<p>Wang Xiaoxoia<br />Liszt’s ‘Gnomenreigen’ lacked real clarity, focus, detail and precision.  It needed more fluency, fluidity and a less heavy touch.  Dynamics were underplayed.   The final section in particular was too heavy, laboured and lacking in delicacy and grace.  <br />Mozart’s F major sonata finale K332 showed clear articulation but tended to change tempo and lack a sense of fluidity.  The music did not lift itself sufficiently off the page and needed to dance much more fluently and lightly throughout.   Overall there was a need for more cantabile.  Accentuation tended to get in the way of lyrical phrasing and so underplay the- essential- vocal- quality of this wonderful music. <br />Chopin’s rarely performed D minor Polonaise was played with commitment and obvious enjoyment.  Lots of colours and contrasts, but a sense of the requisite Polonaise rhythm was lacking.  There was a need for greater consistency and more rhythmic sweep. At times it was difficult to be aware of the rhythmic hierarchy, especially in the central sections.   The rubato needed to fit in with greater logic to the overall phrase structure of the piece as a whole.</p>