Mood:
celebratoryNow Playing: Lot of music, as always...
"If you can imagine it,
You can achieve it.
If you can dream it,
You can become it." (William Arthur Ward)
I am sorry for that long silence - was really extremely busy finishing my bachelor studies at the Janacek Academy. Finally I did all the exams (with A marks only) and now prepare for the entry exam for the Master Degree.
It has been really tough work and I would like to rest a little now. Will inform you more also about my future plans and upcoming concert events. I wish you all the best and see you soon.
If you would like to read my bachelor thesis (which received maximum 100 points from the examination commitee), download it here:
http://richard.pohl.tripod.com/id10.html
It's only in Czech however...
Here is English abstract for those who can't enjoy it whole:
Pohl, Richard: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto in D Minor KV 466 and Its Interpretation
This thesis focuses on the interpretation and analysis of W. A. Mozart’s Piano Concerto in D minor KV 466. The first chapter provides a brief overview of all Mozart’s piano concertos describing their general outline and character. Following chapters deal with the concerto itself from two points of view. The first provides the musical analysis of the form and structure, based on recent research by Robert Levin and Daniel Leeson (Leeson-Levin model). The second is the performer’s view of the Concerto, which focuses on main issues of the interpretation and provides detailed advices on performance of each movement. This includes a detailed discussion on the ornamentation, right tempos, proper articulation, fingering and improvised embellishments. Next chapter contains information on the cadenzas available for the concerto with description of more than dozen cadenzas from various periods of time. It also gives some advice for composing stylish cadenza and reveals previously unpublished information explaining the true origin of the cadenzas by Bedrich Smetana. Concluding chapter deals with various performance topics featuring the improvisation, basso continuo realization or conducting from the keyboard and also offers a brief overview of recommended Urtext editions.
