In fact, there is one area in Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique" where I had difficulty in typing. That is, the processing of the "fp" that follows the opening chord.
Piano Sonata No. 8 was composed between 1797 and 1798, and the piano used is said to have been made by Anton Walter of Vienna.
referenceMin-On Music Museum
The damper function of today is said to have been a lever under the keyboard that was pushed up with the knee, instead of pedaling with the foot. However, the sound was not very long-lasting, and it diminished as soon as the lever was returned, so it is expected that it could be played without much problem in the way of the beginning of this score.
Now, modern pianos are much more powerful and stable than those of those days in terms of sound intensity, sustained resonance, pedal function, and so on. We have to play this "fp" on such a piano. Pianos are decay instruments, so it is natural that once the piano is struck, the sound decreases according to the decay curve. Therefore, the challenge is how to express the instructions of the great master Beethoven on a modern piano. The image is that a strong chord "f" played with a "dahn" will rapidly decay to "p" and then lead to the next chord....
I happened to watch a Barenboim master course lesson that my teacher introduced to me, and I found out something. He played as follows. Incidentally, the person who was teaching me in the master course at that time was not able to play this technique, and he had to be corrected many times.
Play the strong chord "f" (first darn) first.
→ Immediately lifts dropped hand from keyboard (pedal remains depressed when doing so)
→Æ Immediately after that, lightly press the same key again (maybe not too much, aiming for resonance).
→Release the pedal before the next note "p".
I thought it would not be too difficult to realize this in DAW software, since it is just a matter of simulating this beverenboim action. In other words, normally the volume is controlled by velocity without moving the borium (CC 7), but in this case, after hitting "f", the borium is dropped very sharply. Then, with the next "p", I set the volumetric value back to normal, and I thought I could do it by hitting a reasonable velocity. In the meantime, I leave the pedal depressed and release it before the "p". What do you think? This subtle difference seems important.
Typing "fp
No "fp" process