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Steventanoto, I think Hymnspace's comments are marginally unfair. EVERY composer of note begins by imitating those whom they admire. Look at Mozart, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff. All have started with pastiche . . although maybe not to this extent!
Despite the obvious quotes and ideas lifted from other works (eg. . . Rachmaninoff's First Piano Concerto!), your own voice shines out quite clearly. Technically, some of this piece is pretty bizzare, and lots of the piano parts are incredibly difficult (they could be scored more safely between other instruments I think). Especially the part with the duple/triple/septuple clashes or whatever you've got going on near the start.
You complained that you though you were getting bored with writing this piece. Sadly, by the time you reached the 3/4 section, I had already got pretty bored myself. I think you need a tad more repetition to give the listener something to hold onto. Otherwise it's a bit like going on a journey and not being told where you're going. You keep asking "Are we there yet?!" and getting more and more fidgitty.
I'm still listening. Arrgh. You have to remove that G,A,Bb, D figure. It's too much of a quote. If you published it, you'd probably be done for plagiarism! Maybe HymnSpace was right after all. Also, I'm not keen on the very last bar. I can't help feeling you need to end on a strong beat after all that flourishing (which I thought was great).
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