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RE: 10 Of Beethoven's Compositions in Honor of His Birthday
What a great survey!
You know, I'm ashamed to say I never learned a Beethoven sonata all the way through. A movement of this, a movement of that... The final movement to the "Moonlight" is so invigorating, but my teacher at the time thought something a little less overplayed was more appropriate.
People confused Valentina Lisitsa with Lady Gaga? Puh-lease. Gaga wishes she had a fraction of Litisa's talent.
I think I have listened to that youtube video of Valentina Lisitsa playing the Moonlight Sonata half a dozen times or more since he posted this article. What a great composition and a masterful performance.
That and Rondo a Capriccio. Of course the others are all good too, but it's much easier to commit to 6 or 14 minutes of listening than 60. ; -)
That's the thing about music, isn't it? Listening to any performance takes time. There's no equivalent to "speed reading" or "skimming," either. Well, I suppose you can drag the playback slider around looking for the good bits, but it destroys the experience.
As I'm sure @cmp2020 has realized by now, learning a 20 minute piece means playing through that piece hundreds of times. That's a lot of hours! No wonder it takes so long to build up a decent repertoire.