I love this specific Sonata, and even though you don't have the buff stop (I myself don't relate much important to the number of stops in an harpsichord) - I liked very much your performance as it is. Chapeau for the daring interpretation at 4:39! Don't be afraid to do more like this in a piece. Bravo!
Thank you Riva! I said about the buff stop because once I tried it on an original mid 18th century English harpsichord which had a pedal that worked as a buff stop. It was a great effect! This theme lends itself well to it.
@@theclavierist No worries! The IMSLP version states 108 to the half ... and in WBMP, you've hit that perfectly ... also, in that time, 7.2 nps for a mere "Allegro" would not have made sense. What would then even presto sound like? So, 3.6 nps is perfectly Allegro, and then it gives you "room" to get a little fast in the 6/8 or even C time Prestos. Fue lógico más que nada ... :D
@@thomashughes4859 I can be proud of myself then! I simply followed what I felt was the 'right' tempo, as I normally do, and in this case it seems that I hit the target! 😀 It is always interesting to read your logical explanations! Numeros son generalmente demasiado complicados pare mi 🙃
@@theclavierist You make an excellent point. When I first look at a piece of music and read through it, the motifs, etc. I used to always get a fresh idea of how it would sound best, and then I applied a MM mark. Later, as the piece became more familiar, for some weird reason that I know now (it's the human's ability to "rationalise" time and space and get lost within - another topic for another day), I would begin to speed it up till I could barely keep control of the piece. Bad habit. Thanks to Wim, I now control each finger and put it precisely where I want it at the pressure I want it and when I want it there. Great stuff. So, I have music riddles with MM marks and dates. I am pulling them ALL back to where they were, or course. Good for you, and if you're interested, you can find a piece of string with a bob (a simple pendulum) no longer than the page of music, then you can measure on the page the length of the pendulum in accordance with the tempo you want. I'll make a quick video of how this works, and then you put the pendulum to the line on your paper, and you always have an easy reference at the moment. I plan to do this with all my pieces. And as a reference, I always use Dr. Young's "Measures per Minute" ranking so that for the future, there can be no question as to the tempi of the works. Of course, I'm almost tempted to put friggin' degrees of earth's rotation as a trianglular pinpoint backup to ensure I don't lead musicians 200 years in the future any doubt as to what the heck I meant for my tempo ... HAHA!!! (I hope I didn't lose you - you questioned your maths earlier, but shoot, musicians must have a maths compass in their brains, or they wouldn't be able to produce). Great work. This is the new "old" wave of music, and when the masses find that physically, they are not impeded by the "elite" and "arrogant" related to velocity, they can indeed play music. The rest can be imparted, but at least they don't feel that music is out of reach for them in the mechanical functions of a keyboard, violin, or woodwind. Cheers! Keep it up!
@@thomashughes4859 My problem with numbers is my brain's laziness towards them.. but if I engage I do understand things... well, most of the time.. I would like to see your video about the pendulum + paper! Abrazo!
Todavia no, pero' tengo un par de sonatas para ententar em algun momento :-) escuchaste mis videos de Sebastian De Albero? Las sonatas son bastante 'españolas' ruclips.net/video/I0VaU6rl210/видео.html
I love this specific Sonata, and even though you don't have the buff stop (I myself don't relate much important to the number of stops in an harpsichord) - I liked very much your performance as it is. Chapeau for the daring interpretation at 4:39! Don't be afraid to do more like this in a piece. Bravo!
Thank you Riva! I said about the buff stop because once I tried it on an original mid 18th century English harpsichord which had a pedal that worked as a buff stop. It was a great effect! This theme lends itself well to it.
😃 One of my (many) favorite sonatas! Nicely played!
With Scarlatti there is always a new sonata and there is always another favourite one 😀
I enjoyed this, thank you for sharing!
Thank you Marcus!
nice camera work, always improving details to an awesome performance
Dealing with the camera and the video is often more difficult than playing 🙃
Great playing! Nice tempo!
A 'nice tempo' coming from you is huge compliment! Gracias Señor Hughes 😀
@@theclavierist No worries! The IMSLP version states 108 to the half ... and in WBMP, you've hit that perfectly ... also, in that time, 7.2 nps for a mere "Allegro" would not have made sense. What would then even presto sound like? So, 3.6 nps is perfectly Allegro, and then it gives you "room" to get a little fast in the 6/8 or even C time Prestos. Fue lógico más que nada ... :D
@@thomashughes4859 I can be proud of myself then! I simply followed what I felt was the 'right' tempo, as I normally do, and in this case it seems that I hit the target! 😀 It is always interesting to read your logical explanations! Numeros son generalmente demasiado complicados pare mi 🙃
@@theclavierist You make an excellent point. When I first look at a piece of music and read through it, the motifs, etc. I used to always get a fresh idea of how it would sound best, and then I applied a MM mark. Later, as the piece became more familiar, for some weird reason that I know now (it's the human's ability to "rationalise" time and space and get lost within - another topic for another day), I would begin to speed it up till I could barely keep control of the piece. Bad habit. Thanks to Wim, I now control each finger and put it precisely where I want it at the pressure I want it and when I want it there. Great stuff. So, I have music riddles with MM marks and dates. I am pulling them ALL back to where they were, or course.
Good for you, and if you're interested, you can find a piece of string with a bob (a simple pendulum) no longer than the page of music, then you can measure on the page the length of the pendulum in accordance with the tempo you want. I'll make a quick video of how this works, and then you put the pendulum to the line on your paper, and you always have an easy reference at the moment. I plan to do this with all my pieces. And as a reference, I always use Dr. Young's "Measures per Minute" ranking so that for the future, there can be no question as to the tempi of the works. Of course, I'm almost tempted to put friggin' degrees of earth's rotation as a trianglular pinpoint backup to ensure I don't lead musicians 200 years in the future any doubt as to what the heck I meant for my tempo ... HAHA!!! (I hope I didn't lose you - you questioned your maths earlier, but shoot, musicians must have a maths compass in their brains, or they wouldn't be able to produce).
Great work. This is the new "old" wave of music, and when the masses find that physically, they are not impeded by the "elite" and "arrogant" related to velocity, they can indeed play music. The rest can be imparted, but at least they don't feel that music is out of reach for them in the mechanical functions of a keyboard, violin, or woodwind. Cheers! Keep it up!
@@thomashughes4859 My problem with numbers is my brain's laziness towards them.. but if I engage I do understand things... well, most of the time.. I would like to see your video about the pendulum + paper! Abrazo!
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Adding this to my list to learn! What temperament are you playing on?
It certainly is a nice one to learn! I am using John Barne's 'Bach Temperament' as set by the tuning app Cleartune.
¿Tocas también a Padre Soler?
Todavia no, pero' tengo un par de sonatas para ententar em algun momento :-) escuchaste mis videos de Sebastian De Albero? Las sonatas son bastante 'españolas' ruclips.net/video/I0VaU6rl210/видео.html
@@theclavierist Aún no, pero ahora voy a escucharlas. Thank you so much! 😍