Category Archives: Piano Sonata op. 81a Les Adieux (Beethoven)

Tempest – Les Adieux – Hammerklavier. Sense and nonsense regarding the names given to Beethoven’s piano sonatas

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Norbert Gertsch

It’s so much easier to say “The Tempest”, “Pathétique” and … Continue reading →

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Listeners are also only human

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

Observations on the necessity of body language in piano playing … Continue reading →

Posted in Alfred Brendel, Beethoven, Ludwig van, Hungarian Rhapsody (Liszt), Lang Lang, Liszt, Franz, Marc-André Hamelin, Monday Postings, piano solo, Piano Sonata op. 31 nr. 3 (Beethoven), Piano Sonata op. 7 (Beethoven), Piano Sonata op. 81a Les Adieux (Beethoven), Victor Borge | Tagged Beethoven, body language, Hungarian Rhapsody, interpretation, Liszt, piano, piano player, piano sonata | 1 Comment