Hi,

I did this recording a few days ago.

http://savefile.com/files/7501494

Do you know it's supposed to be played *much* faster than that? The metronome mark is 69 dotted quarters to the minute, your recording is about half speed...

It's a common error though, most recordings are way slower than they should be. At full speed it sounds much more like an etude than a nocturne

Give it a go in tempo, see how much different it sounds.

I think it needs more work virtuoso

all the recordings i have - i hear just the upper melody (maybe that's the voicing) and in your recording i hear double notes too obvious and sometimes the lower notes gets the upper hand at some points

Do i make a point??

Plus the phrasing (volume changes) of the upper melody is lacking a bit ..

I realize that it is too slow, but I do prefer a slower interpretation. I will definetly try to make it a little faster though. I've played this piece for only two weeks before recording it, so I realize it needs a lot more work before it becomes presentable.

Bassio, may I ask what you mean by voicing and "the lower notes gets the upper hand at some points"? Does that mean that when I have thirds, fourths, sixths, etc., I play the lower notes too loud, obscuring the melody?

I mean in the recordings i hear .. the uppermost melody takes the upper hand ..

i just looked at the score online (i never played it) .. take care the parts that have upper and lower notes played at the same time (in the Right Hand)

you know what i am referring to?

In these .. the melody must be louder than the lower note, but you played it the same volume and sometimes the lower notes (since you play them with stronger fingers no.1 and 2 etc.) are louder at places

and i think this is one of the aims of the etude voicing using the weak fingers .. if i am not wrong

I also prefer a slower interpretation of this work. I do agree however that you need more work on the voicing of the melody.

I really did like your tempo for this though. I love the faster interpretation also, but the slow one seems better to me...