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Topic: Beethoven Op. 53 (Waldstein)  (Read 1503 times)

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Beethoven Op. 53 (Waldstein)
on: December 02, 2013, 09:01:23 PM
Beethoven Op. 53 from my recent recital on November 29. I hope you like it.
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Re: Beethoven Op. 53 (Waldstein)
Reply #1 on: December 03, 2013, 03:29:09 AM
I found the tone to be somehow brittle here. I realize it wasn't a great piano, but I think your pedaling had something to do with it. Certain things which need a thin sheen of pedal to coat the sound in space were too dry. You have some good clarity of articulation, but overall there is a certain punchy quality to the sound, particularly when things are f and above. I think the tone needs to be more sustained.

I thought the pedaling in the 3rd movement in could use more work. Some things were too muddy, other things were too dry.

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Re: Beethoven Op. 53 (Waldstein)
Reply #2 on: December 03, 2013, 04:49:40 AM
Some things were too muddy, other things were too dry.

Took the words right out my mouth.
Clementi, Piano Sonata in G Minor, No. 3, op. 10
W. A. Mozart, Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in F Major, K. 497
Beethoven, Piano Concerto, No. 2, op. 19

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Re: Beethoven Op. 53 (Waldstein)
Reply #3 on: December 03, 2013, 06:51:18 AM
i really like the way you played the repeated notes at the beginning.
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