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Topic: Schubert, Sonata A minor D784 (Read 1566 times)

tb230

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Schubert, Sonata A minor D784

on: April 01, 2011, 01:25:31 PM

I am currently working on Schubert's A minor sonata (D784), and it's particularly the third movement I am struggling with. At the moment, my teacher says it sounds 'too vertical' - a nice way of saying disconnected, I suppose. Any thoughts on how to achieve the right flow and character? There are so many different (and beautiful) motifs and themes, but I feel a bit like I am just jumping from one to the other. How much rubato are you 'allowed' to use when playing Schubert, for example?

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Alde

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Re: Schubert, Sonata A minor D784

Reply #1 on: April 11, 2011, 01:11:45 PM

Try singing along. You could sing or hum. This should give you a start. Schubert, after all, was heavily influenced by the human voice and wrote hundreds of songs.