Author: Kevin Bowman
Date: 1999-09-01 14:54
A very delightful piece that is, in the end, not quite as hard as it looks if you are very familiar with your scales and arpeggios. In general, though, all of the marked tempi are much too fast. For the Adagio section, I literally change the quarter note in the tempo marking to an eighth note, cutting the tempo in half - use this as a reference for the "fastest" part of the runs - that is, start even slower than that. The whole Adagio section is pretty much a cadenza - up to and including the written cadenza. The piano does play throughout, though, so careful communication with your accompaniast is essential. Take the final section no faster than you can manage well - don't worry too much about the marked tempo (again, you can get away with half!). It's more imressive to play this piece cleanly than it is to do it quickly and stumble.
For more insight into performing italian music, listen to Rossini overtures - many of them have a rubato introduction and a rousing ending. I also find the Cavellini Caprices fun to play.
Have fun
Kevin Bowman
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