This time it's Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53. The famous ”Waldstein,” isn't it? I imagine it's one of Beethoven's piano sonatas that many people enjoy listening to. Numerous great recordings are available. But looking at it from the perspective of playing rather than listening, you can grasp it in various ways.
This song also took quite a while to get to "Well, I guess it's okay." A whopping eight months! Guess my MIDI skills and musical ability are still pretty low-level, so it can't be helped.
I particularly struggled with the Adagio in the second movement (10’44”-) leading into the third movement in Attacca. A friend once remarked, ”It's rare to find a performance of the second movement of the ”Waldstein' that I truly like." Since it's a short movement, if I try to play it lightly, it gets criticized; if I get too into it, it sounds strange. I went round and round with it for quite a while.
Another thing: for pianists, the octave glissando in the latter part of the third movement of No. 21 is considered quite challenging, both technically and expressively. But as long as I'm inputting it via MIDI, I managed to get through it safely without hurting my nails.
Song Title:
Title:.
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”
Sound source:
Sound Library:
Synchron Concert D-274
Audio file format: mp3
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