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Beethoven - Sonata in C minor, Pathétique (3rd Movement)
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minisub
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Beethoven - Sonata in C minor, Pathétique (3rd Movement)
on: August 22, 2015, 09:09:50 PM
Hello everyone! I'm a new member on this forum. Nice to meet you all!
Here is my recording of Sonata in C minor, Pathétique (3rd Movement) from Beethoven:
Please feel free to leave any comments for an improvement.
Thanks!
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chopinlover01
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Re: Beethoven - Sonata in C minor, Pathétique (3rd Movement)
Reply #1 on: August 22, 2015, 09:23:27 PM
Could use a little faster tempo, especially since it makes little embellishments drag on a little too long. Also, you can be a bit more bombastic with your dynamics- it came off as extremely controlled, which didn't really work too well IMO.
Still though, well done.
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lmpianist
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Re: Beethoven - Sonata in C minor, Pathétique (3rd Movement)
Reply #2 on: August 25, 2015, 11:24:11 PM
Very nice. I think your recording equipment may have been doing a lot of volume equalization, but if not, really focus on bringing out the fortes and softening up those pianissimos. Try a little
piano subito
in the RH passage at 3'05 for instance. Another spot is 4'46, those two short statements should be like pppppppp compared to the final run that follows.
3'15 to 3'30 was a nice moment, well executed.
Starting at 4'00 try to really get aggressive with it. It seemed a little tame and tentative to me in your recording. Unleash the passion!
Try ritarding a little more at the end of phrases. I heard a little bit leading into the recap at 3'55...good, but I think it could use some more in places, you're probably not in danger of overdoing it. Don't be a metronome!
For another way of playing the RH grace notes in measure 5 & beyond, listen to Kempff at 12'15:
(I personally prefer this execution, even if strictly speaking it's incorrect.)
Whichever method you choose, make sure to play all the notes, I had trouble hearing them all in places.
Anyway, it sounds like it's coming along very nicely
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minisub
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Re: Beethoven - Sonata in C minor, Pathétique (3rd Movement)
Reply #3 on: August 27, 2015, 12:16:34 PM
Thank you chopinlover01 and lmpianist for your very helpful advices. I am really appreciated.
I agree with your comments and will try to improve.
- Minisub
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