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I previously recorded *Cavatina* [1], but this time I replaced the reverb with Vienna MIR 3D, which I recently acquired. The three-dimensionality of the soundstage has changed significantly compared to before, and I think it sounds much better. [1[: Cavatina—I don’t know if you’re familiar with it, but actually, this *Cav...*.

I’ve finally finished the third movement of Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 15, which I’ve been working on bit by bit. It took quite a while because, during that time, I was experimenting with how to use the Vienna MIR 3D convolution reverb—a new tool I’d recently added to my setup—as I worked on it. Until now, I’ve been using...

I'm entering the notes at a tempo of 138 per half note, as specified by Beethoven.

I'm entering the notes at a tempo of around 100 per half note.

The Use of the Una Corda on Pianos of Beethoven’s Time

Emotional Expressiveness and the Subtle Art of Repeating a Theme

I revisited Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 26 to burn it onto the fourth CD. It's a piece connected to the Austrian War that erupted in Central Europe in 1809. The three movements depict Archduke Rudolph, Beethoven's pupil, fleeing Vienna to escape the war and returning home...

This piece, like No. 24, is a short piano sonata. It's famous as the "Cuckoo Sonata." In a letter to his publisher, Beethoven apparently specified that it should be titled "Sonatina" upon publication. Meaning, a small sonata. Piano Sonata...

On the evolution of Beethoven's musical expression

Over the past year, I've transcribed all of Beethoven's piano sonatas up to the final 32nd. And starting this year, I've decided to tackle the 8th and 14th, which I hadn't transcribed yet. First up is the 8th, "Pathétique." It seems he composed it before reaching the age of 30, while his later years...