First, please listen to the last of the three late piano sonatas, No. 32.
Until now, I had been slowly working on small pieces as part of my study of MIDI. However, when a former colleague who is a pianist mentioned that he would be performing this piece as the main work in his recital, I foolishly decided to tackle the MIDI transcription of this piece. Fortunately, thanks to his kindness, I was able to take remote lessons with him, which allowed me to also learn about sound production. It took me more than six months to finish it at a basic level. My MIDI transcription skills and musical level must have been quite low.
When I look at the lesson notes from that time, there were corrections on almost every measure. On top of that, I struggled to figure out how to translate my advisor's suggestions into MIDI. For example, around measure 23 of the first movement, he said, 'It would be good if there was a rolling, rough, potato-like undulation!' What should I do about that...?
But the biggest challenge with Sonata No. 32 was definitely the second movement, the Adagio. The issue was with the interpretation of 'L’istesso tempo' written every time a new variation starts. I couldn’t help but get too caught up in the details of the variations, and I was concerned that the overall, flowing tempo might be overlooked.
Title: Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111
Sound Source: Vienna Synchron Concert D-274
Audio file format: mp3