Hi, I am an adult re-beginner and just recorded my first piece! It is probably a terrible performance so please be gentle with me... I am having a blast playing the piano again though. The last trill (yes, it might not sound like one...) is not original from what I have heard but according to my sheet music some versions have it and I think it fits very well.

http://www.box.com/s/65y8knn02tx8tsz92aq6

This is basically very good and nowhere near "terrible". My two suggestions would be to add a little dynamic variation and make the rhythm steadier(I'd play it with the metronome for a while if you can't hear the slight unsteadiness).

Thanks! Great points! I will put my old pal to work again to improve the rhythm. I find that when I record I don't relax and that affects my dynamics as I don't connect on the same level with the music. I am working on it as it is just a mental block.

I think the basic dynamics of a piece should be planned ahead of time and not be a question of connecting with the piece. Is that how you do the dynamics or do you go on how you feel the piece at the moment? Or maybe you mean that in a recording you're concentrating more on avoiding mistakes?

Yes, trying to avoid mistakes and trying to remember what to play as I play from memory without sheet music...

For those of you who are interested; this piece was performed using the Concert Grand piano sound on a Roland RD-700NX stage piano. It was recorded with the built-in WAV recorder directly onto a USB stick. The WAV file was then converted to a mp3 file using iTunes.

it' really very nice.. you do a good job at holding that first note. (what pianoloverus said too).

I like it a lot. you could have a lot of fun playing with that last trill, which does still sound lovely.. I play it a bit more in tempo even while ritarding.

good job!