You've reinforced the idea of the cadenza-style of the piano in that 1st movement, which isn't suggested by those brooding, opening chords at all. But you put it far more eloquently than I!!
During the reading of the score I wondered how a pianist could actually play a lot of it. Yes, the quasi-melismatic style is something I hadn't considered before. Beethoven reveals himself every inch the musical scholar throughout his oeuvre, BTW, doesn't he? I was listening to "Diabelli Variations" again the other day and realized that without JSB the No. 32 just probably wouldn't have been possible.
I've just put the "Diabelli" on as it's a sublime way to start the day. All the moods for the day are to be found there.
During the reading of the score I wondered how a pianist could actually play a lot of it. Yes, the quasi-melismatic style is something I hadn't considered before. Beethoven reveals himself every inch the musical scholar throughout his oeuvre, BTW, doesn't he? I was listening to "Diabelli Variations" again the other day and realized that without JSB the No. 32 just probably wouldn't have been possible.
I've just put the "Diabelli" on as it's a sublime way to start the day. All the moods for the day are to be found there.
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