Single Beat Test (Ep. 7) Stephan Möller - Beethoven Hammerklavier Sonata Opus 106

In this episode we compare Stephan Möller's version of Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata, Opus 138 and compare it to Beethoven's Metronome Marks for this work.
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Series Disclaimer:
It is easy to say or write that historical metronome marks point to super fast, oftentimes impossible tempi. It is much hard - impossible often - to really show it. In this series we take performances of well and lesser known musicians and simply compare their tempi with the authentic, original metronome marks. Not to criticize the tempo decisions those musicians made, simply to see if those claims hold any water.
Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata (opus 106) is often seen as one of the technical most demanding piano works ever written in the history of the piano. Part of the reason are the Metronome Markings, given by Beethoven. For scholars who refuse for whatever reason, to look back into the most likely way of metronome use (where the metronome clicks indicate the subdivision of the note value in the MM instead of the full note value), pieces like this cause a problem. Since how can they connect an historical reality that they claim to be true to a situation in which that reality is not repeatable today?
The recording made by Stephan Möller is often taken as a 'proof' Beethoven's tempi are conceivable after all. His recording most likely is indeed the fastest opus 106 on this planet but... does it really matches Beethoven's tempi? Let's check.
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