Riveting performance, and although Gilels was an incredible virtuoso who could take breathtaking speeds, it is never rushed, very impressive. Thank you for sharing.
My favourite version of which it's for me, the greatest work for piano ever. This is indeed the greatest sonate ever, thanks to the greatest composer and artist that mankind has ever produced.
La Hammerklavier est redoutable, et voici un merveilleux pianiste qui s'en joue avec brio... C'est un fantastique enregistrement ! PS : Merci d'avoir utilisé la partition des éditions G. Henle Verlag 😁
I've got a theory:-Sometime around 1826, not long before the end of Beethoven's life, an up-and-coming 16-year old musical prodigy by the name of Frederic Chopin, spent some time studying the score of this piece, composed almost a decade earlier. He afterwards told Beethoven-(um, probably one of the first times sign language was used, as Beethoven was quite deaf by this time😬)-that, by making a few small alterations(specifically, at that spot you mention), the score would be improved significantly. "Yes", cried an elated Chopin while pounding the table, "-the piece would definitely go from an 8, to a 10 out of 10!". Beethoven spent much time umming and ahhing, but so obvious was the young lad's musical gifts(not to mention his table-pounding so scary!), that the passage as conceived by Fred, was eventually included by a trembling Beethoven. (One suspects the only reason he agreed to do it was as a favour to young Freddy's mum, who was said to be pretty hot stuff for the early 19th century!).
