Mendelssohn Variations sérieuses op. 54

[basti27]

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

Thank you very much in advance for your answers!

[goldentone]

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.

Welcome to the forum.

[basti27]

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!