Kuhlau Sonatina in C, Op. 55, No. 1 (Take 1)

Originally posted at www.pianoworld.com:

I just discovered that my little digital camera will also record video!

And here is the backstory to this recording...

Angelia P and I have had some discussions behind the scenes about the relative merits of live performance vs. edited recording art. I have been depending on my editing skills to create pretty little pieces that make me sound better than I really am. She prevailed upon me to promise to do a performance, straight through, no edits.

I have been playing with this little Kuhlau piece for a while, but until bringing it to Angelina's attention, had never taken it seriously. She heard an early version of it and said, "It sounds like you haven't quite decided on your phrasing, yet. And by the way, don't you have anything better to do?" Well, ok, that second sentence was a paraphrase, but, yeah, I know it's not Mozart!

Still, I am trying to make something of this piece, and am trying to do so without using any pedal.

For this, my first "live" Piano World performance, I am reminded of one of my firsts posts in Pianist Corner regarding performance anxiety, in which I invoked Ferdinand Reis, a student of Beethoven, with this quote:

"When I left out something in a passage, a note or a skip, which in many cases he wished to have specially emphasized, or struck a wrong key, he seldom said anything; yet when I was at fault with regard to the expression, the crescendi or matters of that kind, or in the character of the piece, he would grow angry. Mistakes of the other kind, he said, were due to chance; but these last resulted from want of knowledge, feeling or attention. He himself often made mistakes of the first kind, even when playing in public." (Beethoven: Impressions by his contemporaries, O.G. Sonneck, ed. c1967, of 1926.)

To which Angelina replied,


Originally Posted By: Pogorelich.
[...]Instant forgiveness - that's what has to happen if you miss something. Don't dwell on it, forgive yourself, and continue being inspired while you perform. [...]

Since I did not ever go to music school, I submit this to you, my Piano World jury. Furthermore, I dedicate this to all my Piano World friends who have exams and juries coming up, but specifically, I dedicate it to Angelina and Canonie, who have recently made public their pains and progresses with recital preparation and exams. Angelina and Canonie, this one's for you!

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[kimck10]

LOL! :-)

[Inlandings]

Simply fantastic!! Encore!!