Chopin Etude in C Major, Op. 10 No. 1 (Live Performance)

Hi,

This is my submission of a live performance from a few years ago. I am happy to be considered for membership here.

Thank you!

Chopin - Etude in C Major, Op. 10 No. 1

 

By the way, since I am still new here, I am not sure if my recording showed up on here. Please let me know if I need to do anything different. I attached an Audacity file. Thanks!

 

liszt1970,

Your audio file does not appear to have made it. When you submit the file you have to attach it on the form where it says "Add an Attachment" and put the file in the "filename" field then click the "Add Attachment" button. Then, when it returns from submitting the attachment you can click "submit".

Ed

 

Oh, I see it says the extension "aup" is not valid. I think I have to transfer it to an mp3 file first. I'll try it again when I can figure it out, hopefully soon! Thanks for your patience!

 

Let's see if it worked this time...

Chopin - Etude in C Major, Op. 10 no. 1

 

Yes, it did! I thought you did a great job on this etude. Good dynamic variation, not a note incorrect that I could hear (with my less-than-stellar speakers).

 

Thanks so much! I'll post my bio and picture pretty soon. I look forward to becoming and participating as a member.

 

Very impressive ! And almost perfect (though not quite, there are 3 or 4 very tiny smudges that perhaps only I could hear :wink: )
Very clever how you create these 'dry' pockets, providing an interesting contrast, even though I am not convinced that the idea is a good one.

 

Yes, I tend to experiment a lot with this Etude. Because of all the repetition- all 16th notes all the time- I like to try different colors and textures in performance.

Thanks for the comments!

Alexander

 

An extremely well played performance! Hardly a key wrong in this very difficult etude and I like how you approach some passages without pedal and vary the dynamics. Makes it a lot more interesting. It even sounds like you apply soft pedal but that might be only the sound.

I cannot help to think that you might have been inspired by Perahia's version of this etude as his interpretation and yours have similarities.

Welcome to Piano Society!

 

That's an interesting comment about the similarities with Perahia's recording, because my performance took place before Perahia recorded his Chopin Etudes disc. Maybe he was there and got some ideas from me? Just kidding, of course. I consider Perahia a really top-notch pianist, much above my level of performance. Thanks for your input!