Beethoven - Adagio sostenuto from Hammerklavier

[fnork]

Recording from last year - managed to enhance the sound with noise reduction...

[le_poete_mourant]

Very brave of you to tackle this sonata. It's so difficult to play effectively. This movement alone is a massive undertaking.  I admire your seriousness in sound.  Some resolutions could be managed better, like in measure 12, the F# minor to C# major.  Something happened at 38 -- I liked the idea of taking the time but it seemed a bit much. Towards measure 53-55 I started to feel like some of the top notes were slapped a bit. M 81 - 82 it looks to me like the sf refer only to the right hand, and I thought maybe the balance was a bit left hand heavy.

M 86 - we have a cresc, but it ultimately only crescendos to p in the second half of 94.  I thought it was too much in this section too soon.  Same later on in this section.  M 114 - 120 at times felt a bit too free in the operatic type sections. I like the idea though.

For some reason that hairpin up and down in 152 was not entirely convincing to me.



I like your playing!  Very fine work.