@Hardwyck Brendel has written about this. He suggests that because this passage is marked pianissimo the effect Beethoven intended is only possible using the piano stop on a hammerklavier. When playing on a modern piano he suggests sharing the hands and omitting the upper note in the bass octaves...
@Hardwyck Brendel has written about this. He suggests that because this passage is marked pianissimo the effect Beethoven intended is only possible using the piano stop on a hammerklavier. When playing on a modern piano he suggests sharing the hands and omitting the upper note in the bass octaves...