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Topic: Balakirev Sonata No2 1st Movt (Read 1345 times)

slow_concert_pianist

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Balakirev Sonata No2 1st Movt

on: July 18, 2010, 01:09:20 PM

A subtley difficult work. There is a page arrangement issue in this performance (8 pages, so I have to read 4 + 4). In the change over there was a problem with comes up as 2 big pauses before and after the cadenza....forgive me, please.

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faulty_damper

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Re: Balakirev Sonata No2 1st Movt

Reply #1 on: July 18, 2010, 10:51:00 PM

Thank you for sharing. I have never heard this sonata before.

Advice: be careful with your touch; your fingers are sloppy and labored and it comes out sounding jagged. Be smooth.