Mozart Piano Sonata K.570 - Artur Schnabel - First Part

[lovesGenet]

I'm surprised this is so close miking. Schnabel sounds heavy instead of light. Did he really want this kind of sound or mozart? Maybe -it's my equipment . Schiff ,Pires, Eschenbach &Barenboim have the most perfect sounding recordings in these sonatas. Would like to find Haebler .

[cynic150]

Fantastic! Schnabel was perhaps most famous for his interpretation of Beethoven. You notice how he kept the tempo exactly the same throughout. Lesser pianists do not.

[Lowri001]

I play this! I will never be able to get the runs that fast

[Pischnaholic]

The runs don 't NEED to be "that fast." They need to be clean, even and played with a good sense of the shape of the phrase.

This sounds a little brisk for my tastes, I'd rather hear a slower tempo with more clarity of detail.

I do love the way Schnabel shapes the opening theme, however. It's graceful and has a great sense of momentum.

Meanwhile, practice Hanon in all twelve keys. Aim for evenness with firm fingertips and always a flexible wrist. SLOW, EVEN. Then very gradually add speed.

[Shovels19]

Exactly

[schroeder711]

Why Hanon? That would only make for a stiff and boring sound. Why not extract particular 'technical' passages from the piece itself, practice those slowly (only after you determine the fingering you need to play it at tempo) and work the passages up to tempo over a period of time? Hanon does not account for nuances of technique that will be found in the actual works themselves. When you're working on the piece itself you are being efficient and more will be accomplished in less time.

[beethomozart]

long live mozart the genius ,very pretty sonata,simple but nice

[MOZARTasaWARcrime]

I award this 4 1/2 Dresdens.

[billyguns2]

Gorgeous, musical playing on a superior instrument. Wow!

[Angryskeleton]

Really great song and interpretation but poor sound quality.

[lisztrocks]

Do you know who Schnabel is?

[faustianliszt]

lol, i love how your question is just a less direct way of saying hes an idiot, although his comment is pretty self-incriminating as it is

[yannisargy]

Thanks for downloading music played by Schnabel. I had tried to find before and had got disapointed that there was no music of this great interpreter. I am a guitarist but I enjoy good music played by any instrument, as long as the interpretation worths. You may also have a look in my videos if you like. Bye!