Chopin - Polonaise Op. 40 No. 1 "Military"

Me playing in my first public recital ever.

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Music

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• chopin
• polonaise
• military
• piano
• militaire
• militar
• Op40

[emmanuelt]

to people saying i played this too fast: please stop saying i played this too fast.

i know it is not even a good performance, but the sheet clearly says 'Allegro con brio' is the tempo for this piece.

now i'm not sure, but on my dictionary 'allegro' alone is anywhere from 120 to 140 bpm... and if 'brio' means the same in spanish as it does in italian then it definitely means 'fast, strong, and energetic'

it may sound a bit 'rushed', because i'm nowhere near a professional...but too fast? NO.

[ThePiano1991]

I think many of you are being a little too critical! I thought this performance was great. As for the tempo... I think it is fine! This is a Polonaise not a funeral march, it needs this overactive tempo, it's a la millitare!

Well Played!

[emmanuelt]

thank you! it IS a polonaise, a militaire one! i will never ever change the tempo at which i play this piece, i believe in that. i do, however, need to work on having a flowing, even rhythm.

[228player]

My back burns at the end of this and the Heroic. Good cardio lol.

[LisztofKuwait]

Technically, you are not bad at all! I am sure you are now MUCH better!! To get what I mean,let you try and (dance) the great Polish National Dance (Polonaise :P ) on this tempo you are playing! Chopin was a great patriotic person and we see this in his wonderful music! Technical imperfection are the last thing I look for in a video. It is a question of style, sound, and syncopation! All the best in with your piano playing. and I am by no means a professional musician! Greetings from Kuwait!

[victon1000]

Good! But to rushed :/

[DziwneFilmiki2121]

Why there is 38 dislikes?!?!

[cadril]

Also too strong

[cadril]

Umm too fast

[oldgrampaw]

This is you first recital? And you are playing a Chopin Pononaise? You should be pleased as punch!!! It also looks to me that you are not 90 years old, so you have an entire life to enjoy music and improve. Good for you!!!

Hopefully you have ignored all the negative comments.

Michael Jordan was cut from the basketball team in junior high. I believe he continued to play and he was not too bad....

[zaitesushion]

LMAO

[KevinDice1]

In fact, screw metronome marks. This the Romantic Period. Do whatever you want as long as you don't mess up/warp rhythms and the musical ideas can be communicated as they were originally intended.

[KevinDice1]

I think parts of it were just fine. The reason why I think lots of people are saying that it's rushed is because you stayed at that tempo the whole time....like a metronome. The thing about the romantic period, is that you throw your metronome away and add rubato at will. Slow down, speed up, push and pull... that is what the romantic period is all about. You can do whatever you want (within reason) according to how you feel the music. Personally, I would slow down in the loud, grand parts.

[Ashurasonic2Jesterex]

If you think this is the wrong tempo, you need to maybe dig deeper into chopin's mind. However... while it's the correct tempo, you're kinda rushing it... don't worry, happened to me too.