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Old 11-16-2013, 09:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default I'd like to share my piano recordings...

Not a lot of people ever hear me play piano, so I thought I could share some of my playing here. When I practise, I like to record myself playing the song as I learn it, so I can track my progress and know what I need to work on. I don't make videos, I just record the sound. When I think I've mastered the music I delete all previous sound files and I keep the good one. Here are a couple of them right now:

Rachmaninov - Prelude in D Minor. I just made this one today at home.


Rachmaninov - Prelude in D Minor, Op. 23, No. 3 - YouTube

Mozart - Rondo Alla Turca (3rd Movement of Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331). This one was actually live so it sounds a little weird.


Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331, 3rd Movement: Rondo Alla Turca - YouTube

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Old 11-17-2013, 02:10 AM   #2 (permalink)
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You play the piano very well, Congratulations!

Rachmaninov isn't my favorite, but I enjoyed your playing.
Especially the higher parts around minute 2 were very energetic and not too constrained.

I just love that 3rd Movement. My sister played it as well!
It's tad challenging at first, isn't it? In my opinion you manage to play it perfectly.
I'm not sure though, did you use the sustaining pedal at the end?

Also, did you use a special microphone for the recording? It's been pretty clear!
However, thanks a lot for posting your piano playing.
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Old 11-17-2013, 03:56 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I enjoyed those. Cheers zombie kid. Very nice.
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Old 11-17-2013, 08:24 AM   #4 (permalink)
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You play the piano very well, Congratulations!

Rachmaninov isn't my favorite, but I enjoyed your playing.
Especially the higher parts around minute 2 were very energetic and not too constrained.

I just love that 3rd Movement. My sister played it as well!
It's tad challenging at first, isn't it? In my opinion you manage to play it perfectly.
I'm not sure though, did you use the sustaining pedal at the end?

Also, did you use a special microphone for the recording? It's been pretty clear!
However, thanks a lot for posting your piano playing.
Thanks. I did use the sustain pedal on the last section. It's a typical Mozart cadence where he stretches the I chord over several measures, so that harmony should be maintained until the end. It's probably hard to hear that though over a recording. I worked on the Alla Turca for about 6 months now, and that was the final result showcased at a student concert my teacher signed me up for . I am currently working on the other movements. I'm finding the first one - the Theme and Variation to be a little challenging. But I will get it someday.

Rachmaninov is quite challenging to play. His music takes a lot of practice to master - there are a lot of details you need to pay attention to. I think my version sounds pretty close to how Rachmaninov would have played it himself. I'm also working on Prelude in G minor, which is coming along nicely.

As for the recording, I just use my phone actually. They're not professional by any means but just a way for me to track my progress. I'm glad they sound pretty good. I just have it in the same room where I practice. My girlfriend recorded the Mozart one though, since it was a performance.

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I enjoyed those. Cheers zombie kid. Very nice.
Thank you. I have a few more older ones that I will share later on.
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Old 11-17-2013, 10:14 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I think you should share the Joplin rags.
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Old 11-18-2013, 12:31 PM   #6 (permalink)
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These were really good. Had no idea you possessed such talent.

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I concur.
He's working on them right now!
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Old 11-19-2013, 04:02 PM   #8 (permalink)
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In the meantime, here is one he did last year - Brahms Op. 79 No. 1 in B Minor:



Hope he doesn't mind that I share it, haha. It's not quite up to tempo here.
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I heartily approve, and am simultaneously jelly.
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Old 11-19-2013, 11:13 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I really don't know anything about classical or stuff like that, but as far as my knowledge goes, you are very talented. Thank you for sharing your playing. It made me smile
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