ABRSM 2023 & 2024 - Grade 8 A: Piano exam - A:2 Allegro 1st Mvmnt Sonata in F, K. 332 ~ W. A. Mozart

ABRSM 2023 & 2024 - Grade 8 Piano exam - A:2 Allegro 1st Movement Sonata in F, K. 332 ~ W. A. Mozart

Mozart's three piano sonatas K. 330-332 are among his most popular keyboard works. They were composed in the period 1781-3, possibly during a visit to Salzburg. In view of Mozart's flair for opera, it is not surprising that this Allegro is operatic in its sudden changes of mood, from the gently lyrical (starting at bars 1 and 41) to the stormy (bars 22 and 56).

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[masterkeyz]

TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
ABRSM’s recommended tempo for this piece is 120 crotchet bpm and this piece has been performed to a similar tempo.

This piece is mainly to be played legato, and care is needed to play expressively, but the true skill is being able to execute the numerous slurs correctly, so as to create a light and elegant sound, in keeping with the Viennese Classical style. The main trick is to play the last note of each slur lighter, which helps to add elegance and finesse to the phrases.

Be careful not to over-use the sustain pedal in this piece - it’s very easy to fall into a habit of pedalling almost every bar in order to “romanticise it” - don’t! I had to keep reminding myself that this piece does not need to loose it’s clarity of melody and with a good legato touch it will work surprisingly well with little pedal added. Remember this is not the music of later Romantic composers such as Chopin!

There are a few bars where staccato wedges are written - bars 14, 28, 41, etc.. and these were often used in the late 18th Century by Haydn and Mozart to indicate normal staccato, as opposed to staccatissimo - however I chose to play them quite short and crisp which makes for a nice contrast.

Dynamics are straightforward.

[travellingmusician]

I played this for grade 8 back in the 80s, except it was the whole sonata all 3 movements back then.

[NED-Gaming-the-great]

Marvelous! Without you, I wouldn’t be able to get through Grade 8. Thank you Master Keys!😊😊😊

[linglingwannabe]

Honestly i like how you keep the piece as original to the score as possible because it gives us a benchmark so as to how we should sound before implementing the appropriate expression

[skorottage]

Only channel where tempo is kept the same throughout because in other channel's videos the tempo changes. Thank you.

[CharlotteDUND]

I think on behalf of everyone who ever played piano you are our helper, our learning supporter. 😊And I thank you. It must be hard to perfect every grade’s piano syllabus 🎉🎉

[aj_ed]

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[GordonZhou-onyy]

i picked this piece for my piano exam and i'm still playing the piece

[wssloo]

Thanks for helping my 11 yr old achieve such a great mark (139/150) Your videos are really useful!

[sumiprasan]

I’m 13 and I’m taking my grade 8 exams in a few months. Thank you so much for your amazing videos, they’ve helped me in literally all the grades I’ve done so far and your playing is an awesome example. I probably would have failed without them guides. Thank you! 🙏😁

[shaundaniel]

Outstanding Performance! Selected this piece for my Grade 8, also in 1:09 the timing in bar 41, the last last crotchet (D) is played as a minim in this video.

[cookie_birdie]

I’m 12 now and I just started grade 8 piano examination song. This helped a lot, thanks for your help!

[Gaming_gamer-fllm]

U will become useful to me from the videos I am only 9 and I am at grade 8 about to take exam thanks to you

[wizarding-chronicles]

Thanks for the video! It really helped me to being from knowing none of the notes to playing it smotthly. Thank you so much.🙂

[NahIdLose-se]

I learned this song all by your video❤

[JDnortheast]

I’m currently heading towards my Grade 3 exam in a couple of weeks and thought I’d have a listen to some Grade 8 stuff out of sheer curiosity and I’m just sat here thinking “yea I’ll never be able to play that” 😂

[svetlanaradashkevich]

Hi im 11 have taken my grade 8 exam with destinction 146/150 Thank you so much! i took it practically in delhi.

[naomiparsons]

Me seeing this piece: Oh this looks easy, I'll do this one.
*Turns page*
*Turns page again*
Uh oh
*Turns another page*
Oh god
*Turns yet another page*
Thank god it's over

[adam]

Wonderful rendition. 120 bpm feels too sluggish though. I don't understand why ABRSM choose pieces which are of a high technical ability, then drop the tempo so that it fits within a grade 8 range. Why not pick something of the right standard which can be played at the speed the composer likely originally intended. This really needs to be above 120 bpm, and they should expect this from Grade 8 standard.

[eclipsed]

amazing video! I don't think I would have been able to get through grade 7 without your vids, so thank you!!