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Offline cuberdrift

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Humour found in piano works
on: July 31, 2014, 02:54:46 PM
What composers, and if so, which of their pieces, utilized a sense of humour? I find a part of the second movement of Mozart's K281 (Sonata in Bflat Major) to be potentially done in humor - the right hand is occasionally accompanied by a loud octave in the lower register by the left, interrupting the "serene" nature of the right with a kind of harsh and crass interruption. Could it have been coincidentally funny, or did Mozart really want to give people a laugh?

What do you think?

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Re: Humour found in piano works
Reply #1 on: July 31, 2014, 03:50:11 PM
this always made me chuckle while performing it, almost laughed out loud at my jury  ;D

really great alternate inerpretation, the quicker tempo does give it fun bouncy sense

this one is funny too, also from my past, especially some of the unxpected harmonies (ear expects a certain progression and Luddy sticks his tongue out at it and gives us the unexpected)

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Re: Humour found in piano works
Reply #2 on: July 31, 2014, 05:00:55 PM
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Mozart joking as always.
Also Zimerman is the best
 

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