Week 3: Final Submissions!
WELCOME TO THE MAIN THREAD FOR THE Final WEEK OF "END OF THE YEAR" PRACTICE CHALLENGE!
This week is simple: Share your submissions of the the pieces you worked on/recorded for the challenge!
Because
We have our watch party for this challenge happening on January 15th, 11am PT, link right here!
↓ Happy Sharing! ↓
-
Here is my video submission for the challenge: Chopin Etude op. 25 no. 7.
-
Thurmond R Very nice... I particularly liked your rubato approach. I played this many years ago and I think I played it very stiffly - this recording is so free. Well done.
-
Juan Carlos Olite Thank you very much! Making the melodies sing was my goal when working on this, so it's nice to see that you noticed it.
-
Ken Locke Thank you! Since Chopin was known for loving Bel Canto singing, I had been listening to Maria Callas and trying to emulate her style of rubato.
-
Alexander Weymann Thank you very much! I was trying to emulate the Bel Canto style Chopin loved so much (using Callas as a reference), so I'm glad to hear I got the emotional side of it!
-
Vidhya Bashyam Thank you for your wonderful comment! Blankets are such a wonderful invention, are they not?
-
Sindre Skarelven Thank you very much! It seems to me that producing such a singing melody is the "etude" part of this etude, so I'm glad you noticed it.
-
-
Alright, I was able to make a better recording - at least the sound is better quality. Thanks so much for this challenge!
This is "By the Seaside" by Jean Louis Straebbog (or Gobbearts).
-
Michelle R Sounds beautiful and delicate, Michelle!
-
Michelle R Beautiful playing, Michelle!
-
Michelle R lovely! Confidently played and with a rich, pleasing sound.
-
Michelle R So dreamy! Bravo Michelle!
-
Vidhya Bashyam Alexander Weymann Sindre Skarelven Juan Carlos Olite Thanks so much, piano friends! I appreciate your support.
-
Michelle R Very musical, great phrasing!
-
Ken Locke Thanks much for your feedback, Ken!
-
-
Dominic Cheli . Here is my submission for the challenge. I have studied Hungarian rhapsody #2 for a good part of last year. It is a piece i have always wanted to learn when i was a kid for obvious reasons but could not really because of technical difficulty. As an adult i gave it try. Still working on it but it here it is.
https://youtu.be/SNfyOx5Ea7k?si=pI-rKyCN1ZLfAKRI
-
Damien Hedderwick Bravo, Damien! Sounds absolutely great!
-
Damien Hedderwick very impressive! You play this intimidatingly virtuosic piece with a lot of energy and flair. Great job!
-
Damien Hedderwick Wow! Bravo!
-
Damien Hedderwick Technically spot on. Very energetic. Loved it.
-
-
Here is the 4.movement from Schubert sonata i A-major d959. I started it a little before Christmas as part of a goal to learn the whole sonata this winter.
I'm a bit hesitant to share this now, since it's still a work in progress, and I made some silly mistakes in the recording. Still, I had a goal to record it for the challenge, so here it is.
-
Sindre Skarelven lovely playing; thank you for sharing this music! D 959 is my favorite Schubert sonata; it is also the only one I've ever played (decades ago). I remember well how hard this piece is, so my hat is off to you for this accomplishment.
-
Sindre Skarelven Bravo, Sindre!! Great playing! Can’t wait to hear you play the whole sonata!
-
Sindre Skarelven Bravo! Amazing job learning, playing and recording these 18(!!) pages of beautiful music! Really enjoyed it!
-
Sindre Skarelven Bravo! I really enjoyed that performance. The melodies are so graceful1 I'm so glad you posted it. I can't help but notice you said you started learning this before Christmas? Meaning a month ago or less? Doubly impressed.
-
Alexander Weymann Andrea Buckland Vidhya Bashyam Ken Locke Thanks so much everyone! Looking forward to share it again at a later stage. (And with the rest of the sonata:))
-
