left hand Pathetique

[guardia73]

I can't understand the left hand in "Allegro di molto e con brio".
Listening to the music there's no variation but looking to the sheet it seems that the left hand gets slower (4 notes instead of .
Is there anyone who can help me on this issue

[pianochick93]

I've seen a version like this. Are the 4 notes instead of 8 filled in or not?
If they aren't filled in, that's basically an indication to keep doing as you were the previous bars, same rhythm.

It confused the hell out of a guy in my music class, and he thought he could play it up to speed because he was only playing 4 notes. I corrected him (not without a little smugness on my part, he has been learning piano for much longer than I have)

[mattgreenecomposer]

Ha Ha Ha,     yea its short hand.   You play them as 8th's sweet heart.   Basically as fast as your left hand'll go.  (In time of course)