Yes, it’s brilliant folks. I personally love Mozart played on the fortepiano. When I studied in Germany I was privileged to play an original Stein in the Bremen Museum. The action was perfect: light, accurate, and responsive! I had control of the hammers to within 2 mm of the strings.
This was such a joy to hear! The embellishments and variations on the written score made it feel more authentic, as was the style of the time I think. Such a treasure.
The piano sonatas with violin accompaniment are also a treasure trove in addition to these solo sonatas. Love the performers mozartian improvisations. Very well realized in the style of Mozart.
I think it's because the range of the keyboard instruments then is only between F1 and f1 which is overall lower compare to the modern piano. So the composers also composes on the soprano clef which its pitch is a third lower than the treble clef.There's no need to write many high notes and it will be easier to compose on a lower clef.
@@yyjj841 on the contrary. If you use soprano clef you have to use more extra lines in the upper register. The soprano clef is actually lower than the treble clef, so that's not the answer
The slightly faster tempo is perfect for the fortepiano. The tone of the fortepiano is sparkly and clear enough that there is no need to slow the tempo down to make anything “clear”like you have to on a modern piano. You should be able to sing each phrase of the melody in one breath (it even says Andante cantabile - “walking pace” and “singing”, which means… not slow). You can’t do that at the much slower tempos that many modern pianists take.
It is quite extraordinary that where we have Mozart's own embellishments they sound so natural, but so difficult for performers to add their own in the same way.
A little slower would allow for more subtle phrasing and more depth. Although it is quite rapid it does not give the impression of fluidity. In my opinion Mozart's sonatas are not as lightweight as this.
The fortepiano is actually capable of much more subtle phrasing at quicker tempos than the modern piano. The action is incredibly sensitive, incredibly light, and the tone quality is more “speech-like” than a modern piano. Which means it is much, much easier for a fortepiano to do subtle inflections and articulations without massive effort on the player’s part. Where a modern pianist needs to lift the fingers completely off a modern piano keyboard to play short, two-note slurs for example, a fortepianist simply uses a tiny flick of the fingertip to barely clear the keys and allow the dampers inside the instrument to stop the sound for a split second - and there is your slur, perfectly inflected and executed. There is no need to drastically slow tempos down on a fortepiano to “allow” for more subtlety. The instrument doesn’t need that extra help. In fact, slow it down too much and you will run into the problem of losing longer singing lines because the instrument does not sustain for as long as a modern piano does. Fortepianos were made for speech-like inflections and subtleties, whereas the modern piano is made to always sing instead of inflecting anything. Mozart knew how to write for his instrument.
@@musicyh ... but Mozart's pianos did not have double escapement. Also, as for harpsichords and clavichords, each note needs a little more space to sound. Obviously so long as it is not with repeated notes, it is possible to play very quickly, but the line gets blurred (which you might want occasionally). For Mozart, one useful guide is the detail in the articulation.
Yes, it’s brilliant folks. I personally love Mozart played on the fortepiano. When I studied in Germany I was privileged to play an original Stein in the Bremen Museum. The action was perfect: light, accurate, and responsive! I had control of the hammers to within 2 mm of the strings.
How do you get to do that?
i also love the ornamentation on the repeated sections. this piece is so joyful and playful. nice.
Yes very mozartian indeed.
This was such a joy to hear! The embellishments and variations on the written score made it feel more authentic, as was the style of the time I think. Such a treasure.
The first Mozart sonata I ever learned! So light and fluffy I love it
And I thought only Papageno was fluffy..
The piano sonatas with violin accompaniment are also a treasure trove in addition to these solo sonatas. Love the performers mozartian improvisations. Very well realized in the style of Mozart.
Please turn the pages!
how long ive been waiting to find this... Thank you!
This is a remarkable performance in every way.
Amazing! Especially the third movement which is one of my favourites xD
Lovely, thank you.
This is such a gem to listen to and play (even for a not very great pianist like myself). Great ornaments!!
Wonderful
i i have no words that was amazing i love it o my so so beautiful i love it
thanks a lot sincerely.
How beautiful I’ve always wanted a Fortepiano. Although I should really stop listening to Mozart and do my AP Euro homework.
love the interesting ornamentation on the repeated sections... Pianists should do this more often in overplayed pieces like this :)
Brian Billion I'm fortepianist too, che ornamentations of the repetition is a normal things on that instrument..
Overplayed? Seems you have bias against music that is popular. This is often a symptom of snobbery.
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yes play play play perfect beautiful amazing make more please i love this so perfect
Nice! What is the name of this fortepiano? When was it made?
Why did Mozart write the right hand part in the soprano clef? He could have used the treble clef, as he did with other piano sonatas.
Hard to say. Bach did it too.
I think it's because the range of the keyboard instruments then is only between F1 and f1 which is overall lower compare to the modern piano. So the composers also composes on the soprano clef which its pitch is a third lower than the treble clef.There's no need to write many high notes and it will be easier to compose on a lower clef.
Probably didnt want to write too many extra ledger lines and make it messy, the melody has a high register here
@@yyjj841 on the contrary. If you use soprano clef you have to use more extra lines in the upper register. The soprano clef is actually lower than the treble clef, so that's not the answer
Why dont you show the whole score?
Quantum music! Binary code in Mozart music! 😍
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It's like two competing themes.
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Just to let you know，Second mvt is a bit too fast for the dreamy feeling
Andante used to be faster at Mozart's time. It's actually played the way it should be. Lang Lang is a fabulous pianist but massacred this sonata.
The slightly faster tempo is perfect for the fortepiano. The tone of the fortepiano is sparkly and clear enough that there is no need to slow the tempo down to make anything “clear”like you have to on a modern piano. You should be able to sing each phrase of the melody in one breath (it even says Andante cantabile - “walking pace” and “singing”, which means… not slow). You can’t do that at the much slower tempos that many modern pianists take.
a different key
Eason Xiao traditionally, the fortepiano is tuned to a lower pitch, A=430 instead of 440
Thanks
Thank you for explaining. I was wondering why it sounded a bit flat.
Do not modify the original work especially when you play mozart, because every note makes sense and can not be replaced
It is quite extraordinary that where we have Mozart's own embellishments they sound so natural, but so difficult for performers to add their own in the same way.
Mozart embellished beyond the score just like anyone else during his time.
I do not think there is any artistic need to embellish a Mozart score to the point where it becomes predictable.
Secondo il mio modesto parere...troppo veloce !
A little slower would allow for more subtle phrasing and more depth. Although it is quite rapid it does not give the impression of fluidity. In my opinion Mozart's sonatas are not as lightweight as this.
The fortepiano is actually capable of much more subtle phrasing at quicker tempos than the modern piano. The action is incredibly sensitive, incredibly light, and the tone quality is more “speech-like” than a modern piano. Which means it is much, much easier for a fortepiano to do subtle inflections and articulations without massive effort on the player’s part. Where a modern pianist needs to lift the fingers completely off a modern piano keyboard to play short, two-note slurs for example, a fortepianist simply uses a tiny flick of the fingertip to barely clear the keys and allow the dampers inside the instrument to stop the sound for a split second - and there is your slur, perfectly inflected and executed. There is no need to drastically slow tempos down on a fortepiano to “allow” for more subtlety. The instrument doesn’t need that extra help. In fact, slow it down too much and you will run into the problem of losing longer singing lines because the instrument does not sustain for as long as a modern piano does. Fortepianos were made for speech-like inflections and subtleties, whereas the modern piano is made to always sing instead of inflecting anything. Mozart knew how to write for his instrument.
@@musicyh ... but Mozart's pianos did not have double escapement. Also, as for harpsichords and clavichords, each note needs a little more space to sound. Obviously so long as it is not with repeated notes, it is possible to play very quickly, but the line gets blurred (which you might want occasionally).
For Mozart, one useful guide is the detail in the articulation.
Why did you change the work and notes! please play as the score says!!
Please refer to Robert Levin: Improvising Mozart. This lecture is very informative.
It’s called ornamentation you twit!
@@danielbillingsley74 Good when it works (but it hardly ever does).
Martin Bennett you’re an idiot. “Hardly ever does”. What an ill-informed and douchey thing to say.
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