HI, all,
I really happy to see so many people discussing about Mozart.
I think it is not a well nor fair to compare Mozart with, Beethovan, Rach, Liszt, or Chopin, or other great composers. These composers' great work has the difficulty in itself.
I have been loving Mozart music since I was kids. My brother played a lot of Mozart and Hadyn, and gosh, how well he can play.
I myself struggle through a Mozart's sonata for my grade 8 exam. At that time, we have to do the whole 3 movements. Definitely, then I wasn't facilitated to play Mozart well. My teacher and friends actually suggested me to stop playing his music after I barely passed the exam.
I still do Mozart. I just finish a ATCL with Mozart's sonata K 311 as part of my programme. Strictly speaking, it took me almost more than two years (I am counting the time since I start learning this sonata) to come a rather satisfactory state. I am still playing this sonata, while currently learning other music.
I think one of my friend is right. Mozart does sound easy. I suppose this is the way a true genius look things, which is very different from how a normal people do. I suppose to Mozart, certain passage is just "easy" for him, but actually is difficult to others. The true genius about him is that he can insert such a rich statement, sophisticated expression, depth, in just a seemingly simple passage. Simple arpeggios, running notes, just as one thinks that he has exhaustedly exploit a theme, he surprise you again with the same theme with more twists and turns.
I am currently doing Mozart's K310 and Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody no 6. I keep coming back to mozart. Liszt though technically difficult, but there's lack of depth and insight in his music. He lack of talent, like Mozart, Beethovan, or even his peers like Chopin, in developing a theme, especially those musical theme by himself. What he can do is by pouring more technically hurdles to the players, by adding octave, thicker chords, blazing speed etc. However, I feel refreshing every time I do the same songs by Mozart. Each time with different experience, new insight, even though it is a passage I have been doing for years.
I know a lot of here don't like Mozart. But as one grow older, one starts to appreciate more on this kind of music.