Charles Rosen Plays Mozart Sonata K. 331 "Turkish" Rondo
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I tempo resembles one Mozart played. There is no difference of Charles Rosen and Anthony Newman playing Mozart only Anthony Newman makes it faster. Audience like stylistic music so what makes standard? Drama among all is characteristic of Mozart and Rosen and Newman bring it up to the audience.
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Tempo? Which one?
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@muslit Well, I'd like to give him that much ... but to each his own. I find stuff to admire but little to like, I've never bought a Rosen recording, for example. (I like what he says about music, however. Damn good musicologist.)
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@rubestuh i'm not even sure about the integrity
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BEAUTIFUL!!
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Great performance, even greater book "Classical Style"...
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I concur completely. His tone is often a bit wooden. I suspect his wrists are not relaxed.
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@rubestuh I just meant he doesn't have the most finesse and most sophisticated piano 'touch' - as if one was playing with an umbrella rather than fingers...
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"Umbrella touch": what's that, chrish?
Very nice. I do like this tempo. Most pianists don't realize that it's only Allegretto. I could go on and on about pieces like this......La Campanella, Feux Follet, for example. How many realize these are also only Allegretto? Why are they played as fast as humanly possible?
BachScholar 3 years ago 4
Thank you for your comment. As I am sure that you are aware, Charles Rosen is a supreme scholar as well as performer. Thus tempo is greatly considered for his performances. On the DVD, Charles discusses the structure of the piece and the fact that it is more Hungarian than Turkish. Yes, you are correct that pianists often play pieces faster than the indicated tempo. But in some cases, I must admit that such performances can be fun! The tempo affects the entire "color" of a work.
virtuoso691 3 years ago