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Topic: Mendelssohn Variations sérieuses op. 54  (Read 1860 times)

Offline basti27

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Mendelssohn Variations sérieuses op. 54
on: June 18, 2016, 01:16:58 PM
Hello everyone,

I'm new to this forum. I'm a 18 year old amateur pianist from Germany who is just finishing school. Unfortunately, I currently have no piano teacher and therefore would like to hear your opinion und tips on my Variations sérieuses op. 54 of Mendelssohn. This was recorded at a school event a few weeks ago. I was quite nervous, as you probably can hear :D

Thank you very much in advance for your answers!
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Offline goldentone

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Re: Mendelssohn Variations sérieuses op. 54
Reply #1 on: June 20, 2016, 07:32:19 PM
You give the Variations a lot of character, and I think this piece easily comes out dull, despite what I have thought to be an excellent work by Mendelssohn.  The fifth variation I liked especially, and you really get moving in your expression at that point in the piece.

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Offline basti27

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Re: Mendelssohn Variations sérieuses op. 54
Reply #2 on: June 20, 2016, 09:17:44 PM
Hi goldentone,

thank you so much for your reply! I'm still struggling with the complexity of the piece but just couldn't resist to give it a try  :)
Surprisingly, I had always felt most uncomfortable with the fifth variation, not knowing what to do with it, but probably that made me practice this one even more.
Indeed, I find it especially difficult to not make it sound boring and monotone.

Greetings!
 

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