This brilliant sonata is in four movements: 0:00 I. Grave - Doppio movimento 6:09 II. Scherzo 12:11 III. Marche funèbre: Lento 19:21 IV. Finale: Presto No words to describe how much I adore this piece and always dreamed of playing it someday…true masterpiece of dark, murky, conflicting emotions 🖤 Thank you for listening!
Oh Lillian, this is wonderful! I've listened to perhaps a hundred or more different performances of this sonata, and yours ranks right up with some of my favorites! I really like your tempo choices throughout. Another thing that really caught my attention was how smoothly you transitioned between themes. So well done! I'm definitely saving this to a playlist so I can listen again and again! 🥰
You’re so kind, Kevin! I am honored that you enjoy my interpretation. This sonata is truly timeless, and I still have much to learn from the ones who came before me. 🤩 Looking back on this performance now (recorded months back in May), I have some new ideas already…which I can’t wait to share in future videos! 😄👀
Consistent with my comments on some of your other Chopin recordings I would start the funeral March softer so that you can play the first.minute on an ever growing dynamic arc into an explosive set of chords on the climax to the first part.
Thank you Sunaree! Starting in a quieter place will definitely make the buildup more cathartic and effective. I actually have a more recent performance recording that experiments with similar ideas, and I can’t wait to share it soon!
@@LillianFeng I think the best way to play the funeral March is to have an ever but very steady upward arc in the dynamic until you explode into the chords at 13:31. I noticed that even when you play forte chords you do not really lift your hands far off the keyboard. Where are you trying to generate the power from?
Thank you for your question! It’s definitely very difficult to maintain my pieces, but one way that’s been helpful is setting goals daily and weekly. I also alternate pieces every other day, so that I can practice every piece without overwhelming myself. It’s quite a learning process, and I’m glad you asked! ☺️
