Dear Listener,
After I took to Western Classical Music in 2006, came across Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata accidentally, sometime in 2007. It impressed me so much that my life-time aim once was to play Waldstein completely, at the level of Rudolf Serkin :-). The Pianistic effects of the first movement, the emotions covered in the second movement and the virtuosic grand Rondo finale make it a grand Sonata. I do not think I can ever get to hear music surpassing this true MASTERpiece. This sonata made me realize what Pianoforte, Beethoven and Music can do to us!!!
I think, over years, I've listened, understood and assimilated the second movement of this sonata. One need to play it to appreciate the depth of the piece. Attached is a short video - me playing this movement (to the best of my current abilities:-))! As it is completely self-taught, there could be discrepancies in technique and interpretation. I have taken it a little faster and maintained Pedal to achieve the sustain of Grand Piano on my digital Piano :-) for this Adagio molto.
Please watch and comment!
Cheers!
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- Nalinikanth Josyabhatla
- Hyderabad, AP, India
- Jack of many arts, will keep pursuing one!
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6 comments:
Nalini, I always knew you were a great composer, but didn't know that you could also play such advanced pieces. Very impressed, more so because it is self taught.
Awesome..
Thanks Karthik & Chandu...
i am also impressed....
For being an autodidact you play the movement really well!
Never listened thouroghly and maybe repeatedly to the Waldstein before, but think I may do that during summer! Thanks.
My favourite B. sonata is, by the way, Pathethique. Especially because of mvnt 1.
Thanks Per, I liked this piece so much that I taught it myself :-)
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