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Topic: Repeats in Haydn Sonatas (Read 1716 times)

williampiano

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Repeats in Haydn Sonatas

on: February 12, 2012, 04:31:25 AM

Lately I've been working on Haydn's Sonata hob xvi 23 and I was wondering, would you all advise that I play the repeats? It seems in classical sonatas there are usually many repeats and they end up making the piece much longer. So, how necessary are those in performances? Because I see some performers don't use them.

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cjp_piano

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Re: Repeats in Haydn Sonatas

Reply #1 on: February 12, 2012, 01:53:53 PM

It just depends. If I play a recital, I play the repeats. In competitions or contests, usually no repeats.