Wolfgang Amadéus Mozart: Sheet music to download and print Piano music by Wolfgang Amadéus Mozart to download and print: Sonatas, Variations, Concertos, Sonatas for Piano and Violin, Sonatas for four hands, Pieces for two pianos, Total pieces by Mozart: 88
Miscellaneous pieces:
|
Is Mozart the ultimate test for a pianist? December 13, 2008, 02:32:43 PM by cloches_de_geneve
|
It is reported that the famous Hungarian-Swiss pianist Geza Anda worked for over 5 years to develop a specific Mozart touch. Only then did he go on and made a recording of all the Mozart piano concertos. Anda, it should be noted, was an intimidating virtuoso pianist already as a late adolescent and could pull off anything.
In a recent masterclass I asked one of my colleagues why he chose to perform Liszt's first Mephisto Waltz and not the first movement of Haydn's last piano sonata in the final concert. He answered what Anda might have answered: "Oh, because the former is much easier than the latter."
I think that there is a grain of truth in this. Certain amateur pianists stick to the classics because they could never play advanced pieces by Liszt or Rachmaninov. However, this does not mean that the accomplished concert pianist, who can make it through Liszt's and Chopin's Etudes with little effort, is able to play Mozart well.
Mozart, it could be argued, is the ultimate test. Mozart requires light, mobile, highly reactive fingers. He requires exceptional talents of articulation and the ability to produce a highly nuanced range of sounds. There are no crutches, such as a thick texture to hide the single notes, distracting virtuoso figurations and the possibility to rely on pedal.
But how does one develop the skills to play Mozart well?
|
| Read More... | New Comment
|
|
|