Pedro López Salas at the National Liberal Club with aristocratic style and artistry
It was clear from the very first notes of this early Mozart Sonata that we were in the hands of a real artist. A refined tone palette of clarity and style with ornaments that sparkled like jewels with delicate precision. But this was no clock work precision because every note spoke so eloquently with a subtle sense of rubato that was both enticing and ravishingly beautiful. Rests and pauses that were as eloquent as the notes that came before and after in a musical conversation that brought this sonata vividly to life .An exquisite Andante cantabile with a kaleidoscopic range of sounds like the human voice where the ending was pure whispered magic. The brilliance of the Allegretto was tempered with elegance and style where everything was given the just time to breathe with delicate and delectable ornaments that just added to the civilised dance of its age.
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