The recital that I chose to watch was by Yuja Wang during the 15th edition of the Verbier Festival & Academy. The recital takes place on the 29 of July in 2008. Yuja Wang played La Valse by Maurice Ravel. Maurice Ravel stated La Valse in 1906, then called Wien, but didn’t finish it until 1920.[1]
Ravel used different forms of dynamics to make the piece unique. The piece would move from mezzo piano to forte. This switching from mezzo piano to forte would vary throughout the piece. For example, for about the first two minutes of the piece we start fairly soft and then the right hand starts to play and increasing the volume. La Valse also includes sforzando , it is very common in this piece to hear sudden accents on certain notes …show more content…
When the music was mezzo piano then tempo would be allegro, and when the music was forte then the tempo would be allegretto, lento, or at times moderato. What I thought was unique was that sometimes the left and right hand would have different tempos. A lot of the time the left hand would be playing faster than the right hand. The left hand would repeat the same notes or chords in a measure, and the right hand dances around. There are a few moments when both hands are in sync with each …show more content…
Wang’s body was in tune with the music, her body mimicked the dynamics of the music. When the music is soft and gently she smiles and stokes the keys with care, and when the music is dramatic her body jerks and her head nods hard forward. She become one with the music, and it showed physically as she played. This is an example of, that an performer but do more that just play the music, they must feel the music as well. Wang also uses some of the techniques that we are taught in class. When its need Wang crosses her hands to hit the proper notes or chords. You can tell when notes are accented and she plays the pieces so well that you can hear the melody in the right hand. She also remembered the whole piece, which is about 11 minutes long. I found that to be impressive such the piece seems so
Ravel used different forms of dynamics to make the piece unique. The piece would move from mezzo piano to forte. This switching from mezzo piano to forte would vary throughout the piece. For example, for about the first two minutes of the piece we start fairly soft and then the right hand starts to play and increasing the volume. La Valse also includes sforzando , it is very common in this piece to hear sudden accents on certain notes …show more content…
When the music was mezzo piano then tempo would be allegro, and when the music was forte then the tempo would be allegretto, lento, or at times moderato. What I thought was unique was that sometimes the left and right hand would have different tempos. A lot of the time the left hand would be playing faster than the right hand. The left hand would repeat the same notes or chords in a measure, and the right hand dances around. There are a few moments when both hands are in sync with each …show more content…
Wang’s body was in tune with the music, her body mimicked the dynamics of the music. When the music is soft and gently she smiles and stokes the keys with care, and when the music is dramatic her body jerks and her head nods hard forward. She become one with the music, and it showed physically as she played. This is an example of, that an performer but do more that just play the music, they must feel the music as well. Wang also uses some of the techniques that we are taught in class. When its need Wang crosses her hands to hit the proper notes or chords. You can tell when notes are accented and she plays the pieces so well that you can hear the melody in the right hand. She also remembered the whole piece, which is about 11 minutes long. I found that to be impressive such the piece seems so