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Topic: Beethoven - Sonata No.26 Op.81a in Eb "Les Adieux" 3rd movement (Read 7660 times)

cardinals

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Beethoven - Sonata No.26 Op.81a in Eb "Les Adieux" 3rd movement

on: May 24, 2007, 01:18:54 AM

I'd appreciate any comments on this, too. Since I haven't finished practising the remaining part, and this recording is for the first three pages...

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Recorded Audio 2007-May-23 08-23-10 PM.MP3 (2632.78 kB - downloaded 286 times.)

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thalberg

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Re: Beethoven - Sonata No.26 Op.81a in Eb "Les Adieux" 3rd movement

Reply #1 on: May 24, 2007, 02:52:25 AM

Well, you're off to a great start with this one! Nice work. Good tempo, sounds cheerful and happy... You're really excellent.

Really just some rhythm issues:

Opening 16th notes--quite difficult to discern your rhythm. You're correct that it's all a wash of sound, but feel the pulses at least internally

When the LH first gets the melody there was just a tad of rushing

When there's all the repeated chords in the LH and the ornaments in the right hand, you change tempos completely--this could well be intentional, which is fine IMO, but just checking to see if you noticed it

The part after that--very nice. I like the duet between the voices.

Syncopated part--rhythm drags just a bit....(mine did, too, when I played it)

Hope I didn't offend--I really just intend to help. You have a great technique and you're off to a beautiful start with this!