Mozart: Sonata B-flat KV 333/III Robert Hill, fortepiano

W. A. Mozart: Piano Sonata in B-flat KV 333 Finale: Allegretto grazioso Robert Hill, fortepiano

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• finale
• rondo
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[Cantormatis]

Here's a question: why does interpretation of this music mean it has to be played in such strict tempo- in other words, what's wrong with his use of rubato? It's not a "romantic" sounding interpretation- this certainly doesn't sound like Brahms. I simply find he brings out the color of the chromaticism that way.

[earlymus]

That is exactly the point I am trying to make. The more one studies the reception history of the expressive use of time in classical performance, the clearer it becomes that present-day assumptions that 18th-century performance practice distinguishes itself from 19th-century PP by the strictness of its time-keeping are modern interpretational constructions. There is substantial evidence for 18th-C. tempo flexibility, especially in the latter half of the century, but it is generally ignored.

[Johannes999999999]

Is that pedal I hear?!?!?!?!?!

[TheSingingCello]

@earlymus it seems we have opened our can of worms in our over-analytical thinking.

[pyroprince78]

@earlymus Your performance has many interesting points of nuance and inflection. I would venture to guess, however, that if one played in this manner on a modern piano at a competition--this very movement, for example--the pianist would be dinged by the judges. Why do so many people view the Viennese classical performance practices in such a strict, if not institutionalized set of rules?

[Timrath]

@thesir27 I don't think so. The strokes, while clearly hand-drawn, don't apper to have been made with a quill. My guess would be a 19th century, or early 20th century edition using plate engraving technique.

[Timrath]

@earlymus You are so right! I have read many letters by Mozart where he complains about some musicians who always played in a strict tempo.

[nevskixx]

Mozarts musical lines are derived from his operatic style. Mozart's phrasing should I think be close to the voice. In the case when to to apply rubato, which means robbed time , one must also somewhere find the place within the phrase to return it time ie the overall pulse must not really be disturbed. Now pulse is a term associated with heartbeats and they are not metronomic. In all to reach the second simplicity with Mozart it is quite a complex process.

[thesir27]

is the video of the original manuscript?

[blueslystone]

this is lovely--you play with a lot of character. I am also a pianist who is planning on switching to historical instruments in the near future. I hope I can get my hands on a good fortepiano...

[Cantormatis]

what I particularly like here is that the chromaticism is brought clearly to the fore here- Mozart really wrote heavily chromatic music for his time!