r/piano • u/FixHaunting8328 Novice (0–4 years), Classical • 23h ago

📝My Performance (Critique Welcome!) Self Taught Rachmaninoff Middle Section

This was quite bad a performance and there are numerous parts that need significant improvement, but any advice (aside from getting a teacher which I am in the process of doing!!) would be greatly appreciated.

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u/MythicDivine 16h ago

this is a very good performance and i dont believe you are self taught, in case you really are, quite the miracle. either way, if you sharpen your fingers, keep your wrist between stiff and relaxed (so flexible), and play the right hand chords with the movement coming from your elbows, the chords will sound richer. also, maintaining a better left hand legato will improve it lots. great work!