<p>Pan Yumeng <br />Beethoven, Sonata op.81a-1st m. – Debussy, Clair de lune – Liszt, Aprés une lecture du Dante<br />Beethoven. Good sound in the Adagio, in spite of the extremely slow tempo. Beethoven indicated 2/4! Well balanced tempo in the Allegro, but I miss a more sensitive and differentiated polyphony. A stronger tempo feeling in the development would be necessary. <br />Debussy. The 1st page should have no real crescendo and is already too extroverted. The same in the “un poco mosso”, where the crescendo comes much too early! There is in the interpretation a general romantic feeling and expression, far away from the often static and visionary atmosphere of the piece and the impressionistic character of the texture.<br />Liszt. Well balanced Introduction. Not very clean the Presto, with many wrong notes. I miss the “lunga pausa” before the Andante, but the general expression is convincing, with singing sound and passionate phrasing. The triple ppp in bar 128 and 157 are played like a quite normal “piano”. There is a virtuoso potential in the fast passages, but the performance is never clean and transparent enough. Really too many wrong notes at the end.<br />General remarks: sensitive expression, but not enough control and pianistic discipline in the virtuoso literature. </p>