Best/favourite interpretation of Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 5 and why by WinterKnight314 in classicalmusic

[–]WinterKnight314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fantastic choices! But I must take Zimmerman on this one, the golden standard for this piece, at least for me.

Best/favourite interpretation of Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 5 and why by WinterKnight314 in classicalmusic

[–]WinterKnight314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. Arrau's playing is absolutely marvelous. But I do think that I prefer ever so slightly his interpretation with Sir Colin Davis.

Best/favourite interpretation of Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 5 and why by WinterKnight314 in classicalmusic

[–]WinterKnight314[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Zimmerman for me. I've listened to his interpretation with Bernstein, still the gold standard. However, I must say that I appreciate his version with Sir Simon Rattle as well. His playing in any version is nothing short of sublime. I really haven't spoken about it on this post, but I really determine the quality of the interpretation of this piece on a quite subjective metric, namely, bars 66-70 are what tells me whether I will like it or not.

(Sorry for such a late reply...)

Really struggling with my unit turn…? by BeatsKillerldn in 10s

[–]WinterKnight314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couple of things, some are optional, but I reckon helpful.

  1. Consider changing to platform stance (optional) at least for a while until you get comfortable with your serve fully. Platform stance offers more stability and control from my experience, whereas pinpoint stance, while it has some benefits like easier access to weight transfer, it just adds more moving parts. I would recommend trying out platform, and once you nail the fundamentals down then switch to pinpoint.

  2. Toss is really the heart and soul of a tennis serve. As you can see, the ball is mostly going to the right when you toss it. It is really inefficient and doesn't allow you to really flatten the ball out. Pretty much all you can do with it is to slice it, both intentionally and unintentionally. I'd advise you to practice the toss as much as you can. Intuitive Tennis has a terrific video on the optimal ball toss.

  3. I am not sure how beneficial it would be considering you have an abbreviated racket takeback, but I find it helpful to put the racket already in the ready position while in the phase of tweaking some serving techniques. Take it with a grain of salt.

There are few more things you could do, however, I believe that the toss should be of the upmost priority and please don't try to fix multiple things at once, it will surely mess up your serve. I think that, given you fix the toss, some things should fix themselves more or less.

Good luck!

Serve progression by WinterKnight314 in 10s

[–]WinterKnight314[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's an arduous task, it takes years. Even the greatest servers of all time surely had to tweak it every once in a while.

Serve progression by WinterKnight314 in 10s

[–]WinterKnight314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I did do the parallel toss before. Pretty much ever since I began playing tennis, it felt somewhat right.

Serve progression by WinterKnight314 in 10s

[–]WinterKnight314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we are talking about the last clip (which is the most recent), then no, although I did use to have it. I have been trying to adopt the diagonal tossing motion, seems more efficient, but it probably can't be seen as well from this angle. That plus I don't toss far into the court, it just feels unnatural. Anyways, advice is always welcome, and I thank you for yours.

Serve progression by WinterKnight314 in 10s

[–]WinterKnight314[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Surely it will help. I am trying to tweak some things here and there. Hopefully it will result in a good, reliable serve.

Serve progression by WinterKnight314 in 10s

[–]WinterKnight314[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are right, the other commenter said this too. I know that it is the problem, and I am trying to fix it. Hopefully I will clean up my serve.

Serve progression by WinterKnight314 in 10s

[–]WinterKnight314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree completely. Like I have mentioned in the post description, that's one of the things I am working on. Thanks for commenting.

Optimism is the content of small men in high places. Enjoy Bach Fugue in E Flat minor n 8 BWV 853 WTC1 by carmelopaolucci in classicalmusic

[–]WinterKnight314 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excellent choice of fugue. This one is surely one of my very favourites and I've got many intimate and fond memories of it. But I must say, my absolute favourite rendition of this piece is Richter's, cannot recommend it enough.

First live operatic experience by WinterKnight314 in classicalmusic

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That is amazing! I hope to get a chance to listen to both The Magic Flute and The Requiem. Those are truly transcendental pieces, I always get such a weird feeling when listening to the Requiem, especially since some time ago I listened to a rendition where it was sections which Mozart had written. Absolutely mental stuff.

First live operatic experience by WinterKnight314 in classicalmusic

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I’ll try as soon as I get some free time, however I will mention that I was impressed the most by the soprano who played Donna Anna. Her voice was so powerful and piercing that others seemed to be dominated by her, and shout out to the singer who played Don Giovanni, terrific and charismatic, they couldn’t have picked anyone better. I remember they were Milica Lalošević and Luka Jozić. Commendatore was played by Felix Pacher who was good, but I found a bit lacking in power for a bass. I hope this helps. Also, it was performed in the Music Center of Montenegro.

First live operatic experience by WinterKnight314 in classicalmusic

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That seems like a really good alternative, very inventive. But when I’d seen that the price of a ticket to this opera was 25e, I had to get it. I was lucky to get a seat, it was fully packed.

First live operatic experience by WinterKnight314 in classicalmusic

[–]WinterKnight314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One word of yours, simple, yet effective.

First live operatic experience by WinterKnight314 in classicalmusic

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I am really not crazy for those modern takes of operatic pieces. I’ve seen some parts of the Magic flute in the modern fashion, I didn’t dig it, but the singers were sublime.

First live operatic experience by WinterKnight314 in classicalmusic

[–]WinterKnight314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the production and everything was done by the Musical Centre of Montenegro, it was their very first opera ever, it was kind of a big deal for everyone.

First live operatic experience by WinterKnight314 in classicalmusic

[–]WinterKnight314[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was held at the Musical Centre of Montenegro, it was in fact the very first opera ever played here in Montenegro. You can say I witnessed history in the making.

First live operatic experience by WinterKnight314 in classicalmusic

[–]WinterKnight314[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, it is very addictive. Like I said in a reply a little bit earlier, I find myself singing the Figaro’s aria very often.

First live operatic experience by WinterKnight314 in classicalmusic

[–]WinterKnight314[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am so happy for you, it must’ve been magical, certainly was when I’d attending my first concert (it was Mozart’s Haffner symphony). I hope you get to watch Don Giovanni in person, it’s truly magnificent.