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Brahms Sonata d-minor 2nd Movement

Submitted by Tymur Melnyk: Tymur Melnyk, violin, Risa Yasuda, piano. Other movements on youtube.com/tymurmelnyk

Comments

From kimberlee dray (Posted: Sep 21, 2007)
Wonderful playing. A joy to listen to. Thanks for sharing.

From Brian Hong (Posted: Sep 18, 2007)
You have a beautiful tone, and you play this wonderfully. Throughout the movement, I notice that the piano drowns you out and I can't hear you that well. Also, try to find a vibrato that fits the movement a bit better. Your vibrato is wonderful, it's fast and a bit on the narrow side. It would fit for many other pieces, but it just doesn't do it for me here.

Your intonation is nearly perfect; sometimes a few cents flat; but it's very hard to hear, which is good, as I can tell that you've worked on it very hard. You seem to feel the music and you express it very well, and you have quite a bit of stage presence. I think that it would help if you interacted with the audience a bit more as well.

All in all, a great performance. I just love this piece so much that I'm probably overcriticizing you, but you are a great player and I hope to play this as well as you someday.

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