Body Movements In Bach's Italian Concerto

As I am watching piano recitals played by different performances, I realize that each person has his or her own strength, and they also have many characteristics in common at the same time, such as concentration, professionalism of performance and so on. After I watched all five piano recitals, I know that it is important for a piano beginner to learn their skills, body movements and emotions. In the Bach's Italian Concerto, BWV 971 played by Andras Schiff, there are three movements with different tempos, such as Allegro, Andante, and Presto. Each movement contains different dynamics. For instance, the first movement is quickly and happy, and listeners can feel the emotion of the piece by watching how Andras Schiff moved his body. It is clear that when he plays quick and happy movement, he tends to have smile on his face, and his eyes are closed. However, I think the light of the background is too dark to match the theme of the piece. …show more content…
13 "Pathetique" wrote by Ludvig van Beethoven. As many of us known, this piece is one of the most famous pieces wrote by Beethoven. The three movements in the piece each has Allegro con brio, Adagio, and Allegro as their tempos. The dynamics of three movements are also different. In the first movement, the body movement of the performer is changing based on the change of dynamic and tempo. After the gap between the second and the third movements, the dynamic changes to piano. I feel that the whole piece can tell a story, which has tensions at the beginning, and part of the problems is solved during the second movement, then the whole dynamic slow down in the third