Beethoven's Sonata no.3 in C Major (op.2 no.3)

[qwerty quaver]

Hi Everyone!

I am currently practising Beethoven's Sonata no.3 in C Major (op.2 no.3) and am having problems with the beginning of the 2nd movement in terms of "continuity" and phrasing: I have been told both by my teacher and during a master class with JC Vanden Eyden (do anyone of you know him? he's from the Conservatoire de Bruxelles) to think of the first two lines as 2 sentences but I always seem to break them up.

the reason for this is that i am too stressed out when I play this whether in front of my teacher or with Vanden Eyden. I hope it will not be the same for my exam at the end of the year where I will have to take on quite a bit of stress as my total programme will be about half an hour.

Would anyone have any suggestions? It would be much appreciated 

Thanks

QQ

(i hope i've posted in the correct place....)

[zheer]

just play whats written. 

[Kassaa]

just play whats written. 

Heartbreaking subtleness.

[qwerty quaver]

  I don't actually know what to make of it but thanks anyway!!

[franzliszt2]

I seen kissin play this piece 3 weeks ago.

[qwerty quaver]

So how was it?

Any comments that would help me?? 

[quantum]

Try singing the melodic line.  Sing it how you play it.  If you find that you are running out of breath or anything else that feels funny when singing, maybe that's also how you are playing it and it is coming across that way to your teacher. 

Also try recording yourself.  When you listen back to the recording ask yourself if what you heard was really the intentions you had in your head. 

[qwerty quaver]

Thanks a lot!! It did help quite a bit. I'll probably be much better by the end of the week.