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Topic: Beethoven - Waldstein Sonata, 1st movement  (Read 5953 times)

Offline florestan9

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Beethoven - Waldstein Sonata, 1st movement
on: May 05, 2006, 02:32:21 AM
Comments/criticism/suggestions welcome.  This is in progress, not final version.

rec. May 4, 2006, on a Yamaha grand, using Goldwave and a cheap mic on my laptop.
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Offline nicco

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Re: Beethoven - Waldstein Sonata, 1st movement
Reply #1 on: May 05, 2006, 12:46:07 PM
you need to work a bit on piano sound, more contrast between pp all the way to ff. Try closing your eyes at the tremolo part and you will be shocked what you actually hear (happened to me ;) )

the beginning was a little dry for me, maybe try some half\quarter pedal to get a bit rounder sound from the piano. Also, try to relax a bit around measure 80, enjoy the slow modulation towards the new key. From measure 110, try to create a bit more feeling of progression, so the arpeggiated chords dont sound all alike. Watch measure 173, huge difference between the sudden F to pp. The playing from measure 210 is very good. From measure 235, try and make a bit more out of the surprising major appearing in the next scale.

Else i very much enjoyed the ending and much is in place :)

i hope you will post the 2nd\3rd movement also? good job!
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Re: Beethoven - Waldstein Sonata, 1st movement
Reply #2 on: May 05, 2006, 04:57:31 PM
I've been experimenting with the pedaling on the first page and still haven't found the effect that I want, but I agree after a second listen that it sounds too dry.  Thanks for your other comments too - don't have a score in front of me at the moment but I'll check them later.  Hoping to do the 2nd/3rd mvts eventually, but I'll be moving out of college soon and may not have access to piano for a few months   :o

Offline el nino

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Re: Beethoven - Waldstein Sonata, 1st movement
Reply #3 on: May 05, 2006, 05:16:22 PM
if we are talking about pedal,i think there is no need for it in the hole 1st page.anyway,nice job,i really enjoyed the ending
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