[video] Sonata No. 3 F Major, I - Allegro con moto, Op. 46 Kabalevsky -student

[49410enrique]

this is from last spring, this was my first 'real' (as in a difficult work at or close to my level) performance in more than 6 years after a 5 year break where i did not play or practice at all (long story....) before resuming serious study again.

i was super nervous but overeall i rated this as okay so i didn't delete it in a fit of rage over crashing and burning.

thanks for watching!

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Sonata No. 3 F Major, I - Allegro con moto, Op. 46 Kabalevsky

https://vimeo.com/22824478

[birba]

It was really great hearing you play this.  It's not performed that often and I don't know why.  I played it a couple of years ago and I think I'll post the tape.  Did you study the whole sonata?  the last movement is pure joy!  You played it very well, considering your nerves and the hiatus you took in your studies.  The acoustics were strange, though and I don't think your intentions came out completely the way you wanted.  Let me hear the rest!

[49410enrique]

It was really great hearing you play this.  It's not performed that often and I don't know why.  I played it a couple of years ago and I think I'll post the tape.  Did you study the whole sonata?  the last movement is pure joy!  You played it very well, considering your nerves and the hiatus you took in your studies.  The acoustics were strange, though and I don't think your intentions came out completely the way you wanted.  Let me hear the rest!

hey thanks for watching, yes we started work on the whole thing and i'd say the last movement is my favorite of the three as well (really that shostakovich-ian playful melodic conetnt is so fun, and the folk music/"Kalinka" references are great), there were two confounding factors on having to delay things completing the work for performance, one was the collaborative piano situation got out of hand (I misunderstood how much work was needed d for projects I agreed to ahead of time but could not back out of), and a subsequent opportunity to perform a concerto with the school wind ensemble meant we were up a against a fast approaching (and unmovable) deadline so we sort of just paused it, yes I plan to get back to it sooner than later but regreftully I don't have anything postable on it right now.

I think i understand your comment on the acoustincs (at least I hope I with this), if you're refering to the horribly bad voicing of the instrument, i.e. unprojectable upper range of the instrument with a boomy mufffled lower end, this is due to the fact that the'performance' piano i have to use for these things in this hall is primarily an accompanying instrument and they had a technician work the voicing of the piano to make it almost impossible to play over any vocalist or instrumentalist, what were left with is a strange combonation of unwatned 'acoustic'properties when the piano 'solos', the good news is there is a marvelous ss model b just back from restoration in the studio i think i'll try recording on that from now on, it is splended!
thanks again for wathcing it was nice to know someone with an appreciation for the work and modern sonatas gave it a listen i appreciate the time and feedback and will post the rest of the work once my and my instructor turn our attention to it again.