Beethoven- Hammerklavier sonata- Adagio by Brendel

Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata no.29 in B♭major, Op.106 (Hammerklavier)
3rd Movement, Adagio Sostenuto
Played by Alfred Brendel
Releases 2011

[@SpiritintheSky.]

Once heard, never fogotten. A superb rendition.

[@chrish12345]

For me this movement is not tragic, it is like an apotheosis of the night, full of deep love and longing, magical colour and a wild expectancy of ecstasy - it is alive and insightful like no other, rightly described by the pianist as the greatest slow movement ever.

[@Normanson2]

My brother is dying. This music listens to my prescient grief. It is a bitter, but my only comfort.

[@epicaunleashed8764]

How's your bother doing 7 years later, man?

[@Normanson2]

⁠@@epicaunleashed8764 Anthony died in February 2017 of malignant lesions on his brain. He is still missed by all who loved him. Thanks for asking.

[@epicaunleashed8764]

@@Normanson2 And how are you doing? Btw are you English or German? I just took a look at your account and it's hard to deduce lol

[@benkhodakarami1832]

​@@Normanson2sorry for your loss, I know the pain of losing a family member, cherish every memory with everyone, you don't know when you will see them again.

[@salvatorelieto2354]

Absolutely the best interpretation

[@leongunnyli6059]

We listened to a couple of Hammerklaviers, and so far this one by Brendel offered most grief and gloom.

[@chrish12345]

there is no grief and gloom here!

[@justasillyname8958]

@@chrish12345 There is

[@chrish12345]

@@justasillyname8958 I really do not get any misery from this, its like a deep longing in the night - ecstasy rather than misery for me, sorry.

[@alberg6290]

a wonderful interpretation of the greatest piece for solo piano

[@Jalcolm1]

Very thoughtful and complete. Very hard to fit the disparate parts together while not losing the immediacy of the delirious intricacies of the piece. The overall conception is well worked out.

[@friedrich1012]

Los secretos de un gran hombre.

[@113averroes]

sounds like chopin in various parts

[@paularodriguez8261]

Feiner Lawrence Yehhh.... Beethoven is the REAL König. In some parts of the first movement of the 4th piano concerto... also seems like Chopin.

[@Tlducken]

Of course...Beethoven came before Chopin.

[@41_balisingh20]

Chopin's style is heavily influenced by Beethoven though he never admitted this fact probably because in his days everyone one was influenced by Beethoven and proudly admitted it. Chopin perhaps, for the sake of standing out from the rest, didn't credit Beethoven. This is also perhaps the reason why he didn't reveal his Fantasie Impromptu, as it was modelled after Moonlight sonata.

[@chrish12345]

crap

[@leoallmann5297]

Sein ein- und mitteilsames Selbstgespräch

[@mrandersonn3]

La vie est un long fleuve jonchant sur un terrain marécageux. Plus on s’y enfonce moins on a de chance d’y sortir. Flotter au-dessus de ce fleuve est prendre la vie comme une blague, c’est ce que je préfère mais avec une touche de mélancolie.