ok, i will check that. it's too much trouble to pollish a work until it is perfect anyway. i would much rather hear many different pieces of music not played perfectly, but well compared to one perfectly played piece of music.
yeah, same here. i ussually stop after the music is somewhat acceptable and you can get through it or give off the general implication of what the musical piece is. Polishing can go on forever.
This was pretty good, for only a month! I played this piece last year for Guild and my teacher (who is Russian) told me that the story for this piece is 1) Happy farmers collecting their crop in the field when 2) a storm comes and threatens to ruin it 3) They manage to save it in time so the story ends with the wagons rolling off into the distance full of grain and happy, satisfied farmers. I don't know if this helps you or not, but it helped me a lot. :) I look forward to hearing you play more.
Hi. About your interpretation--that's pretty close to what I'd come to picture...well, except I hadn't thought of #2 as a storm...I just imagine that was when they set to work cutting the wheat. In the opening theme I imagined Russian peasants singing about cutting the fields--the woman sang part and then the men would sing. Then they'd set to work and like your teacher said, at the end they were rolling off into the sunset.
Not bad but...only kidding!! It rocks! Excellent piano playing. I didn't notice the monotony you mentioned ("this piece repeats itself a lot"). You rendered a magnificent performance. Bravo!
Starting at 1:32 the LH plays the same triplet pattern over and over again until the end. It was rather difficult to come up with a "meaning" to that. I mean, a reaper is a machine and so, machines tend to be mechanical, but it still has to have direction...that's all. In the end, it turned out okay--it was the process that was painful. HA!
Why does this remind me so much of the Nutcracker?
Anyways, you did wonderfully.
funnytodaBunny 1 year ago
Very nice!
PianoKidElaine369 2 years ago
This wasn't perfect at all, but pretty darn good for one month i would say. keep up the good work. :D
Gumby1242 3 years ago
Indeed, you are correct, that wasn't perfect...although, nothing I play ever is....some are closer than others...
This needs more than a month...but the idea is there. That middle section needs more slow practice and a gradual increase in speed....
In a month I was JUST starting to get comfortable with it....plus, I have to admit a bit of laziness this month compared to other months.
Thanks for listening.
MaryRuth72 3 years ago
I think the other recording I made with the photos of my house is better (still not perfect, though).
MaryRuth72 3 years ago
ok, i will check that. it's too much trouble to pollish a work until it is perfect anyway. i would much rather hear many different pieces of music not played perfectly, but well compared to one perfectly played piece of music.
Gumby1242 3 years ago
I would rather PLAY many different pieces of music well compared to one played perfectly....HA!
MaryRuth72 3 years ago
yeah, same here. i ussually stop after the music is somewhat acceptable and you can get through it or give off the general implication of what the musical piece is. Polishing can go on forever.
Gumby1242 3 years ago
Excellent performance :) and I love Donatalls interpretation - bravo to both of you! xx
suzyandmac 3 years ago
This was pretty good, for only a month! I played this piece last year for Guild and my teacher (who is Russian) told me that the story for this piece is 1) Happy farmers collecting their crop in the field when 2) a storm comes and threatens to ruin it 3) They manage to save it in time so the story ends with the wagons rolling off into the distance full of grain and happy, satisfied farmers. I don't know if this helps you or not, but it helped me a lot. :) I look forward to hearing you play more.
DonataII 3 years ago
Hi. About your interpretation--that's pretty close to what I'd come to picture...well, except I hadn't thought of #2 as a storm...I just imagine that was when they set to work cutting the wheat. In the opening theme I imagined Russian peasants singing about cutting the fields--the woman sang part and then the men would sing. Then they'd set to work and like your teacher said, at the end they were rolling off into the sunset.
I like the storm idea...very clever.
MaryRuth72 3 years ago
great play! Can't wait to see the rest of the seasons you'll play!
aawpiano2007 3 years ago
Thanks. 7 down, 5 to go.
MaryRuth72 3 years ago
Not bad but...only kidding!! It rocks! Excellent piano playing. I didn't notice the monotony you mentioned ("this piece repeats itself a lot"). You rendered a magnificent performance. Bravo!
EstebanChurches 3 years ago
Starting at 1:32 the LH plays the same triplet pattern over and over again until the end. It was rather difficult to come up with a "meaning" to that. I mean, a reaper is a machine and so, machines tend to be mechanical, but it still has to have direction...that's all. In the end, it turned out okay--it was the process that was painful. HA!
MaryRuth72 3 years ago