Reviews for Cello Concerto no. 1 1st mvnt

[Krayon]

Hmmm interesting...

hmmm very interesting... very intersting .... as a listener in the classical portal for years now I have to say that you sound like a begginning great, if you try hard enough maybe you might be able to match music with Winterwind... just maybe. Anyway to the song. Very good, just a few things:
The sound quality could have been better, perhaps a bit more spark to it, sounds too flat.
The song needs drums. Drums, when done well can carry the song and make it so much better.
some of the solo's were a bit long I think, mostly because they themselves didn't mostly carry the essence of the song, which is a must when soloing.
Apart from those things great job. I enjoyed it.

MusicalRocky responds:

Okay.
I appreciate you're trying to maybe give me some encouragement or whatever. But do you know how demeaning it is to be compared to another artist--"almost as good as so-and-so" or "if you try you can reach so-and-so's level." That's not cool at all.
Personally I think I already am as good as Winter. This concerto is as good as anything he's written in my opinion, and I'm sure he would agree with me. Now of course you disagree. You think Winter is far better. Why? He and I have different styles, it's as simple as that. You like Winter's style better than mine, so you like his music better, even though his and my music are equal in quality.

But all that aside.

I've already been told the sound quality could be better; it's getting a bit redundant. I'm fully aware Edirol isn't close to the sound a real orchestra has. I don't know what you mean by it sounding flat though. I used panning and all sorts of volume to help bring out the mastering of a real orchestra.

Drums?! I really don't know why you think drums are needed. The melodies carry themselves fine. Drums carrying this song would be terrible I think. Even in "battle" songs, drums are not needed. Also, if you meant timpani, I might've put some in, but it was unnecessary in this movement; I used timpani in the 2nd and 3rd mvnts.

I assume by "solos" you're referring to the cadenza? Well the cadenza is suppoed to be long! As for having the song's essence, that doesn't matter at all. Cadenzas are merely for virtuosic purposes--"showing off" for the soloist. :)

But anywaysswyawyys, I'm glad you still found enjoyment, and don't think I just cast aside your advice, cause I didn't.

Thanks for reviewing,

Rocky

[LegendaryMode]

Great.

I loved it, thought it was well played, and had great effort put into it.

MusicalRocky responds:

Sweet, thanks for the review,

-Rocky

[q13qew]

greatness

good song dude

MusicalRocky responds:

Awesome, thanks, man.

-Rocky

[Mattmaestro]

A unique flavour while still grounded in classics

I thought the piece was overall nicely done. I can hear the romantic period music coming out. I don't know who your favourite composers are, but I feel there is some Brahms and Dvorak in here.

The piece has a nice progression to it and the repetive phrases are pleasing.

The sound quaility coul be better, but I don't blame you for whatever program you use to write your music.

MusicalRocky responds:

Hey. Thanks for reviewing. Yeah definitely some romantic influences in hear. I did listen to Dvorak's concerto for a while ;)

I'm glad you like the progressions too.

Yeah I used Edirol orchestral, and while it's not the best, it is pretty great compared to the midi I used not too long ago : )

[Fisherdec]

it was alright

I thought it was kinda interesting but still not exactly my kind of concerto, although I thought your cadenza was somewhat interesting. But still it sounded still to cinematic in my opinion adding a little to much of the cheese factor in my opinion. I guess it would be a nice childrens concerto so in that respect I would have to hand it to you. Please don't find me over critical because I can tell you worked very hard on this so I will congratulate you. good work and keep on writing.

MusicalRocky responds:

I think it's not so much cinematic-sounding as perhaps 20th century/romantic. It's definitely not classical, I can see that. But it's definitely not cinematic. It's also not "a children's concerto," as you said. I'm not even sure what you meant by this. Why would anyone write a concerto for children? The style isn't childlike either; it's rather mature. I'm just confused here. Did you listen to the concerto in its entirety? All three movements? It's a full work, so take that into account. Listening to just this movement will definitely affect your view on the work.

Anyway, though I don't see you as being overly critical, your score of 5/10 didn't really suit your level of criticism. Think of it as a test. A 50%. Severely failing, in your opinion? I don't see that.

Thanks for the review,

Rocky