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　The cabatina was finally finished.　The maestro's playing instructions were quite detailed and it was difficult to balance each string.　Especially, I heard that it is Beethoven's 18th piece, and there are several instructions of cresc.+p. Normally, when you cresc. the next volume should be stronger....　Normally, when you cresc., the next volume should be stronger...

　Now, finally, "Moonlight". 　The title "Moonlight" is not quite right for the first movement, but for the rest of the piece, it is far from the impression it gives.　The title "Moonlight" is not given by the maestro, so it is not surprising.　However, the first movement is so famous that everyone...

　I am currently inputting Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight", and in between, I suddenly thought I would try string quartets. 　Well, "string quartet"... I have never really liked to listen to it.　However, for a long time, Beeth...

　I lived for a while on the island of Saint-Louis, Paris, about 50 years ago.　It was when the price of one franc was about 80 yen.　After dinner, I was always listening to Radio France or Antenne 2 (or was it Radio France or Antenne 2?) while wrapping up the day's work.

　In fact, there is one area where I had difficulty in typing Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique".　That is the execution of "fp" that follows the opening chord. 　Piano Sonata No. 8 was composed between 1797 and 1798, and the pia...

　Last October, my teacher gave a recital at Mitaka Performing Arts Center Kaze no Hall, where he performed the complete Goldberg Variations.　It was quite a wonderful performance, so I thought it would be nice to share it with you. https://youtu.b...

　I uploaded Bach's Goldberg Variations, Aria (piano version) to YouTube and immediately received the following two copyright infringement claims from SME (Sony Music Entertainment).　Again, I immediately filed an objection, but this time to a rather curious copyright infringement claim...

　Beethoven's piano sonatas number up to 32 in total, but especially the later three, Nos. 30, 31, and 32, the more I listen to them, the more profound and atmospheric they are.　I happened to meet up with an old friend in Germany and decided to put together a CD of these three pieces that I had composed myself...

　I am typing an aria from the Goldberg Variations as a trio of violin, viola, and cello.　I am using the score arranged by Sitkovetsky for string trio.　I have restored the slurs in the violin part, which were omitted by my teacher's suggestion...

　After having played Beethoven's piano sonatas up to this point, I feel that these three pieces from the latter half of his career are not particularly like Beethoven's works up to that time.　Compared to "Waldstein" and "Passion", which are said to be the masterpieces of the middle period, the emotional side of these three sonatas is quite different...