When Beethoven Went FURTHER Than Bach!

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0:00 Beethoven's E major Sonata, Op. 109, first movement play-through
3:26 Introduction: Beethoven's Final 3 Sonatas. The problem with over-polishing
4:58 In defence of Spontaneity. Thoughts about Criticism and Víkingur Ólafsson
7:22 Dialectics: Lyrical and Abrasive. Sonata Form and Prelude. Bach & Romanticism.
10:00 Sonata Form explained. Tiny 1st subject. Expansive 2nd subject. Improvisation.
11:19 Prelude (first subject) to Adagio (2nd Subject).
12:20 Beethoven's pun-like Harmonic Surprises and side-steps. Cadenza.
13:16 Development. Toccata-Chorale.
14:30 Triumphant Recapitulation. Different surprises.
16:24 Coda. The latent chorale is revealed. Magical off-beat.
18:07 Late Beethoven, Víkingur Ólafsson and invitation for comments!

In this video, Matthew King plays through the first movement of Beethoven's E major Sonata, Op 109 (the first of the 3 final sonatas of Beethoven) and explains why spontaneity matters. There are some reflections on Beethoven's connection with Bach, on criticism, and on Víkingur Ólafsson's recent recording of the work. The video concludes witha short ANALYSIS of the piece. Matthew King explains Sonata Form and how this movement represents a fascinating amalgamation of form: simultaneously formal and improvisatory.

The video contains short extracts from the following movies: 'This is Spinal Tap' (1984), 'Shine' (1996) and 'Whiplash' (2014)

Pianist and Presenter: Matthew King
Edited by Ian Coulter ( https://www.iancoultermusic.com )

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