I uploaded my playing the Mozart Piano Concerto K 491 (in 2005) and the Archduke Trio (in 2006) onto youtube today. So I got a chance to hear my own playing from back then.
One obvious thing is that I didn't practice enough--I played through tons of wrong notes. But that's something I knew all along. I mean, I played the concerto with music. That surely gives it away.
There are some things that I wouldn't do today. Like with the Mozart, I probably need to simplify. It also has too much phrasing done in the Romantic sense, I feel. With the Beethoven, it's clear that I never put too much thought into it. Other than the simple f and p's , the obvious crescendo and dimuendo's, my playing lacks a central idea. [Actually, on second hearing, it sounds downright schizophrenic. It just wasn't good.]
In general, back then I lacked subtleties. A better point is that I think I need more layering when I present the music. Maybe I've heard my own playing too many times, it's just not very interesting. It's quite straightforward in the presentation. If there even was a coherent presentation to begin with.
How would I improve my "layering"? I don't actually know. I guess that's why I need to buy myself a half-decent recording device and listen to myself. Cell-phones and built-in microphones on laptops do not qualify.
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