Solfeggietto

16 year old Alexandra SLy plays C.P.E. Bach's Solfeggietto.

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Music

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• Solfeggietto
• Alexandra
• Sly
• piano

[hereinweymouth]

Where is your seat belt?

[X3nion]

@majorolu16 you are right! :)

Bach = NO PEDAL!! :((

Bach didn't have a foot pedal he could use, so there is the rule that if you play Bach you don't use the pedal... he played everything without pedal and still very well!

-> I don't like this video. I'd play it slower, but therefore without pedal, without cheating.. ;)

[goofy12310]

TOO FAST!!!!

[MeJoho]

If Solfeggietto is played under 1 min and 3 it's not the right tempo. It's ok to change tempo sometimes but with Solfeggietto it just doesn't sound good if it's too fast. imo.

[xXSherviNXx]

@SubtleExtremes Yea. I was actually pretty shocked to see a 16 yr old girl playing it at that tempo. It's honestly very impressive. In fact, I even play it just as fast or even a little faster in front of my friends to "show off" a little. It's good as long as you it doesn't lack in dynamics and the "flow" you mentioned. But if she had to play it at an RCM exam or a formal concert she should slow down a little. I don't see the reason why people would dislike this just because of the speed though

[SubtleExtremes]

@xXSherviNXx lol, yes, it's been 5 months since I listened to this piece so I had to re -aquaint myself with the performance. I agree that the tempo is questionable. It is taken outside of the perspective of art and into a showboat mentality, but that is just yet another view of presentation, although a more competitive nature. It definitely invokes the "wow" factor but lacks the finese. I do have to say though that if the average ear was geared to this speed, there's still a flow.

[xXSherviNXx]

@Supraawill1 I agree and sort of disagree with your statement. Interpretation SHOULD be unique and original. Yes, if everyone played it the same way then what's the merit in looking for other performances. It's like comparing the way Yundi Lee and Valentina Lisitsa play. They have their original way of interpreting the piece. Using decrescendo, ritardando, etc.. are methods of interpretation, however, playing an entire piece 1.5x the speed of the original tempo is a little questionable, isn't it

[majorolu16]

NO PEDAL

[maggieevie34]

I can play this song....not as well ad her but I can and I'm only 10...I could when I was 9....don't hate on me....I think this was just slightly to fast. She plays really well though!!

[onewinged117]

jeeez its suppose to be fast but not that fast...its not a friggin race

[Ubermam]

I almost fell asleep... Too slow