Moonlight Sonata - Sue Keller - Steingraeber

Sue Keller performing a slightly abridged arrangement of the 3rd Movement of the Moonlight Sonata on a Steingraeber Model 205 grand piano.

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Music

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• Sue
• Keller
• Moonlight
• Sonata
• Steingraeber

[CooCurrent]

I like this version!

[thestarsprism]

Those hands were made for early 20th century ragtime-blues music. I still love her though.

[afertyus1000]

@lflarry1 yes i think so,i like ashkenazys version best,this is the third movement of the moonlight but beethoven did'nt ascribe names to his sonatas others did to sell more copies,maybe if she' been more serious at the beginning she would'nt have fluffed so many notes?

[lflarry1]

Normally sue is very good. But...you gotta be super brave to even attempt this.

Maybe she should given this one a pass?

[worldtravel101]

its about time we hear the 3rd. many dont know what it is coz you always think of the 1st movement when you hear "moonlight sonata" this is the best part of the song.. it uhh ROCKS! haha

[CooCurrent]

@samuelishmedia Hehe, thanks for the insight! (this is my other account, i.e. pianomaniac) dont think I could read anything that difficult for the first time, and get dynamics, and key signatures correct: id be lucky to hit the right notes! Maybe the reason for me being so afraid of sheet reading that, is because the speed it's played.

I think it says on the ragtime press website that although you often see Sue Keller playing without sheet music, she is brilliant for reading sheet music as-well

[samuelishmedia]

@PianoManiac101 This may surprise you, but people such as Mozart, Chopin and Liszt would have been able to sightread something of this difficulty level with ease. (Quite scary!)

[mattxr2i]

WOW! I do believe this is possibly what Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia (moonlight) would have sounded like had Mozart written it! Nicely done.

[PianoManiac101]

Hmmm... I dont think you can really sight read that piece, she probably knows the piece, but just has the sheets there to help her fully remember everything. I don't know if i explained that right, but i think she is half sight reading, and half memorising.

[Beenanddoneit]

Don't like this. For the finest versions try Claudio Arrau or John Lill.

[kevinandger]

is she sight reading?