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Topic: Haydn Piano Sonata No. 62 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI/52  (Read 6062 times)

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I'm looking forward to your comments/suggestions. Thank you

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“Perfection itself is imperfection.”<br />Vladimir Horowitz
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Re: Haydn Piano Sonata No. 62 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI/52
Reply #1 on: May 27, 2011, 10:18:10 PM
Very solid playing!

Just had in mind, that maybe you could think about the registers a bit more. Especially in the second movement the melody sometimes drowns in the chords. Maybe let the upper register ("diamond" of the instrument) sparkle more and beware the middle/low registers because they overwhelm so easily. The low strings of a grand make more sound to the audience because they are thicker and closer to the cover. I´m just a student myself but I always enjoy getting/giving opinions regardless of the level. Enjoyed the sonata :)

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Re: Haydn Piano Sonata No. 62 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI/52
Reply #2 on: May 28, 2011, 03:49:43 PM
Very entertaining!  I guess that, after doing Chopin opus 48 no. 1, this Haydn sonata was like "Mary Had a Little Lamb" to you, by comparison.  Perhaps you were a little nervous, though, because I could tell the score was not exactly followed in a few places.  The G-minor chord at measure 56 could have been held a little longer for better effect, I think.  I couldn't tell what fingering you used for the right hand at measure 17, 18, etc. -- I guess you can do whatever you please -- but I found, when I studied this piece, that I did better putting the 3rd, instead of the 5th finger on the high C, and then going 214321232.  This had the desirable effect using the power of the thumb for the first beat of measure 18, at the same time that the repeated octave is thundering in the bass looking for balance.  Oh, and by the way, this is a great piece to show off at parties.  I've done it thus.  Of course, that means memorizing it!
 

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