Mozart Sonata K330

[steinwayargentina]

Hi friends this is a Recording a made for a scholarship its just  K330 Mozart Sonata Complete. Waiting for feedback. hope enjoy Pablo Rocchietti

[pianistimo]

sounds 'smooth as oil.'  great job.  sometimes i feel it's rushed here and there (might need to hold lh quarter note at measure 12 and eighths in rh at measures 9-10) - but mostly clear and clean sounding.  i notice your ornamentation kinda stops and starts.  my preference is to hear an even trill thru the turn at the end.

[pianistimo]

after measure 31 it would be nice to hear a change of 'character.'  perhaps slowing down the ending of 31 more, too?

another point that i am curious about is that there doesn't seem to be much distinction between what you play at measure 7 and measure 19 - but there should be an obvious difference.  as i see it - appogiatura's should 'sing' - and any that can be played slower should be.  you can simply match up the first note in measure 7 with the first note of the lh and the high G could be played with the second sixteenth note.  this sounds 'calmer' and more inviting.

the tempo on the first beat of measure 36 should be straight.  even though you are phrasing it nice.

as i see it - to clean this up a lot - i'd use more metronome.  it's a bit erratic on the tempo.  then, when it's less erratic - stop with the metronome and put back in your phrasing more subdued.  also, i'd make more contrasts at a basic speed - it shows off how you can switch from one idea to another in a split second and not lose the main beat.  you don't do this majorly and it's rather nitpicky of me - but i think you can tighten it up.  same in the middle movement.

some uni's might want to hear all the repeats. ?  not sure.

[pianistimo]

you have a lot of good dexterity.  sometimes in this last movement - i feel the fast notes are rushed.  like you are not savoring them like you could.  but that's my interpretation.  not so much as to change the rhythm.  i like your tempo - but the beat itself and inside it - i feel you are rushing.  at measure 47 i'd like to hear a major 'change' again.  it was a little bland.  these things are picky - and probably very easy for you to change if you want or not.  overall - i think you're really talented and feel that you could get a scholarship easily.  sometimes just sending one movement and keeping all the repeats might impress them more.  unless they asked for all three movements?

ps when i play for myself - i usually don't do the repeats either.  i just want to get on with it.  uni's on the other hand want to see you are relaxed, enjoying yourself, and capable of repeats (as they are stumbling blocks for some students).  the repeats dramatically change the form of pieces.

[schubertiad]

This is one of the best recordings i've heard here in the audition room. To say you have mastered this would be an understatement. I'm not sure if pianistimo was listening to a different recording to me, but the first movement's tempo seems absolutely rock solid. However, you do seem to be taking more notice of the 'allegro' part than the 'moderato'. A tiny bit slower wouldn't hurt. While i'm nitpicking, i might as well pick a couple more nits. Your trills aren't consistent- sometimes you start on the upper auxiliary and sometimes not. Things like this will definitely be looked at by schools. One more thing - when you have those repeated ascending scales, it can be very effective if you make the second one markedly softer than the first.
Anyway, as i said, nitpicking. Congratulations!

[pianistimo]

agreed that it's really nice.  i'm just saying that professors might look at it even better if you could beat your hand to the tempo throughout most of it - and KEEP the repeats.  what you are doing is maximizing time with too much special effects instead of saving them for basic moments of dramatic change.  one or two places instead of 10-12.  but, as you say - this is nitpicky.

i think the ornamentation and certain things can slow the rhythm.  but, if you opt for some of it on the beat and also - trilling completely through - it can be seamless.  not so much speed/slow/speed.

[teresa_b]

Very, very nice!     I didn't listen for stuff like whether a trill began on an auxiliary or not, and my personal feeling is, begin it where you feel it's right in Mozart; however, if a university panel of judges is listening for such things, then consistency is important. 

You have a wonderful springy touch, perfect for this piece.  You might make the second movement a tiny bit more dramatic--but it sounds great as it is.  Congratulations!

Teresa