Re: Sokolov playing Hammerklavier

On Sat, 16 Nov 2024 17:47:44 +0000, Zionazi wrote:

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And then people always talk about the beginning…
„the way Beethoven marked it is unplayable“ and

It is obviously playable and there are existential
proofs it is. It was even more playable in Lang
van Bang's time when piano actions were quite a
bit lighter than nowadays.

stuff like that… who cares — it sounds like
shit… doesn’t anyone besides Dan and myself
notice? ^^

They don't notice because they subscribe to a
shared belief system that has brainwashed the
listeners over 2 centuries that Lang van Bang
was "the greatest" composer ever. How could
one possibly not like and admire every single
note he wrote?
As always, belief defeats hearing and reason.
LvB's presumed birthday is December 16th. I
plan to celebrate it by listening all day to
Chopin, Albeniz, Debussy, Respighi, Scriabin,
Rachmaninov and Dvorak, ending the day with
B.193.
Cheers!