Clementi

I admit to a soft spot for these Sonatinas too (in fact for Clementi in general). Though I think I've only played the first of these as a kid. Very good and charming music from a superb craftsman, never mind Mozart's vitriolic sneering at him.

Played with your sincere style and firm touch, this is a great listen. The sixteenths are generally not as smooth as they should be. And your staccato's are a bit sticky - I you were to play them a bit sharper it may all sound a bit more playful and airy. The rondo seems a mite too slow - Allegretto but without the Spritoso. In a couple of places you insert a rather long pause/fermata between sections where none was indicated (well I'm looking at a computer typeset score so I could be wrong about that) and in one bar (I think it was bar 76 of mvt.1) you play one chord too many. Apart from one unfortunate fumble, hardly a note out of place, well done !

I think these would be great to have on the site, as so many students play them and recordings are scarce if they exist at all. Seems like all pedagogically-oriented pieces are doing really well in the statistics. Apart from that, the music is worth it.

We could put this one up, or do you want to brush it up a little first ? Any plans for the others ? I'm a stickler for complete sets

 

How cute! Reminds me of a the few piano recitals I have been in. There is always a student usually not big enough to reach the pedals who plays the first movement of the first sonatina. The audience always goes "awww" once the student walks to the piano. :lol:

I don't have the sheet music for this unfortunately. I can hear how Clementi set the standard which Beethoven picked up on and is given all the credit. If it wasn't for Clementi, I doubt Beethoven would be as great.

So yes, when are you going to play all of them? I learned one thing that if I am going to submit something I must submit everything. :wink:

 

Neither did I but it's on SMA.

Eventually, yes .... you getting on with that AFTY or what ?

 

i have the score with me...

technical section=

the first one. at 48sec and 1m 12 pay more attetion. The finsh chord could be a bit loud and brigter.

Try to play the lh more firmly, as some notes was little to short(1/16).

The second one....same, the lh 6 notes of 1/16 needs more control.

Artistic expression = more p at the start and build up towards the peak f and drops off.p

Ok I better shut up now.

 

The Doll's Burial and The Old French Tune are giving me trouble :evil:

 

I have some potentially bad news: I can't stop listening to the first recording! :x

here is another copy of the sheet music:

http://icking-music-archive.org/ByCompo ... menti.html

 

I would assume your score is right, and that the computer typeset thingy may have some errors.

You don't need to re-record this though, it's pretty good as it is - I just ventured some suggestions to make it even better. Let me know what you want with it.

 

I enjoyed both recordings very much! Also expression wise, especially the rondo. Why rerecord? I would see no need!

 

Well I think that is what critical feedback is all about.... Recognizing something is good and yet it can be improved in some small way or another. A recording artist should be able to take that without being dispirited. If all we ever say is 'great, wonderful, I like it' that is not really helpful, it it. Does one not always strive to do better ? I you think you can play piano reasonably well and you go to lessons with a real pro, first thing you hear is "That was good ! But ... ... ..." and then come all the remarks and suggestions.

In the case of Roberto that is different of course. As you say his recordings are beyond critique both technically and artisitically. But that does not mean we can't have different ideas about details of interpretation. That is not niggling in my book.

 

O shit, I removed that part of my statement but you answered during the time I edited it...
I agree so far that critical feedback should be treated as something positive instead, that's after all what helps us to improve. That's why I removed those sentences, but it was too late :roll:

 

Well you know what they say .... "If you think before you speak, the other guy gets his joke in first"

 

Nice playing. Of course they are good enough to go up the site even though there are a details that can be improved. I played your recordings for the children at the breakfast table this morning and my daughter sang along . I told her that they are pieces that a little older children than she is often learn and she went off to play scales . Thanks for encouraging her!