Beethoven "Piano Sonata No.21"

 This time, I would like to introduce Piano Sonata No.21 in C major, Op.53. This is the famous "Waldstein". I think there are many people who like to listen to this piano sonata among Beethoven's piano sonatas. There are various famous recordings of this piece. However, if you look at it not from the viewpoint of listening, but from the viewpoint of playing, you can see it in different ways.

 It took me a long time to get this song to "Well, okay" as well. It took me 8 months! I guess my MIDI skills and musical ability are still at a low level.

 Especially, I stumbled in the Adagio of the second movement (10'44"-) following the third movement in Attaca. One of my friends said, "It is very difficult to find a performance of the second movement of "Waldstein" that I like. It is a short movement, so if I tried to play it smoothly, I would get a "no", and if I put too much into it, I would get into trouble, so I went around a lot.

 One more thing: for pianists, the octave glissando in the second half of the third movement of No. 21 is considered quite difficult, both technically and expressively. But as long as I was typing it in MIDI, I was able to pass it without hurting my fingernails.

   Title: Piano Sonata No.21 in C major Op.53
   Sound Source: Vienna Synchron Concert D-274
   Audio file format: mp3