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　This is Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 26, "Farewell." 　This piece is related to the battle of 1809 between the French army led by Napoleon and the Austrians.　The three movements are unusually titled by Beethoven himself: the first movement, "Das Lebewohl" (Farewell), the second movement, "Die Abwes...

　This is the first movement of Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 9, the so-called "Kreutzer". 　It was composed around the same time as the piano sonata masterpiece "Waldstein" was composed.　This piece is said to be the masterpiece of the violin sonata, but it was composed at the same time as the piano and ba...

　No. 23, also known as "Passion".　It is said to be one of Beethoven's masterpieces of the middle period of his piano sonatas.　The range of the piano is much wider (68 keys made by Erard), and the effect of the piano is said to have been used very well in the composition.　However, the octave "Do" in the third movement 310, bar 312, and the third...

　How about Mozart?　My teacher recommended that I type Fantasy in D minor K.397.　This little piece is a masterpiece that is often played in concerts, but it is actually famous for being "unfinished".　Mozart envisioned a much larger work...

　Finally, we got to the point where number 28 was "just fine". This time it took me more than 7 months.　The recital was postponed for a year due to the Corona earthquake, so I was able to take my time and have a lot of lessons during that time.　Next...

　I reviewed the areas of concern in #31.　The main points are the correction of the legato part and the dina mique.　I think the most important point is whether the third movement is well drawn or not.　It's the interaction between the two "Klagender Gesang" and the fugue...

　I made some changes to #32, which had been bothering me for some time.　　The focus this time was on the balance of volume and minor corrections to tempo articulation.　The following is a comment I received from a teacher who was giving me lessons through audio files. 　For example, I would have...

　I’ve sequenced the second movement. I’ve finally made it this far, but there’s still a long way to go! The real challenge will be the third movement. Still, it amazes me how Beethoven was able to compose such a magnificent piece despite having completely lost his hearing. I can’t begin to imagine what was going on in his mind.

　I am currently working on number 28.　It is said to be one of the most difficult of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas.　It was difficult to get a "well, okay" and I finally uploaded the first movement.　This piece is also going to take much longer.　...

　How about Schubert?　My teacher recommended that I type D.935, Op.142-1 from 4Impromptus.　I listened to several pianists play it while following the score.　But it took me quite a while to get to the point where I thought, "I would like to play this...