(2001) Beethoven: Piano Sonatas on Period Instruments Felix Mendelssohn Duo Crommelynck has had an

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and in this sense of the word it is Beethoven's compositional method which is perhaps the more primary

(2001) Beethoven: Piano Sonatas on Period Instruments Felix Mendelssohn Duo Crommelynck has had anIt is well documented that Beethoven was very interested in pianos, much more so than Haydn, Mozart or Schubert, and had strong preferences and dislikes in regard to type of piano and particular maker. Beethovens first 16 piano sonatas were written for a five octave instrument, and he is known to have preferred the fortepianos of Anton Walter over those of other makers. These earlier instruments can suggest very different gestures from those proffered