Meno male! Un'altro italiano qui. Oggi l'ascoltero. Dove vivi, con chi studi, etc?
Wow congrats on learning the whole sonata! What a feat Overall, your performance is a little erratic: the tempo keeps changing. Remember that this is a Sonata, not a Ballade so tempo should be more strict. This was the biggest concern and this problem existed in many sections so I will not speak of it in repetition.In measure 2, the half note chord has an accent and is the highest note. This should be brought out. Also note the phrasing of this chord to the one in measure 3 and 4. These three chords also lead to the eight note of measure 5. There should not be too much time taken between these.Always keep in mind the motif of this piece. It reoccurs throughout the entire piece and the pace should be the same.In the agitato section, measure 17 and 19 are a little harsh and too staccato . Keep the pedal on. In the section of with the accenting on the second and third beat, make sure the third beat is not held too long.The rest in measure 39 should be held to it's full beat. The change to the sostenuto is also too sudden and the sostenuto could use more time. Also make sure not to take time in the middle of phrases. Keep the phrase markings in mind as this should dictate the direction of the piece. Chopin wrote his music more horizontal than vertical.Why did you slow down when you got 57? This part needs to move more. Again, keep the phrases in mind and don't slow down in the middle of one. The triplets need to gradually build up to the fortissimo, rather than sudden increases in dynamics. Measures 97-100, the triplets need to be even.Measures 108 to 121, the eight notes are building. Keep this in mind. Slowing the tempo destroys the tension.Keep the motif in mind measures 126 to 153. The pace should be the same as the beginning. Try to make some dynamic contrast even in the fortissimo. On the running eight notes following this section, keep the tension at the 158 to 159 by keeping the tempo for the triplets.The following section is the same as before. In the end, stretto should be building to the massive chords at the end.The chords at the end should be more grand so don't rush. Make each chord deep and meaningfulI am also playing this piece and it has been quite a challenge Good luck!
I like that very very much. Even with that awful piano. You know, it's true what they say about old discs with scratches, distorted sound etc. You get used to it and it ends up not bothering you at all. Because the music always comes through. Well, that depends on who's playing. but anyway, you get remarkable colors out of that Petrof. I think Italy (and checkoslovakia) are the only countries that have them. They were pretty good up to ww ii. Anyway, I'm digressing.LIke I said, you have great dynamic range on this battlehorse. I feel you're playing too much with the tempi. For example in the second theme sostenuto, you start out faster then before! Maybe you're afraid the whole notes won't ring out long enough. And then when you come to bar 57, for example, you slow down way too much. You have to have a constant pulse that can vary from a rallentando to an accelerando, but the underlying beat is CONSTANT. This is what gives unity to the piece.I know it's difficult, but you have to make the right rhythm heard in the opening. It tends to sound like the following repetition where the beat does fall 3rd eighth note. You have to accent the second eighth note in the opening to get that agitato feeling.The closing triplet motif in the last part of the expo, are all legato. You detach the upbeat and then slur the second two. No, they have to be legato. And don't slow down the last 8 bars. Keep it in time.The development was wonderful. Slow, but wonderful. You played that climax exactly how I want to hear it. Bass notes, first; r.h. second; and the inner notes last in importance. A little too fast those descending passages in the last bars of the development. But a wonderful diminuendo. The same comments for the recap. In the coda, keep it going! don't slow down. Keep the beat steady throughout the stretto.There are 2 notes I'm not so sure of. It might be me. In bar 72 I heard a b-natural in the last note of the left-hand. measure 121, the bottom note is b-flat. I thought I heard natural.Comunque, bravo!Sono molto pių grande di te. Ho studiato con DeMargheriti, Silvestri, Agosti, and Vitale. (l'ultimo era a Santa Cecilia per un'anno) Ho fatto anche il corso a Positano con Kempff. Abito fuori Roma. Sono statunitense ma vivo qui da pių di 40 anni.Sono curioso di sentire il resto. Adoro questa sonata. Ho sentito Michelangeli alla sala Nervi. Non hai idea cos'ha fatto con il 4° tempo!
Topic: F. Chopin - 2nd Sonata 