Zoltán Kocsis: Mozart – Keyboard sonata K 284 – III. Theme with 12 Variations

MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus

Keyboard Sonata in D major K 284

III. Theme with 12 Variations

Zoltán Kocsis, guest professor

David Kadouch, student

For this movement, in general, Kocsis points out that it is important not to lose the relationship between its elements.
Regarding the theme, for Zoltán Kocsis it should be much simpler, and to achieve this he recommends not using the pedal in certain parts. In addition, the articulation should not be too long at the beginning, but with light and “dance”.
Also in the variations the character should be more dance-like, and for some of them he recommends playing them with a more staccato articulation. In general, the professor can imagine that Mozart would prefer short, accented notes, and he also mentions a comment by Beethoven regarding this.
On the other hand, the student has done beautiful things and the professor shows some examples of this, but insists that this music should be simpler and does not need to be explained. Later he suggests making more dynamic contrast in a certain passage.
Finally, in order not to deviate from the meter and play the figures in tempo, Zoltán Kocsis recommends that the student practice with a metronome.

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