John O'Conor Performs Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata

[@elsondeo]

Masterful performance. In the first movement triplet figurations, he is able to give a distinct character to each element of the triplet, differentiating the 1sts from 2nds from 3rds in a subtle way. This was something new to me and quite beautiful.

[@marinka424]

It’s good that he was able to reveal that to you. Many pianists such as Kempff also do it, but it’s so subtle that unless you play the piece yourself you might not notice it. I like the way he makes a real effort to keep the triplets softer than the leading melody. I know this is basic, but so many pianists make the triplets sound softer by thrashing out the melody too loudly, which defeats the object of delicate playing, as requested by Beethoven himself.

[@elsondeo]

Well-stated. Beethoven sets the stage here for us to use all the soft-playing finesse we might have.@@marinka424

[@alicevance3205]

So lovely.

[@islaadele1212]

Very beautiful.

[@jtghm]

[@user-nk2ni8ue5m]

I came here for the 3rd movement.