story of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata - Rachel Barton Pine

fankz i found dat interesting

Yes, I did perform the entire sonata that evening, but I thought the second movement was particularly up to my YouTube standard :)

Dear Ms. Pine
Did you perform the entire sonata this evening? I can't imagine playing that naked opening after schmoozing with the audience for 4 minutes. Regardless, the story brings humanity to Beethoven and removes him from a pedestal--at least momentarily.

Dearest Rachel, thank you for the story, it's so fun :-))

thankyou for the info i checked it out and made a little imperical acount of what really happened...enjoy!
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why do you have two people sitting at the piano?

The pianist and the page turner! (With a sonata like this, the pianist would have to drop lots of notes if he turned his own pages.)

thankyou for the info i checked it out and made a little imperical acount of what really happened...enjoy!
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BRA-FUCKING-VO somebody knowns the truth about this sonata, and a lovely piece at that