Mozart Sonata K. 457 in C Minor, Mov. 1

[colourfulwithaU]

It's allegro, good sir! But, really, good performance.

[goz1986able]

bravoooo

[LoriKarter]

=P I don't play the repeat - it's sooo long!

[edwinstar100]

However, when I look again and see how young you are, you are very good, as I was saying technically....the emotion and the interpertation becomes the focus. Don't stop it will bring you so much joy and to others. All the best.

[edwinstar100]

as musicians most of the training we recieve reduces us to merely technicians....where is the art.

This sound like everyone else at your level...it does not tell any sort of tale, or much about you. The purpose of art is to communicate something about yourself and Mozart.

[nburton85]

Or even dynamics*!

[nburton85]

There's no doubt of your technique and ability! For the most part you play it well. The main issues for me are timing and dynamincs; you sometimes give an extra quaver rest or so and it spoils the continuity, also, the odd unnecessary ritardando - a bit 'romantic'! In addition, some forte passages are a bit too strong as well. Just needs a bit of TLC..

Great playing though and brilliant finger work!

[chopinandliszt]

very nice. I suggest you play the left hand notes at 0:23 with fingers 5-1-2-1, rather than 5-1-1-1. Brendel and many pianists use that.

[Achtelnote]

but most do it not.

[MithilaVilas]

Sorry for being so cryptic :) I'm Vanitha from Madison, WI. My husband and your Dad are colleagues at the Univ. of Wisconsin.

[benjpianist]

Oh, of course I remember you! Thank you for your comment. :-)

[MithilaVilas]

I love your Piano playing, Benjamin!

This piece is amazing.

Not sure if you remember me, but I've been a fan of your piano-playing since you were nine :)

[benjpianist]

Thank you!

I'm sorry, I don't recognize your username. Could you tell me who you are? :)

[JoelBWeisberg]

Bravo Ben! I love Mozart sonatas and you

Benjamin do Amadeus justice. Nice per-

formance of one of my favorites. Keep up

the great work kid.

[EversonofDave]

Nice one, well interpreted.

[royo90]

A good attempt. You obviously known the piece well, and are definitely technically capable of performing it.

A few suggestions:

-Watch your use of pedal. Only when necessary.

-Pay attention to the score. There are articulation inaccuracies, and you're not paying attention to a lot of the rests and note values.

-Clean up your trills

This is classical music. There's so much subtlety that paying attention to a good score is imperative to the piece. Best of luck!

[benjpianist]

Thanks for all your helpful suggestions!

[Euclid34]

o i completely agree with you royo90

im playing the pathetique, which people say is really similar to this mozart sonata.

[royo90]

There are a few, but they are not played the same. It's getting closers to Beethoven's middle period when he started to become more and more of a Romantic.

[DanJames15]

I'm learning this piece for grade 8 and you absolutely must pay attention to every bit of detail on the score otherwise you drop marks, its a cruel exam

[royo90]

I never did stuff like that. I couldn't stand that culture of playing pieces for exams. It's very off-putting and threatens any attempt at individuality in playing. We're better off without it.

[DanJames15]

I'm only doing it because I want to get into the royal northern college of music, and it helps if I'm grade 8 lol

[royo90]

When applying to musical institutions, what "Grade Level" you are won't matter. The only thing that will matter will be how well you perform at your audition. You're wasting your time with these examinations. They're nothing but a feeble attempt to quantify musical ability.

[DanJames15]

Yeah I agree with you there, the only thing the musical institutions will be looking for is ability and flair. I wouldn't say that Grades are a waste of time though, learning the various scales is great for technique and if it wasn't for the examinations I don't think I would put that much effort into learning them, I also think that the examination is comparable to performing live as you are expected to make no mistakes. I agree though that they aren't the be-all and end-all.

[juodasnagas]

awesome!thats the spirit!

[xolexiemusicxo]

i can play this too!!

[vaxshin]

The way you play is so easy to watch and absolutely entrancing.

[Shikamaru1292]

Niiice.

[benjpianist]

Thank you! And Shikamaru's awesome! XD

[Shikamaru1292]

Haha. Welcome xP

And yes, he is. Chyouto-mendokusai though neh? xD

[benjpianist]

Haha, yeah, he is a bit. But he's genius enough that's it's forgivable. ;)

[Shikamaru1292]

Heh. Yeps, that it is. And okashii enough ^_^

[porcelainheartx3x3]

this is amazing!!! wonderful job^^ :):):)

[xtrmtyke]

*is entranced* This is awesome!

[myjourn]

awesome as always! great to see you back after a brief hiatus! i assume you memorized the sheet music...

[theCommenteer]

Sure-footed fingers!