"A Therese" is dearest sonata for more than half a century. It's an amazing composition, a superlative enunciation of feelings of love, by the lover to his beloved, I think, followed by the his beloved. I can almost imagine the scene, the closeness and retreat, especially in the second, and final part, just as the first part assiduous crescendo of ardent feelings of love...But that is my own interpretation, as the two may dance, a ballroom dance of the time, in which they may be listening to the the background music that becomes a leitmotif during the second movement! An extraordinary compositions full of deep, soulful feeling!
Very nice comment , George . Thank you . But what did the beloved creature think or feel about this .... ? Absolute nothing , as usual by the "beloved" women hearing music . Especially when the work is coming from some genious , who will become an universal reference some years later .....
This is one of Beethoven's most intimate and quietly joyous creations, adored and adorable in every way. Thank you for posting it. How nice it would have been to have had dinner with him on the day he completed it, and then heard him play it!
Excellent performance as always by the master Schnabel, and thank you for adding the score! Very entertaining to follow along with the performance. Beethoven is always full of surprises for the performer, which often are not obvious to the listener, so the score is fun to watch.
At the same time when he dedicated this sonata to Therese von Brunsvik, he dedicated the Fantasie for piano op.77 to her brother Franz v.Brunsvik. Why two dedications at the same time to members of the Brunsvik family? Because another member , Josephine von Brunsvik , the real " Immortel beloved" had just married Christoph von Stackelberg ( Febr. 1810) . And this is the background of this Sonata and many others. Josephine is everywhere in his sonatas to find from 1799- 1821 when she died . In 15 love-letters by Beethoven and 8 by Josephine ( 1805-1809) one can see the love and why there was no happy-end possible. Why did Andras Schiff not mention this biographically background? He should know that?
A sweet piece. Anyone know much about "Therese?" Whoever she was, LvB was inspired, and we are all the richer for it. And, what ELSE is written in F# major? What a true love key! A Beethoven Valentine to Therese. Thank you for posting Schnable's interpretation with the score!!!
This introduction .... is this beautiful .... Schnabel at the exact landing point of perfection .
"A Therese" is dearest sonata for more than half a century. It's an amazing composition, a superlative enunciation of feelings of love, by the lover to his beloved, I think, followed by the his beloved. I can almost imagine the scene, the closeness and retreat, especially in the second, and final part, just as the first part assiduous crescendo of ardent feelings of love...But that is my own interpretation, as the two may dance, a ballroom dance of the time, in which they may be listening to the the background music that becomes a leitmotif during the second movement!
An extraordinary compositions full of deep, soulful feeling!
Very nice comment , George . Thank you .
But what did the beloved creature think or feel about this .... ?
Absolute nothing , as usual by the "beloved" women hearing music . Especially when the work is coming from some genious , who will become an universal reference some years later .....
This is one of Beethoven's most intimate and quietly joyous creations, adored and adorable in every way. Thank you for posting it. How nice it would have been to have had dinner with him on the day he completed it, and then heard him play it!
Excellent performance as always by the master Schnabel, and thank you for adding the score! Very entertaining to follow along with the performance. Beethoven is always full of surprises for the performer, which often are not obvious to the listener, so the score is fun to watch.
Schubert three pieces for pianoforte
At the same time when he dedicated this sonata to Therese von Brunsvik, he dedicated the Fantasie for piano op.77 to her brother Franz v.Brunsvik. Why two dedications at the same time to members of the Brunsvik family? Because another member , Josephine von Brunsvik , the real " Immortel beloved" had just married Christoph von Stackelberg ( Febr. 1810) . And this is the background of this Sonata and many others. Josephine is everywhere in his sonatas to find from 1799- 1821 when she died . In 15 love-letters by Beethoven and 8 by Josephine ( 1805-1809) one can see the love and why there was no happy-end possible. Why did Andras Schiff not mention this biographically background? He should know that?
A sweet piece. Anyone know much about "Therese?" Whoever she was, LvB was inspired, and we are all the richer for it. And, what ELSE is written in F# major? What a true love key! A Beethoven Valentine to Therese. Thank you for posting Schnable's interpretation with the score!!!
Great one, thanks!
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