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I agree. Especially without even a passing reference to having listened to Andy's recording.

And the comments, in this particular case, were way off. Not to perpetuate, but Wild rolled only one chord the entire piece. It seems odd to interject for the sake of one chord in an entire piece, without mentioning the original performance in the thread. And I also find it surprising that "most people" wouldn't know these were violin transcriptions, given the constant reminder in the title.


Andy, I don't remember if I commented earlier in the thread, but I did listen to your performance, and enjoyed it very much. Please continue to contribute!

Bravo to Andy!

It's been a long time since Podesta's listened to any of the recordings in the threads he's posted on, let alone posted anything remotely helpful on said threads.

You betchum believe I viewed and listened to his performance. That is why I posted what I did.

There are, with the exception of Erin and myself, many who post on this forum who espouse the Urtext world of note perfect pearly and refined playing. However, as shown by Mr. Wild, and those who came before him, this is not the style this piece was written in or performed.

The goal is supposed to be the production of great music akin to the way the piece was originally composed and played. It is not flawless technically perfect playing which is what the OP has presented.

I agree, except that the OP has not presented flawless playing in any way.

You can certainly say that again, although the OP's playing is not without any flaws! I'll listen to Andy again before I listen to Earl.

Me too!

I've come to loathe "La Campanella" over the years and thanks to Podesta I've begun to find the mere mention of Earl Wild's name to be quite irritating.
That said, Mr. Eggertsberger, fine job.

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Andy, if you are following this thread since Podesta crashed the party with his non-sequitur, I hope you know that getting "fine job" from stores is very, very high praise, indeed! That means that stores listened to it, which is RARE, and that it was good enough to merit his attention, which is GOOD ON YOU, MATE!, and if it matters to you that a sensitive listener appreciates your playing, well, you've just been appreciated, big time!

Please share more of your performances as they become available!

Andreas's performance is by far better than Earl Wild's - more musically conceived, and less technical errors as well. Well done Andreas, truly fantastic and your musical approach to this piece is refreshing to hear.

Great job!

While I'm not a fan of this particular etude but your playing and the work spent in preparing this performance is splendid!

Thank you all very much!

Excellent playing. You should be very proud!

Bravo +1. And welcome to the forum.

Here is a recording of the A Major Sonata DV 959 by Schubert.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAR0NScbO7k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Rv5bFoY5A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVYxTIzkrxw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2Mh2xxsnL0

Bravo! Also from me. Nice playing!

Haven't heard Schubert yet, but I certainly will.

Thank you for sharing.

Agreed. Good job, OP. You did very well, but I must say -- I'd be more than fine if I never heard this piece again.

It's not as bad as all that, although it is definitely nowhere close to Liszt's best work, and is very overplayed.

I agree with you. But if I hear it played very well, and don't hear it too often, I find it enjoyable (and rather charming, too).

I like it more than the other Paganini Etudes, though.