The manuscript is so minimalist, clearly Beethoven had no time for pretentions. I imagine this score lying in a pile of papers, half eaten food, spilled drinks and chaos. Yet, the music is at the peak of order and artistry.
I don't know what is more impressive : The man who composed such a beautiful piece, or the people who could read the notation well enough to put into the readable score
Most refined and expressive playing of Penelope Crawford on the 1835 Conrad Graf, together with the composer's manuscript it is a true journey in time, thank you for sharing.
So beautiful ... a revelation on fortepiano, though, and it is wonderful to see Beethoven's handwriting flowing by as well... how he thought of each portion!
Remember everything was written in ink, no pencil and rubber. last minute alterations meant scratching out and rewriting. I dare say the ink has faded over the years but it's so instructive to see the composers original manuscript before editors got hold of it.
Wunderschöne und detaillierte Interpretation dieser kompakten doch perfekt komponierten Klaviersonate im nuancierten Tempo mit klarem doch warmherzigem Klang des historischen Fortepianos und mit sorgfältig kontrollierter Dynamik. Der dritte Satz klingt echt schön und auch mysteriös. Alles ist faszinierend!
Because it represents the hardship he was going through in life, left alone all by himself & not being able to hear anything. The only thing left is his music here, as he did such a great job telling the world what it feels like. All suspended from reality like being thrown & left inside the biggest hole yet to climb out of all time. The only way out is to point his inner connection to God. His music is pointing in the direction of the above. This is where his deepest connection with God becomes formed & he has the utter realization that he is the creation of God. & meant to go through life in such ways, simply because he has something to prove to the world! “That he is the best!”
I've listened to it several times and I don't hear anything that departs from the score! The tuning of the fortepiano used here does differ from what we are used to nowadays so chords do have slightly different qualities to them - it's something I'm still figuring out as I listen to these.
I already did the score-video with the manuscript approx. a year ago, but I suppose he could do it anyway, with a different recording. I choose Pogorelich - one of the most sublime and extraordinary performances of Beethoven's final Piano sonata ever recorded.
Jesus Christ, I understand is a handwritten score, but you have to almost decipher it. I seriously doubt that anyone except him could fully read the handwritten score.
The fact that I made this video is proof that Beethoven's handwriting is pretty easy to read. I have not run into a score I couldn't read. Copyists like Ferdinand Ries prepared the manuscript scores for publishing, they could read any scribble Beethoven came up with.
The manuscript is so minimalist, clearly Beethoven had no time for pretentions. I imagine this score lying in a pile of papers, half eaten food, spilled drinks and chaos. Yet, the music is at the peak of order and artistry.
fantastic paradox..or irony....thank you for your comment!
yeah thanks... really good comment.
Beethoven's publishing house needed to maintain an expert who was able to read Beethoven's hand.
that fugue at the end is so sublime Beethoven was really capable of making intresting fugues
I don't know what is more impressive : The man who composed such a beautiful piece, or the people who could read the notation well enough to put into the readable score
Most refined and expressive playing of Penelope Crawford on the 1835 Conrad Graf, together with the composer's manuscript it is a true journey in time, thank you for sharing.
The score is really fascinating!!
So beautiful ... a revelation on fortepiano, though, and it is wonderful to see Beethoven's handwriting flowing by as well... how he thought of each portion!
Remember everything was written in ink, no pencil and rubber. last minute alterations meant scratching out and rewriting. I dare say the ink has faded over the years but it's so instructive to see the composers original manuscript before editors got hold of it.
Wunderschöne und detaillierte Interpretation dieser kompakten doch perfekt komponierten Klaviersonate im nuancierten Tempo mit klarem doch warmherzigem Klang des historischen Fortepianos und mit sorgfältig kontrollierter Dynamik. Der dritte Satz klingt echt schön und auch mysteriös. Alles ist faszinierend!
Because it represents the hardship he was going through in life, left alone all by himself & not being able to hear anything. The only thing left is his music here, as he did such a great job telling the world what it feels like. All suspended from reality like being thrown & left inside the biggest hole yet to climb out of all time. The only way out is to point his inner connection to God. His music is pointing in the direction of the above. This is where his deepest connection with God becomes formed & he has the utter realization that he is the creation of God. & meant to go through life in such ways, simply because he has something to prove to the world! “That he is the best!”
Nice, thank you.
Respect for the people whose job it was to translate that disheveled scribble into readable manuscript!
Thanx so much for this wounderful facsimile piece
Oh yes, my favorite one! Thank you!
Fun fact, there may be Bebung in the third movement, a technique meant for clavichord
I have never heard of that term before. Where does this occur in the movement?
@@chris93703 i guees it's the repeated A at 9:52
Everything sounds better on period instruments, periodt
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Thanks for posting this. Where did you get the manuscript? Is it available online?
Yes, you can find it on IMSLP
Interesting, does the performer play a C7 / dimminished chord at 1:45? I don't think it's notated but it fits pretty well
I've listened to it several times and I don't hear anything that departs from the score! The tuning of the fortepiano used here does differ from what we are used to nowadays so chords do have slightly different qualities to them - it's something I'm still figuring out as I listen to these.
Someone has to try mov 3 on cello + violin. There is something there for strings would be amazing
I can only hope for op. 111 to come next!
I already did the score-video with the manuscript approx. a year ago, but I suppose he could do it anyway, with a different recording. I choose Pogorelich - one of the most sublime and extraordinary performances of Beethoven's final Piano sonata ever recorded.
It will be a nice comparison. Modern versus historically correct. Best of both worlds.
@@bartjebartmans I look forward to analysing and comparing :)
What’s the little word he writes to repeat the figure?
This is the modern version of the more useful abbreviations en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbreviation_(music)
(i had a wikipedia link posted, sorry if it's not visible. the article is called abbreviations in music)
The tempo relations are incorrect. The fugue should maintain the same pulse as the arioso, and not speed up.
Why? It is up to the performer. There are no set rules for tempi.
Lord Almighty, that handwriting is atrocious
Almost as bad as a doctor's.
Beethoven hardwrite is hard to read
Jesus Christ, I understand is a handwritten score, but you have to almost decipher it. I seriously doubt that anyone except him could fully read the handwritten score.
The fact that I made this video is proof that Beethoven's handwriting is pretty easy to read. I have not run into a score I couldn't read. Copyists like Ferdinand Ries prepared the manuscript scores for publishing, they could read any scribble Beethoven came up with.