Beethoven: Piano sonata op. 106 ("Hammerklavier"). Ronald Brautigam - fortepiano.

Ludwig van Beethoven: sonata no. 29, op. 106 in B-flat major ("Hammerklavier").
Allegro - 00:00
Scherzo: Assai vivace - 10:37
Adagio sostenuto - 13:02
Introduzione: Largo... Allegro - Fuga: Allegro risoluto - 28:51
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[@hymnodyhands]

This is on another level for fortepiano ... it sparkles so much more in that first movement... sunshine through different vistas between B flat and G ... but so much light, not so much "hammering" heaviness ... as if we had been on a walk with the composer on a bright day through the woods, but then followed him to a lake, and seen that sunshine on the lake with the blue skies and the reflections of clouds, trees and flowers ... and then took a harder route back home, with a climb, and found higher meadows, an then after that climb viewed the whole vista that one had traversed, all in that same sunshine ... the use of the fortepiano here gives a whole different impression of Beethoven's JOY in his life! Second movement ... so much lightness ... as if Beethoven had spontaneously started dancing across one of those fields, but then saw a waterfall with such a rippling of water and the light upon it hitting in such away that he followed it up to the rapids ... a mighty river ... but one we do not have to cross ... just there to be enjoyed! Third movement ... lighter in tone, but still profound as ever ... the speed is bit more than I expected ... but the way Beethoven in his later years reminds of Bach comes out more clearly... a courageous chorale comes to mind in the opening, a dance with despair in the second section, such bright, tender consolation in the third ... the bass is so distinct as a voice on the fortepiano, so one gets comfort all the way around ... and then the development ... stunning The introduction and fugue ... the lightness ... I have no easy analogy to compare it to ... after that third movement we have left the earth ... somewhere out with Gustav Holst watching the planets, but in the sense of their perfect order, moving around as the Solar System travels through all the sights of Milky Way ... late Bach accessed through the mind of late Beethoven, just opening up the universe to our view... but shot through with so much more light on the fortepiano! Oh, this was such a delight, such a different view of this sonata -- THANK YOU!

[@BuildingTreeation]

What a great work of Beethoven, and a great performance too. People overlook classical historical performance and emphasize baroque far too often. I wish we had more players of the classical fortepiano.

[@esmailalbertoghassemishuak1355]

This recording is a gem that stands out in that treasure island which is Brautigam's Beethoven sonata's cycle. Since I could no longer afford a spotify subscription I've been hoping for someone to upload it, many thanks to you and to mr.Brautigam.

[@alanleoneldavid1787]

You can listen to Spotify recordings on KZbin searching the name of the artist and the word "topic". Example "Ronald Brautigam topic and you open that chanel and shows the Ronald Brautigam discography

[@hansulrichbehner8026]

31:14 The first fugue of the fourth movement is played in too slow 5'19 minutes. Beethoven prescripted 144 Mälzel per crotched (4' 52 minutes). Please listen to HJ Lim (4'46 minutes), Laetitia Hahn (4' 34 minutes), Beveridge Webster (4'44 minutes) and Stephen Beus (4' 33 minutes).

[@loren8888]

Yes it's very important the fugue is played at tempo. I was excited about this recording, but it doesn't evoke the same excitement that Stephen Beus' recording does.

[@noshirm6285]

BRAVO!

[@junyeongYoon]

It's beautiful.

[@umutfatihkaya3240]

Beatiful Thank you for uploading this video.

[@olivierdrouin2701]

Un choix de particulere brièveté sut une note , et le scherzo prend une dimension ironique que je ne lui avais jamais soupconnee ....Bravooo !

[@BirgerBosheinen]

Good

[@jakobler3474]

1.25 speed is exactly what Beethoven prescribed!

[@ediccartman7252]

I guess, it was prescribed by Cherny

[@RodCorkin]

@@ediccartman7252 Beethoven himself provided metronome marks for Op.106

[@Alix777.]

Makes no sense but ok

[@jacobbeat166]

Does someone know what's the tuning of the fortepiano? Some kind of historical temperament from that time?

[@ThaSchwab]

Sounds like modern tuning, when compared to a recording on a modern piano

[@jacobbeat166]

@@nickroosh9407 well, I meant tuning, not pitch

[@olivierdrouin2701]

Magnifique ; dans les epanchements du mouvement 1 , je crois entendre Debussy , ce qui n empeche pas a d autres moments de me croire Marechal d Empire sur champ fe bataille !

[@Alix777.]

En somme une musique tapageuse, débraillée, affligeante.

[@olivierdrouin2701]

@@Alix777. Ne vous sentez vous jamais guerrière , si c est pour défendre une cause qui vous exalte ?

[@lucasramos253]

in this photo is a titan?

[@alanleoneldavid1787]

It's a Francisco Goya painting. Same artistic style of Beethoven. Started being galant and finished being romantic or even expressionist

[@putraswarga608]

😂

[@olivierdrouin2701]

Pour la fugue , beethoven a ecrit allegro risoluto , pas allegro dolce !

[@olivierdrouin2701]

Par contre , adagio trop rapide , non ?

[@Alix777.]

Still boring even on fortepiano

[@olivierdrouin2701]

What Beethoven works are not boring ?

[@Alix777.]

@@olivierdrouin2701 Maybe Eroica Variations op.35.

[@olivierdrouin2701]

Thanks you ; i would Say you to "try"-english is not m'y language ! -thé first opening allegro opus 58 , 59 -I , 97.

[@Alix777.]

@@olivierdrouin2701 Ok I'll try. Thanks.

[@dudeforcaster8630]

Child.