One approved and one hard rejected

[Geromine]

Surprising !
The same day
The same composer (Erik Satie)
The same pianist
The same production
The same sound

AJ decision :
One approved : [Gnossienne 1 (Erik Satie)]
One hard rejected : Gymnopedies 1 (Erik Satie)

Probably not the same curator?

Apparently, some AJ curators have too weak an artistic sense, which is unfortunate for AJ and for the composers.

[Soundset]

*it happens.

item approval fun fact

Hello everybody, long time I’ve not been writing here but I’d like to comment a curious fact just happened. I usually don’t like when there is too much criticism towards item reviews (hard work!) but I’d like to tell about this curious fact happened to me. I’m lucky enough that my items get approved almost the first time I submit them but this time I don’t understand what’s happened very well: I recorded and submitted a couple of classical piano pieces, one from Schumann and one from Bach. Th…

[Geromine]

Yes, c’est la vie.

[criskcracker]

I’d suggest not playing stuff like Satie to a metronome. I had a listen to your Gnossienne and the tempo seems pretty rigid. I think this kind of music needs to be freed from a DAW grid. If your Gymnopedie was also played to the grid, I’d guess that could have been a reason for rejection since a rigid tempo wouldn’t allow the kind of expressive phrasing that the piece needs to really shine.
Obviously, this is just my opinion and I’m just guessing, but I hope that helps.

[Geromine]

Thanks for your feedback, you are probably right.
I am not a specialist in this kind of music, nor in others.
My remark is only on the difference of treatment of the two musics.
Your portfolio is absolutely beautiful!