Edwin Fischer plays Beethoven Sonata No.23 "Appassionata" (II)

Описание: 1935 recording of Beethoven Sonata No.23 in F minor, op.57; composed cca.1805, first published in 1807 / Vienna; dedicated to Count Franz von Brunswick.

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PART (I) :    • Edwin Fischer plays Beethoven Sonata No.23...  
Allegro assai

PART (II) :
Andante con moto
Allegro ma non troppo - Presto

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Beethoven wrote:

"I would never have believed that I could be so lazy as I am here. If it is followed by an outburst of industry, something worthwhile may be accomplished." from the Austrian spa town of Baden to his piano pupil Ferdinand Ries on 24 July 1804.

His brother secured a lodging for him in the village of Döbling just north of Vienna and he spent the rest of the summer working on two piano sonatas, Op. 54 and Op. 57. He went for long walks in the nearby Vienna Woods, one of which is recalled by Ferdinand Ries:

"We went so far astray that we did not get back to Döbling until nearly 8 o'clock. He had been humming, and more often howling, always up and down, without singing any definite notes. When questioned as to what it was he answered, 'A theme for the last movement of the sonata [Op. 57] has occurred to me.' When we entered the room he ran to the pianoforte without taking off his hat. I sat down in the corner and he soon forgot all about me. He stormed for at least an hour with the beautiful finale of the sonata. Finally he got up, was surprised that I was still there and said, 'I cannot give you a lesson today, I must do some work'..."

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