"The musical world knows, that marking the time by a metronome is but a slight guide for performers and conductors. Its object is to show the general time of a movement, particularly at its commencement; but it is not to be followed strictly throughout; for no piece, except a march or a dance, would have any real life and expression, or light and shade, if the Solo performer, or the orchestra under its conductor, were strictly to adhere to one and the same _tempo,_ without regard to the many marks which command its variations. The player or conductor, who enters into the time and spirit of the piece must feel _when_ and _where_ he has to introduce the necessary changes: and these are often of so delicate a nature, that the marks of the metronome would become superabundant, not to say impossible." Moscheles, footnote on p.148 of his translation of Schindler's life of Beethoven.
The pianist, the instrument, and the composer are quite wonderful.
Beautiful playing on a lovely fortépiano....and "Hello" to Elam for making the video 😀
What a great player and a great instrument!
Beautiful performance!
כל כך יפה. תודה שרון ועלם!
תודה לך! ❤️
This wonderful music and your fantastic performance - LOVELY! Thank you, Sharon, for the video.
Congratulations dear Sharon, your playing and this piece are both marvelleous
Great performance. Congrats.
Superb!
Wonderful. I didn't really know this composer. And the performance is fantastic.
Thank you to enable us to discover such unknown pieces ! Is it an historical instrument or a reproduction ? Very interesting sound.
Thank you for listening! :) It's a historical instrument by the Viennese maker Schöfstoss (more details in the description below the video).
Hey hi good stuff comming frm yr fingers
Holy smokes
この曲はアルカンに与えた影響が大きいです。盛期ロマン派時代に活躍したリストや、ショパン、アルカンはロマン派の第三世代です。
モシェレスやシューベルト、ツェルニーと言った作曲家は第2世代で、第1世代はベートーヴェンやフンメルです。
メンデルスゾーンは第三世代ではありますが保守的でベートーヴェンやフンメルの二世的な作品を残しました。又、彼はルター派の影響も大きいです。
How is that possible that the tempo doesn’t match one that composer originally wrote at dotted quarter note @100bpm
do you have a scan of the original manuscript? i can't find it on IMSLP
"The musical world knows, that marking the time by a metronome is but a slight guide for performers and conductors. Its object is to show the general time of a movement, particularly at its commencement; but it is not to be followed strictly throughout; for no piece, except a march or a dance, would have any real life and expression, or light and shade, if the Solo performer, or the orchestra under its conductor, were strictly to adhere to one and the same _tempo,_ without regard to the many marks which command its variations. The player or conductor, who enters into the time and spirit of the piece must feel _when_ and _where_ he has to introduce the necessary changes: and these are often of so delicate a nature, that the marks of the metronome would become superabundant, not to say impossible." Moscheles, footnote on p.148 of his translation of Schindler's life of Beethoven.