Mozart Sonata in B-flat, K. 333, 1st Movement (allegro)

Sonata in B-flat, K. 333,
1st Movement (allegro)
by W. A. Mozart.
Anthony Feldman, Piano

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Music

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• Mozart
• sonata
• K.333
• 1st
• Movement
• allegro

[Nad3shlko]

i tried playing this emotion. it didn't seem to impress my uncle(who teaches me piano). i just don't understand why. got really frustrated. well he gave me this Beethoven Pathetique Piano Sonata No. 8. have you ever played that piece??

[dhfeld]

Yes. Well, I played the third movement (rondo) about two years ago. You can see that on my youtube page (dhfeld).

Mozart is really hard to play well, and in a classical style. The notes may not be all that hard, but the phrasing and touch that you need has to be learned very carefully.

[KeysOnTheCeiling]

For some reason.. when I first watched this, it looked all choppy, i thought it was an effect.

[dhfeld]

When you commented before, I took a look at the video and saw the choppiness. Apparently the m4v format didn't work this time so I had to delete that video completely. I replaced it with an mpeg formatted version.

[gerardbedecarter]

Beautifully played, but I would prefer a slightly slower tempo at the opening. I would also prefer more relaxation and repose in the phrasing.

[dawnatoto]

That was beautiful. Thank you for playing, it has helped me with my harmonic analysis.

[jeanvingttrois]

(This is to read from bottom to top)

Don't think I'm too harsh, I'm just trying to help (even if it looks like blunt criticism).

[jeanvingttrois]

That implies thinking, without playing for instance.

- you're a bit stiff.

I think all that is linked: you don't care to do the dynamics and the phrasing because you don't understand why because you have no vision (I'm overstating, but I think it's partly true). You change the tempo because you see no consistency in the work (perhaps also for "technical" reasons). You're stiff because you don't let the music flow out of you're body (and because of bad musical teaching).

[jeanvingttrois]

in the work, you have to replace the music in its context (what's before and what's after). Thus, a beginning is not the same as an ending.

- in relation with that, try to actually think of something, some kind of "emotional" story, which makes the work not just notes with (some) dynamics but an actual piece of art (like in literature, for instance, there is a consistency, to find). One has to understand what you do, and not merely see notes arriving from nowhere, purposeless, useless.

[jeanvingttrois]

That's not too bad, but if you might take heed of some advice (what I think is advice, my opinion, and not the truth):

- keep to the tempo (especially ar the beginning)

- watch carefully the score, you don't do half the dynamics (or not enough), nor do you respect the phrasing

- suppress manerism (1:08 is dreadful). You have absolutely no excuse: it's classicism (and anyway, manerism is dreadful).

- don't do twice the same if Mozart writes twice the same, because there is an history

[danielchong1234]

haha.don't worry.ya it is hard at first.but after you played plenty of sonatas , things gets very easy.^^i am still playing sonatinas and the more i play , the easier it gets.sonata is the same i guess.

[comic4relief]

I watched Federer win the French Open yesterday, then listened to Mozart's Clarinet Quintet. Really Great.

[comic4relief]

I watched Federer win the French Open yesterday, then listened to Mozart's Clarinet Quintet. Really Great.

[newbuffboy]

You are an amazing musician and obviously very skilled on the piano. I wish I was a great a player as you on the piano. Keep up the great work. You will go far with such a talent!