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Topic: Beethoven's HammerKlavier Sonata  (Read 2989 times)

Shagdac

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Beethoven's HammerKlavier Sonata
on: February 16, 2004, 12:20:10 PM
Anyone else really enjoy this piece? Just wondering as it's one of my favorites, but I hardly know any other pianists who play it, and those who do, don't like it?
Any idea why?
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Re:  Beethoven's HammerKlavier Sonata
Reply #1 on: February 16, 2004, 12:34:44 PM
Meiting plays it and loves it!
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Re:  Beethoven's HammerKlavier Sonata
Reply #2 on: April 02, 2004, 08:48:08 PM
Bernhard,

Who is Meiting?

On the Hammerklavier. Save the finale, this sonata is not as difficult as legend says. I would suggest start learning this work right from the Finale. If even that doesn't frustrate you, then the rest won't be hard to handle.
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Re:  Beethoven's HammerKlavier Sonata
Reply #3 on: April 03, 2004, 12:00:40 AM
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Bernhard,

Who is Meiting?



There you are, Mei-Ting. Just when you thought you were becoming famous! ;D

Mei-Ting is one of the stars in this forum! :D

Have a look here,

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=misc;action=display;num=1073926796

and here,

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=perf;action=display;num=1078626921

And make sure you visit his website and listen to some of the recordings there! Great stuff! :D

Best wishes,
Bernhard.
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Re:  Beethoven's HammerKlavier Sonata
Reply #4 on: April 03, 2004, 01:25:28 AM
Ah I see. Another ethnic Chinese child prodigy, as cute-looking as Lang-lang!
Quite impressed by his playing. Curiously I could locate NO Chinese website on this pianist, and his own official site is all-English >_<

Just wondering what his Chinese name is in full.
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