Mozart K309-I

[kd]

A quick attempt at Mozart (Sonata K309 in C, 1st mvt). Give your harshest criticism.

[zheer]

Give your harshest criticism.

   According to Mozart, scales and arppegios, must flow like oil. I guess thats what you need to work on.

     However dynamics were very good, so was the tempo, and it was far from boring. I heard a page turning so i guess you are a good sight reader. All the best.

[mariocast]

I agree with Zheer that you have some really nice and clear dynamic contrasts.

My main criticism is with the steadiness of tempo.  I'm one of those purists that thinks that you shouldn't take too many liberties with tempo when it comes to Mozart.  It seems you get a little TOO excited when you have the repeated thirds in the left hand because the tempo just flies off the handle in that section along with a few other sections as well.

I would practice with the metronome a lot more.  It will hopefully keep you from rushing so that the sixteenth note passages end up a lot cleaner than what you have here.  Each sixteenth note should come out with pristine clarity.  Focus on that rather than how fast you can make them.

[teresa_b]

Hi kd,

Very nice, good start!  Your dynamics are good, tempo good--you are on your way to an exciting performance. 

I agree with the previous posters about evenness of the 16th notes--you are rushing through some groups of 16th notes and the clarity is not quite there.  Sometimes there is a tendency to play little groups as though they were ornaments, but they need to sound as important as the rest.  Metronome practice is a good idea for that.

I think your left hand is a little too prominent in some areas where you have RH melody and Alberti bass or some figuration like that.  I have found I have to consciously soften the LH accompaniments in Mozart, or they can make the melody sound "chunky" instead of that nice flowing quality!  (Modern pianos have such strong bass compared to old fortepianos.)

Maybe a little more focus on beautiful phrasing and grace--But don't lose your great energy, which is fabulous!

Have fun!
Teresa

[troglodyte]

Thanks for sharing!. Basically I agree with the other replies: Certainly not boring and very energetic, but could use some polish. Your approach seems more suited to Beethoven than Mozart, making firm statements all the time at the expense of elegance and beauty.

[jspash]

kd, sorry i don't have much to say about your performance. it sounds great to me.

but how did you record this? is it a real piano or digital? it almost sounds like midi under water just kidding.

or maybe my computer is on the fritz.