Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2015-01-22 21:08
Phillip...I'm with you on your impression of the Mozart if I can change so subtly your characterization of it "presenting few technical difficulties," to, at least as far as the first 2 movements are concerned IMHO, "presenting few obvious at first glance technical difficulties."
(I'm not exempting the 3rd movement in an effort to say it is easy, or the easiest of the 3. I think it far away the hardest, particularly if an articulate style is chosen.)
Perhaps where you said, "Some of the easiest pieces are also the hardest," I should have implied "seemingly easiest," which is my point.
In addition to the flawless, tasteful and interesting requirements you site, as you probably appreciate, the first movement in particular is full of places where fingers can so easily fall ever so off tempo, and phrases include challenging fingerings around the throat tones and the break. Not terribly difficult finger play is also challenged by the need to often repeat it several times in succession, identically.
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