K545 Interpretations

[chopintryhard]

I have recently "mastered" the piece with my own interpretations of how to play Mozart -legato, light and stresses on the dissonance, but when I went on Youtube, I heard extremely different interpretations of the piece which made me wonder, is there a commonly-acknowledged "best" and most "acceptable" recording for this piece? Or should I just stick to my own interpretation?

[iansinclair]

There are more common interpretations and less common ones.  Is this one or that the best?  "Best" is in the ear of the listener; if people listening to you like what you are doing, and you like it, keep doing it.

That said, there are a few things to which most pianists and critics would probably object, such as rubato (except sparingly) or great Beethoven like swells and diminuendos -- but it doesn't seem as though what you are doing.

[etudist]

I think the guestion here is not about interpretation but the features of Mozart style. As Paul Badura-Skoda would say Mozart’s name contains indications how his compositions should be played. “Zart” means delicate in German and he would say his music is meant to be delicate and entertaining. Legato achieved with just fingers (no pedal) plays key role.
There are certain indicators of Mozart music style that should be followed to keep true to his style. Articulation and dynamics are moderate and delicate. Ornamentation is sophisticated jet it is very see-through as embed part of music. As previous poster already mentioned building strong dynamic contrast and usage of rubato are a no-go. Phrases are short. His late works are very dramatic jet they are still kind of inhibited. It seems like modern piano offers way too much sound diversity and modern pianist should use less of it when playing Mozart.

[josh93248]

People would crucify me for my Mozart. I don't really care though, or rather, I'll fight them for my right to play how I like. Mozart, played appropriately, has been done to death. I want to play him INAPPROPRIATELY.