tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500594.post116756350525199824..comments2023-09-23T10:44:53.276-04:00Comments on I Laugh, Therefore, I AM: Prokofiev: "Diabolic Suggestions"Br. Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03794716304960943782noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500594.post-10280859990769771832010-02-10T00:08:00.976-04:002010-02-10T00:08:00.976-04:00Contrary to your previous explanation, I personall...Contrary to your previous explanation, I personally found your interpretation to be too obnoxiously bland; it was too "bombastic". <br /><br />I suggest a much larger contrast in dynamics and a much faster tempo for the effect of the piece.<br /><br />The piano has to be real soft and the forte has to be real loud. Not "banging" loud, but a "wham".<br /><br />But good practicing. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500594.post-38597933743499819092007-01-10T14:32:00.000-04:002007-01-10T14:32:00.000-04:00Thanks. Duly noted and edited.
The Chopin Etudes...Thanks. Duly noted and edited. <br /><br />The Chopin Etudes make me insane with frustration. I did manage to do the first one in C Major, though.Br. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03794716304960943782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500594.post-26453021204516721392007-01-09T23:03:00.000-04:002007-01-09T23:03:00.000-04:00Very Nice. You shourld try the Rach Second (which...Very Nice. You shourld try the Rach Second (which is pianist slang for Rachmaninoff Second Concerto) as well. It doesn't beat Prokofiev for range and insane jumps, but it's certainly more difficult to play. Well, just in case you can change the Blog, I'd like to give you a few tips. First, Beethoven wrote no Ampassionata Sonata. It's the Appassionata. Also, play the Chopin Ballades and Etudes and then come back and work wonders on the Prokofiev. Lastly, be careful with Prokofiev. My teacher, a hardened pianist, got the worst case of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ever in her left wrist from playing the concertos in a Europe tour. Have Fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500594.post-1167845187473468242007-01-03T13:26:00.000-04:002007-01-03T13:26:00.000-04:00There she is, Miss America...Wow.<I>There she is, Miss America</I>...<BR/><BR/>Wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500594.post-1167679610970588492007-01-01T15:26:00.000-04:002007-01-01T15:26:00.000-04:00Jon Darlin', I just listened to your "U-Haul" truc...Jon Darlin', I just listened to your "U-Haul" truck song. I have to say it brought a tear to my eye an' a smile to my hart. What a delightful ballad! I ain't never relized how much a U-Haul truck is like a trailer. I guess you learn somthin' new every day...<BR/><BR/>Huggs, etc..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500594.post-1167678966522930052007-01-01T15:16:00.000-04:002007-01-01T15:16:00.000-04:00Jon Darlin', that was truly amazin! You are a real...Jon Darlin', that was truly amazin! You are a real talent. Thank you Darlin' for sharin'...<BR/><BR/>Huggs, etc...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com