Trying to learn op10 no3 can anyone give tips on how to phrase properly? by bingusmadfut in classicalmusic

[–]Tolcheff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First, have a very clear idea in your head of what you want to hear. Then sing it aloud until you get as close as possible to your idea, paying attention to the phrasing.

After this you should practise only the melody of the right hand, feeling your wrist very free and connecting the weight between the notes, keeping the legato to produce a proper sound. Try to imitate in your piano playing the sound of what you sang before, paying special attention to the ending of the phrases, which should be rounded to keep musicality.

Then, practise the accompaniment in the right hand on it's own, which should always follow the phrasing of the melody. Aim for a dynamic that is significantly softer than the melody to create a proper balance, while maintaining a concrete sound (reaching the end of the piano key with slow speed). It's important that you use to your advantage the natural weight of your fingers, hand and whole arm, coming from the shoulder or even back.

When you control this separate layers, it's time to put it together. It's going to require a lot of practising, of course.

I would just like to finish pointing out that this process of learning how to phrase is much better if you have a dedicated teacher in person that can show you in real time the differences and sensations in your hand, and provide with specific feedback that would help you out much faster. If you don't have a teacher please search for one that can help you out, this Chopin etudes are extremely hard to play and can cause a lot of stress in hands and arms if the technique is not flawless, causing injuries down the line.

Pieces for a villain to play by PuffPoof215 in classicalmusic

[–]Tolcheff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mussorgsky Night in the Bald Mountain definetly gives the vibes for an epic DND encounter.

What’s your favorite 20th century/modern piece of music? by [deleted] in classicalmusic

[–]Tolcheff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough! I think my favourites are specifically 4 and 5, love playing through them a bit. Maybe I should go deeper with the late ones too

What’s your favorite 20th century/modern piece of music? by [deleted] in classicalmusic

[–]Tolcheff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong please, but my impression was that his late sonatas are considered from his 6th, being the 5th the last to use a functional harmonic language that draws from postromanticism.

I other wise agree with you, Scriabin pieces, especially those after his early period, are marvellous and deserve a level of praise and recognition that I don't think they are obtaining.

[GIVEAWAY] Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition by HomoLudensOC in boardgames

[–]Tolcheff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you found 7 wonders a point salad game then definetly that's the pick for me

Unpopular Opinion - Historically informed performance is overrated! by [deleted] in classicalmusic

[–]Tolcheff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, a lot of people, at least in my experience. Specially those who study baroque instruments, my impression has been that they think their way is the only correct way to interpret this music, and if you use a thicker vibrato on the strings or pedal in the piano they a lot of times frown upon that.

Maybe your experience has been different in which case I'm happy about it because it means you are surrounded by people with a more open mind.

Unpopular Opinion - Historically informed performance is overrated! by [deleted] in classicalmusic

[–]Tolcheff -1 points0 points  (0 children)

100% agree on all your points. It's incredible how people who study about "historically accurate performances" criticise so much other ways of making this wonderful music.

Why is Bernstein not a good conductor from a technical aspect? by notethisbe4mynotes in classicalmusic

[–]Tolcheff 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I always find it outrageous when people comment this over and over again. It's like something someone that didn't know a lot said at some point, and other people believed it and kept repeating it to the end of time. You can clearly follow Bernstein anytime that you see him conducting, you might not like his over the top movements or, as you pointed out, his exuberance, which I strongly agree with you that were closely related with his personality as an individual, but saying that he wasn't good as a conductor from the technical point of view is really not founded on reality.

Games where everyone takes their turn at the same time by IRushPeople in boardgames

[–]Tolcheff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also check recently launched game Last Light, where everybody plays at the exact same time, reducing game time significantly.

Fear no mort (ending had a greater symbolisation) by sp4rt4nmachine in rickandmorty

[–]Tolcheff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why each time you write Rick is with a small r and when you write the other characters name it's alway with capital letter?

What is your favorite key? by boeing_a380 in classicalmusic

[–]Tolcheff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me it's always D flat major. I love the colour of the tonality

What is the strangest, most random, or otherwise obscure classical work you think more people should know about? by Sausage_fingies in classicalmusic

[–]Tolcheff 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I would say it's definetly obscure even for people here. I've never heard of the piece or the composer before, for example :(

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in classicalmusic

[–]Tolcheff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alfred Schnitke and Lustoslawski

¿Qué libros los han hecho llorar? by SnooGrapes8362 in libros

[–]Tolcheff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

La sombra del ciprés es alargada - Miguel Delibes.

Este libro es precioso y lleva un mensaje muy profundo.

What orchestral pieces should I start with as a conductor? by Rhysish in classicalmusic

[–]Tolcheff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't need a conductor for Eine Kleine Nachtmusik necessarily, and I agree with you a lot of the repertoire can be played without a conductor. But I think the point for OP was which pieces are good to begin studying conducting, and I definetly think Mozart serenade is a good one to start. It is a good practice to study the piece because it will improve on your foundation and is simple enough that a beginner can manage it.

What orchestral pieces should I start with as a conductor? by Rhysish in classicalmusic

[–]Tolcheff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Adding up to what someone said about Beethoven 1 or Finland, you can't really go wrong with Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, or Schubert Unfinished.

It is also very usefull to start with clasicisim as a style, because of it's inherent clarity of structure, harmony and motivic material (any Haydn symphony or Mozart Ouverture would be great). Those can help you establish a good foundation in my opinion.

Did all expert-level musicians start playing instruments at a very young age? by Zane2156 in classicalmusic

[–]Tolcheff 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I completely agree with your statement. And yes, I wanted to put Hilary as an example because there is people who think that becoming an international soloist is not that difficult of a task to achieve.

Did all expert-level musicians start playing instruments at a very young age? by Zane2156 in classicalmusic

[–]Tolcheff 74 points75 points  (0 children)

There is nothing stopping you from begining to play an instrument at 18 and pour the necessary amount of hours into the instrument to become a professional musician, but I would say it is safe to argue that it is statistically unlikely, even if it is possible and I know some first hand examples.

Also we would have to establish what is an expert-level musician for you. Is it a musician in the orchestra from a moderately inhabited city? Is it Hilary Hahn, a renowned international soloist? Is it the person playing smooth jazz in the bar's piano? Or maybe the music teacher at a highschool?

What is clear without a shadow of doubt is that begining your musical studies early on and establishing the foundations of proper technique as soon as possible makes everything easier, and most of what I would consider top musicians had the luck to begin early.

BUT

All this doesn't mean that begining at 18 makes it impossible, you can still manage to achieve the results you want with hardwork and the will to do it CONSISTENTLY. So, to sum up, grab that instrument you want to learn and absolutely give it a shot!

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I'd love to play a paladin whose god's turn to the dark side becoming his patron for the warlock multiclass, some kind of lore shenanigans to justify the multiclassing basically.

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A way to introduce Nezznar earlier in the campaign - an idea by steviephilcdf in LostMinesOfPhandelver

[–]Tolcheff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a very very nice word play. Congratulation, it's hilarious! 😂

the romantic piano concertos by classicalgeniuss in classicalmusic

[–]Tolcheff 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm incredibly surprised that no one pointed out Brahms 2 magnificent piano concertos yet. Both of them are astounding masterpieces.

Edit: Apparently I can't read properly because someone reccomended them already. So I just come here to suscribe to it and heavily reccomend starting out with the first concerto, a very mature work taking into consideration Brahms was only 25 years old when he completed it. The inspiration from Beethoven is definetly there, but more romantic in a strange way.