The story of an EVIL Eb! 

Thanks for helping me appreciate one of my favorite pieces even more. Great video!

That was funny, informative and really entertaining.

Delightful! Thanks!

those octave glisses looked painful

On an unrelated note, Waldstein 3rd movement sounds like Beethoven writing for a disney movie

Than you for this video i'd like more videos like this

I've been fascinated with the glissando octaves in the Waldstein's 3rd movement, because Andras Schiff, in his "Lecture-Recitals" video, said if you play them without glissando, "it's pure cheating". I found many comparison videos of performances, but three show distinctly different techniques for playing them. The only non-cheater was a student at the Curtis Institute, Yin Li, who played them with the best glissando I've heard: Student Recital: BEETHOVEN - Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, "Waldstein" Horowitz played them without glissando: Horowitz - Beethoven Waldstein Sonata 1956 Marta Czech played them with two hands: Beethoven - Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" ; Marta Czech

It's ironic that you make E-flat the villain in this musical tale, since it's more typical role is in expressing triumph in Beethoven's heroic mood (for example: Eroica symphony, Emperor concerto, piano sonatas 4, 13, 26).

i came here for the octave glissando

Great video, thank you so much 😊

the funny thing is, the final note of that famous suspense sting used in the video at 0:06 is an e-flat (or d-sharp? idk what would be the better way to write it out) that you cut out

Thank you for this video. The 3rd movement of the Waldstein is definitely in the top 3 of my favorite Beethoven piano sonata movements. I always call it the energizer bunny movement. It just keeps going and going. Would you consider doing a video on the 3rd movement of his 29th sonata? It’s Adagio Sostenuto, probably my favorite of all his piano sonata movements.

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