Étude in C-sharp minor

Greetings.

I want to present a piano composition I finished recently. This short étude, written in C-sharp minor, is a toccata-like "show-off" piece designed to allow the performer to display his playing skills. This étude also emphasizes the agility of the weaker fingers of the right hand.

I was in a state without inspiration when writing this piece, so most parts of the composition were notated spontaneously. Also, I implemented Mike's techniques in enhancing playback realism, so the playback should reflect my interpretation of this piece.

Any feedback is appreciated, and I hope you enjoy this piece!

Carl Koh Wei Hao

Wow, it's a very fast-paced piece but it holds your interest the whole time. I often don't like "studies" too much because they are too technical and less "pretty". But this one is an exception.

Sounds amazing! I really like the energy and virtuosic nature of the piece!

Really interesting, it keeps you engaged until  the end

Excellent piece. It reminds me a lot of Chopin and Liszt's etudes.

Hi @Carl Koh Wei Hao,

This one is a pure joy. My favourite part of it is b.54 onward. The harmony there is so great. The cadenza is wonderful with such a grand virtuosic Chopin like style. The voice leading throughout the etude is very carefully planned. The practicing target is perfect combined with musicality here. Very well done!

9 hours ago, Carl Koh Wei Hao said:

Also, I implemented Mike's techniques in enhancing playback realism, so the playback should reflect my interpretation of this piece.

@chopin you will be very happy on this!

Thanks for sharing!

Henry

Dang, this is awesome. I love it when a piece contains writing that's both musical and virtuosic, and the two complement each other rather than being at odds with each other, and this is a great example of idiomatic writing that's also just great to listen to. Great job!

@Carl Koh Wei Hao I love this piece!

The recording is well done, glad you took some notes around my piano nuancing techniques. I can still make some slight tweaks for you, and implement Music Jotter's realistic playback to make this sound like an actual pianist, in probably an hour's worth of time since you've done most of the work already 🙂

Also, your ending is perfect. I love how you utilize the left hand to create an awesome secondary voice.

Let me know if I record this piece for you to use in one of my YouTube videos. This would be perfect for my Music Jotter "speed update" video. If yes, I would need the midi file which you can PM to me.