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Pfft. You seem to have plenty of time to hang around here

Yes, I suppose I mean what FSO said. I can't be arsed.

And of course music is more important than love or friendship, and it IS happiness.

My god, so false...

Don't believe it, as tempting as it is! Down that path ultimately lies misery, I think...


-Jason

Kuan,

At this early stage, this is actually pretty good. Congratulations.

As for the tempo, I too prefer a more lively tempo on places but it is a personal preference.

But, despite my avatar, the real problem for me is the digital piano. I know it from first hand experience with my two recordings on my site recorded on a digital. Believe me digital is a definite no for Chopin.

If possible, please post your next recording on an acoustic.
And also if possible do not study it on a digital.

For me, it's true. For you it may be different.

I feel bad for you. But usually this state of mind is just temporary.

I've had it since I was 12 years old. Call me insane.

I know !!!!

But there's absolutely no reason why you can't have it all...music, love AND friendship.

I'm a lover of music. That's music and love. Friendship I'm not so keen on.

I feel the same.

For me, music is a life-enhancer. If I was the only person left on earth but was a brilliant musician, I would hate life.

I would love it. I guess we're just different.

Thanks for sharing, some really great playing! I almost always prefer a slightly slower tempo with few exceptions so I'm fine with what you're trying to do and the atmosphere you're creating. Fortunately you've got some great feedback on how to smooth it out. Some questions:

- You seem to have changed recording styles for the third movement. Did you just record it live this time? I can hear the keys thumping. I ask because I recently recorded that way and the key thumping can be quite loud on some digitals.

- What kind of digital are you using? (I use Roland RP301)

- Have you considered skipping the repeat in performance? I've heard a few versions that skip it and I think it works. Of course it's really nice to hear it again but I just wanted to state my opinion that the repeat is really not required here. (go easy on me)

Just to comment on the third movement, I thought it could be a bit more lyrical prior to the 1:30 mark. The left hand was sounding a bit percussive and uninspired in that section. But this might just be that thumping bugging me again.

By the way, I like the idea of recording on the digital piano and then playing it back. Never thought of that and it solves the key noise. I've found that sometimes the dynamic range does not come through. Or maybe I'm just not as good as I thought I was.

On another note, I like that you posted this 'practice' version. I noticed on my most recent recording that I make a lot of notes come out that I was unaware of. Or a section that I thought sounded wrong in a professional recording was really just WRONG ON MY END. Good luck in your performance.

I seriously doubt that. We're social animals. No matter how introverted you are, you still need SOME human contact. It's our nature. If you didn't, you wouldn't be on these forums all the time.

I guess you just haven't met many decent human beings. That's too bad.

How do you really know it's our nature? You know(or think you know) it's your nature, but really all you know about the world is what you see from your perspective...

I want to quote Dostoyevsky in this, he said something like: "I love humanity so much that I hate avery single person. In order to love humanity one must hate every single person, but in order to love every single person, one must hate humanity" Or, he didn't say it, but one of his characters from The Brothers Of Karamazov(a MUST READ) did.

For the same reason I know oranges are orange.

Oranges are not always orange.

Missing the point!