Matt Garson ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>...  I've never seen a performer play from memory before under such
>circumstances and I was wondering if anyone knew if this practice is
>typical of Guy? More generally, is this a practice that is common among
>performers that I've simply never noticed?

I think you've never noticed it, that's all.  K271 is close enough to
central repertoire (closer than say K449) for a pianist to have it
memorised.

It is actually, in my experience, rare to see a concerto played from the
score, unless it's an unusual concerto - for two bassoons by Vivaldi for
example.

Deryk Barker
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