Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccioso Opus 14 - Tutorials and Masterclasses (LTCL/LRSM)

Felix Mendelssohn (source: wikipedia)

As part of BBC Radio 3's Piano Masterclass,  recorded in 2012, 0:53 seconds in - Mendelssohn's Rondo Capriccioso. David Owen Norris heads the masterclass. In this themed masterclass, Norris discusses the Rondo Capriccioso from 0:53 index to 5:40.
 

David Owen Norris' tips:

• Surprise and Satisfaction in the Mendelssohn Rondo Capricioso - when a change of key occurs - to C major for instance, bring out the surprise! Lengthen the passage or notes before the surprise. I suppose in this case you can use rests or pauses for the same effect as well as sustaining the notes longer. 

The next masterclass is from the Golandsky Institute recorded in 2017. 3 minutes long, it works on technical aspects of the more virtuosic runs.

Tips include:

• feeling the pulse of long runs, opening the fingers (more space) when running down the keyboard.