Yet another Mozart K282:-), first and second movements

[daniloperusina]

I liked Riga's and Ariel's versions, and got inspired to post my own interpretation as a sort of third alternative!:-)
Any comments appreciated!

My idea is that it should be quite slow - it's adagio, rarely used by Mozart - and rather "serious" from a juvenile perspective; he was 17 at the time, wasn't he?

Also, as Riga points out somewhere, I think an "operatic" approach is very useful as a way to make the phrases come alive, but not sure if I succed very well with that.

[arielpiano]

Very nice! 
I liked the idea of doing the repeats. My teacher did not want me to do these repeats. I was surprised to hear that in bar 33 you played an A natural instead of an A flat. Is this how it appears in your edition?
I listened to the way you played the Beethoven but I like Mozart better than Beethoven and I like the way you play the Mozart better then the Beethoven.
Shall we do the menuets now?

[daniloperusina]

Yes, little Ariel, now we'll do the menuets! I'll look very much forward to hearing yours; in the meantime, here's mine.

I think it's actually more like a scherzo than a menuet. So I do some extra long pauses, and try to be a bit "funny" when I play it. What do you think?

I think one should always do the repeats. In that way, one can play it once again, and do it a bit different the second time. Also, the part after the repeat gets to be a bit more special, I think.

Thanks for your kind words! They are extra nice, coming from such a talented little fellow as you!

I have several editions, and the one I look at now also has an A flat. I probably misread it, but I have to look at the score I used during recording.

[riga]

well, well, well.... LOVELY K282 FESTIVAL

I'm really happy to hear such a wondefrul k282 festival. I like, of course, very much both interpretations, Ariel's and yours. Ariel is so talented kid, he just need to grow up to be a professional.

Danielperusina, your interpretation sounds very very well, very good piano, techinque and good register. The only 'BUT' that I can say is that sounds a bit too slow for me. However is a very good job. Let's go all of us to post 2nd and 3th movements....

[riga]

...and another thing. I just hear your 2nd.... and it's great. Very clean, clean notes, clean music, clean movement. I like how you do it  more than how you do the 1st.


GREAT

[arielpiano]

I find the elegance wonderful, and the long pauses work.
"Danilo Perusina" is similar to the name Danilo Perez who I think is one of the best jazz pianist today. Is it you by any chance?
I agree that these are two beautiful menuets by my second favorite composer.
I want to hear the third part by you. I am sure it is wonderful. I will post the menuets and the third part.

 

[daniloperusina]

Thank you, Riga and Ariel! Very nice comments, and warmly appreciated!

I'm indeed a Danilo, but no Perez, only a Perusina I'm afraid!:-) Very flattering to be mistaken for him, though!

I still think the first movement should be quite slow, adagio as it is. A sort of juvenile, innocent gravity from the 17 year old. It's not a Beethoven adagio, of course, but, to me, faster would make it a definite andante. I think a good trick is to picture an imaginary listener who doesn't know the score, yet could guess the correct tempo indication by the way you play. What do you think?

[arielpiano]

I think you play it at a fine speed. Indeed, it is very difficult to play it at this speed, and I think you are doing a great job. It is very pretty to play it adagio rather than playing it fast.