also discuss about any possible elements that contribute to a mistake-free recital? best, tds.

[BoliverAllmon]

good piano, tons of preparation, extreme relaxation, and a bit of luck.

[LVB op.57]

If you mean mistake free as in no wrong notes, I think the answer's obvious if you know how to make exercises for yourself. Now if you really mean mistake free, you just have to really listen when you practice. Record yourself if possible. But be warned, there is rarely a performance that the performer could listen to afterwards without having any critique.

[tds]

If you mean mistake free as in no wrong notes, I think the answer's obvious if you know how to make exercises for yourself. Now if you really mean mistake free, you just have to really listen when you practice. Record yourself if possible. But be warned, there is rarely a performance that the performer could listen to afterwards without having any critique.

i would assume leaving the development section in a sonata movement will also be called a "mistaken" performance ( therefore not...*cough*... mistake-free, for more than obvious reason ). missing bunch of notes would be doomed to be called the above, i dare say. i guess what i meant by flawless/mistake-free recital here is:

1. playing all the notes perfectly as written by the composer.
2. number of missing notes=nil.


yup. it is more of note-related issue ( accuracy, if you wish ), than sound quality. note: interpretation is not an issue here.

ps. btw, LVB. op.57, how often do you give full recitals that are spanking flawless?

[dinosaurtales]

Geez!  By some of the posts on this forum  they all do!  I seem to be the only person here who actually spends months learning a piece.  These guys just wake up one day knowing them all!   

[LVB op.57]

How often do I give recitals that are "spanking perfect" ? Never, and I'm not so sure I ever will. If you were to ask a great pianist, I'm sure many would feel the same way.

[tds]

Geez!  By some of the posts on this forum  they all do!  I seem to be the only person here who actually spends months learning a piece.  These guys just wake up one day knowing them all!   

i guess you also know that one can't never tell how a person plays piano by what s/he types . oh, btw, i envy you much! how so? well, it takes me some years to really know some pieces. some major works are real "sleeping beauties". i let them sleep period after period, and see them get prettier after they slumber away.

anyway,  i think you are super. best, tds

[tds]

How often do I give recitals that are "spanking perfect" ? Never, and I'm not so sure I ever will. If you were to ask a great pianist, I'm sure many would feel the same way.

i hear you. best, tds

[JP]

Geez!  By some of the posts on this forum  they all do!  I seem to be the only person here who actually spends months learning a piece.  These guys just wake up one day knowing them all!   

Somehow, I also got that feeling..

[etudes]

Somehow, I also got that feeling..

me too.