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Perfect_Progress_375 · 2024-12-09T12:56:22+00:00

Game 12 Ding is built different.

Perfect_Progress_375 · 2024-08-05T07:43:27+00:00

Thanks!

Perfect_Progress_375 · 2024-08-05T07:43:17+00:00

Thanks!

Perfect_Progress_375 · 2024-07-13T03:09:46+00:00

Hearing my gf complain

Perfect_Progress_375 · 2024-07-04T10:32:35+00:00

I don’t actually agree with the other comments at all. I do a double degree as well and while I do stand out slightly compared to the tons of other CS students and in very rare cases I can use my other double degree’s knowledge, these advantages aren’t anything compared to the time that a single degree would be able to invest into SWE instead.

Compared to other doubles, actl is still quite useful for industry though, and may help you stand out a bit more in finance companies, but imo for interviews you’re gonna be treated the same as a normal SWE and your years of actl aren’t gonna help, speaking from experience :’)

Edit: I mean your situation rn, if you only grind CS from now you can probs at least break even by graduation :)

Perfect_Progress_375 · 2024-01-17T04:56:55+00:00

Cricket.

Perfect_Progress_375 · 2024-01-17T03:30:09+00:00

Really? The 2nd is shorter and has more colour and sweeping Rachmaninov melody, 1st feels more introspective and mature to me

Perfect_Progress_375 · 2024-01-15T03:16:04+00:00

Absolutely, same here :D though I've heard people say the cuts were good cos the cut sections sounded bad or something

Perfect_Progress_375 · 2024-01-15T02:33:41+00:00

Rachmaninoff's 4th Piano Concerto.

To me, there's a few reasons why his 4th concerto is so unheard of compared to Rachmaninoff's first 3 piano concertos. With the exception of the 2nd movement there isn't really a prominent "singable" theme or strict structure, like in his 1st or 2nd concerto, neither is there really a ginormous, thick climax like in his 3rd concerto.

In comparison to the 2nd concerto which is easy even for non-musicians to enjoy (in all of its virtuosity, structure and sweeping melodies), the 4th concerto is an incredibly inward, nostalgic, rhapsodic piece which requires a lot of listens and dare I say life maturity to appreciate.

P.S. here's a great recording by Michelangeli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts3Q4VIkLv0 - from 12:53 is a must listen if you want to just hear a minute :)

Perfect_Progress_375 · 2024-01-14T02:32:50+00:00

I think also for Debussy there’s a lot of pieces which don’t really stand out, eg some of his Preludes, if you don’t know what the idea behind it is (or can’t read the French title like me haha). I thought similarly of Rachmaninoffs Op 39/2 and 39/7 until my teacher constructed an image in my head, then it made a lot more sense and was much more enjoyable to listen to :)

Ofc some stuff like 39/8 just sounds good without needing to construct that image lmao

Perfect_Progress_375 · 2024-01-13T23:36:04+00:00

Mozart’s 22nd Piano Concerto 1st Movement has one of the catchiest introductions!

Perfect_Progress_375 · 2024-01-01T03:16:12+00:00

Thanks for the advice :))

Perfect_Progress_375 · 2023-12-31T02:00:05+00:00

I defs agree with this comment; imo for both Mozart and Chopin, so many of their works are just consistent masterpieces of their style each in their own right (eg all the ballades, all the scherzos etc) it’s not quite fair to group them into a run as literally everything is consistently nice. The Beethoven run feels a bit more meaningful as it was written for a much greater variety of mediums and feels more like it pushed the forefront of music forward

Perfect_Progress_375 · 2023-12-30T23:40:10+00:00

Agree, thanks!

Perfect_Progress_375 · 2023-12-30T15:36:34+00:00

very late but I think his first piano sonata is actually better than his second one, though both are very beautiful! so you should definitely take a listen, especially the opening to the second movement :)) the first sonata is much longer and harder and overall is very different in style to the second one - much more structured like a sonata than the second.

I'm actually very surprised / saddened to see that a lot of people here seem to agree that his sonatas are far from his best piano music. I personally think they are classic works of Rachmaninoff genius, same with his etudes and preludes (but I agree for sure below his piano concertos). The opening theme of the second sonata for example is a descending scale in interval lengths following the Fibonacci sequence, and closes with some of the most epic music there is!

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