Sophia In less than eight months??
You are a machine! 😀
Well done.

    Sgisela I didn't know that piece, but I was absolutely captivated by your performance.
    I loved the rhythm and playful feeling that went into that.
    I hope you had a nice lie down afterwards.😀

      pseudonym58 I really felt as though I was sitting in a recital hall during this.
      I half expected to hear applause at the end.
      Bravo!👏

        hebele I was seeing the opening scenes, as you were playing. Thank you.
        Interestingly, I read an interview with the composer recently, where he said it was never intended to be the theme music.

          MarieJ That was mesmerising. both the music, and the images of your work.
          I have a feeling that I will be playing this many times over! 😀

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            Sophia The title of this piece or its composer didn't sound familiar to me at all, and then when I heard your performance I realized that actually yes, I do know this song from somewhere! Thanks for unlocking a hidden section of my memories.

              FYI, I'm still working my way through the list (about halfway now) and will respond when I'm all through, hopefully today or tomorrow at the latest. I also appreciate the feedback so far and will respond to those folks as well. Great recital!

              Enthusiastic but mediocre amateur.

              Sgisela That is some truly inspired editing 🤣 I wasn't looking closely at first so I thought you really did have some holiday things mounted on your piano.

                hebele Thankfully I haven't seen Downton Abbey so I wouldn't know what the tempo is 'supposed' to be. This sounded really nice to me!

                  11. thepianoplayer416 — Air in D minor

                  Great playing! I've played this piece before, from Melanie Spanswick's Play It Again! method books, and there she indicates that the accompaniment in the left hand should be detached notes rather than legato. Maybe it's a Baroque thing? I tried playing it both ways and just that small change resulted in a very different impression. Still not sure which I prefer.

                  12. BicBic — Prelude in B flat minor - No.16 from Op.34

                  I have to agree with the other comments - you absolutely killed it! One day I hope to be as confident with large jumps.

                  17. Calavera — Chrono Cross - Scars of Time

                  I agree with you on orchestral arrangements doing video game music justice, but there's an art all its own on capturing the nuances of a composition in a solo piano arrangement. More than technical ability, arrangement is the number one skill I want to work on.

                          Rob Considering the relatively short time you have been playing, plus the added pressure of the dreaded 'Red Dot', your performance was excellent.

                          That's what I keep telling @Nightowl too 😁

                            Serge88
                            Very well played! It's a very relaxing piece to listen to.

                              Sophia
                              Thanks for the comments. Don't think the score has tempo indication. Made v1 at a slower tempo and decided to record the final version at a faster tempo, just a few beats per second. The final version worked out.

                                diretonic

                                I wish I could make such a great recording last minute! Thanks for sharing!

                                  rogerch
                                  Thanks for your comments.
                                  This piece (Air in D minor) was a gem waiting to be discovered. A lot of students would play "Minuet in G" from the "Notebook for Anna M Bach" or Bach "Prelude in C" from WTC-1... anything with the Bach name. By definition "Air" is a piece with singing qualities. However, in the 17th & early 18th century the keyboard instruments were clavichord & harpsichord. Some would play the notes well articulated (more separate) like a harpsichord. My approach is to let the piano sing and the notes connect like piano playing.

                                      Rob

                                      That's a beautiful composition Rob! Very elegant and delicate, like the image you created with AI.

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                                        plop_symphony
                                        When making the recording I thought about whether to play the notes detatched or legato. By definition Air is a composition with singing qualities. The keyboard instruments of the day: clavichord & harpsichord were not capable of sustained notes. Since I'm playing piano, I should let the phrases connect the way a singer would than try to make a piano sound like a harpsichord which a lot of people do.

                                        Here the piece sounds like 2 melodic lines (counterpoint) common in Bach's music played on an organ.

                                          20. iternabe — The Trout

                                          Great playing! It looks and sounds like you've got excellent control over the force at which you strike the keys.

                                          23. TheBoringPianist — Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18

                                          I love me a good fugue, especially if it's not by Bach. (Not because I hate Bach fugues - emphatically the opposite - but other than Bach and maybe Shostakovich, standalone fugues seem to be quite rare in the piano repertoire.)

                                          28. twocats — Rustle of Spring

                                          Lovely piece. There's quite a lot of these "one-hit wonders" in the piano literature - you can probably count on your fingers and toes the number of people who've played anything else by Sinding - and the same goes for Marchetti whose "Fascination" Sophia performed. "Spinning Song" by Albert Ellmenreich would be another such one-hit wonder.

                                                    thepianoplayer416 Yes, there's so much Baroque music out there beyond Bach that's attainable for students. There's more Purcell where that came from, there's quite a few Scarlatti sonatas or sonata movements that are at the level of the Anna M Bach notebook, there's easy pieces from Handel and Telemann and Rameau as well.. etc.