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Hello all,

Here I have my entire freshman recital on youtube. I'm pretty proud of it, as it's my first lengthy public performance. I just wanted you all to check it out, if you wanted to. The program with time starts is in the description.

Bach Prelude and Fugue (A Minor, book II of the WTC) 00:37 , Beethoven's Sonata op. 81a (Les Adieux) 04:25 , Liszt's second ballade 20:52 , Debussy's Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest 34:49 , and Ginastera's Sonata no. 1, op 22 38:22 .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMp5FFIY-gs

Enjoy (hopefully )!


Donald Lee III

Perhaps you want to provide us with a link also?

....Oh yeah...

Yeah -- I was looking for that too.

Donald: Congratulations! I just did a quick skim so far, and it's immediately obvious that this was a terrific performance, especially for a freshman recital -- heck, for anything.

Superb in every respect.

Mark,

Thank you very much for your kind comment! I prepared very hard, although, you've probably heard that there a few..erm... sketchy moments, but I'm trying to block those out of my mind .

Donald Allen Lee III

Granting that I just skimmed so far, I didn't hear anything close to a sketchy moment. But watch out, I might come back and listen harder....

I did! Thanks for the post. This is a very good freshman recital and I particularly enjoyed the Liszt ballade (no surprise for those who know me ) and the Ginastera sonata. Very nicely done!

Wouldn't the fact that you love the Liszt Ballade make you MORE picky about the way it was played, and therefore enjoy LESS performances of it?

(I think the Beethoven and the Liszt are the "greatest" pieces on the program.)

For a freshman recital, this is very good. Keep at it.

Polyp, your logic is unbecoming.

By adding your qualifying phrase you severely compromise your "compliment". Not necessary, useful or beneficial IMO. I think the OP is well aware that no one is evaluating him as if this was his Carnegie Hall recital debut.

No. That's not to say I like every performance of it, but I have a bit of wiggle-room. I have less wiggle room for things I like less. For instance, I'm not much interested in Chopin that Horowitz isn't playing.

Agree totally, including/especially because this is way too good for that, way better than that sounds.




But he's better than that sounds.

You're cranky old men who like to go around finding things to criticize, both of you.

Hmm... "Polyphonist" - one who hones polyps.

If you don't want to be criticized for inappropriate and obnoxious comments then you should avoid making them.

Polyphonist and Damon, thank you very much for your comments!

I doubt that Polyp-honist meant anything by it, and I'm sure the "qualifying phrase" would've gone largely unnoticed had you not shined a GIANT SPOTLIGHT on it.

I have no problem with such "qualifying phrases"

I didn't think you did, since you specifically thanked that Polyp guy.

And let me add to what the others have said: These are wonderful performances. I've only listened to the Bach and the Liszt, and will return to the others later. But you have immense talent, Donald, so I hope you'll continue your studies with the same dedication to your craft that got you to this point.