Sor - Op 2 No 3 Andantino
This is a piece by Sor that I love, but I don't hear it played too often. It has good length, nice contrast between the sections, a strong melody, and very elegant voice leading. The score I am using is attached.
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August 8
To start this off, here's a little walk-and-talk through the piece.
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August 9
Here's is an update after the second day. It's a first take, so plenty of mistakes. As usual, it's the B section (in D major) that needs the most work.
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August 10
I listened carefully to the video I made yesterday and identified the problem spots. I then practiced those spots like crazy. I'm feeling a bit frustrated right now, because they don't seem to get any better. It's a feeling I have a lot, sort of like, "Well, I guess this is as good as it gets." I don't know how to get over this hump.
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August 10 (afternoon)
Okay, I know it's a little weird posting two updates on the same day, but I had a pretty good practice session with this in the afternoon, and so I just wanted to record it. Naturally, the quality of my playing came down a little once I hit the record button.
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August 11
This morning, I did a lot of very slow practice, focusing on the problematic measures, but also on the entire piece. (I did not, however, go quite as slowly as Jack Stewart likes to practice.)
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August 14
I haven't posted an update of this in a few days. This performance is far from perfect, but I'll probably make this my final posting of this piece (at least for now).