Perhaps you are wondering why we are using midi files instead of “real” interpretations of Beethoven’s piano sonatas. Well, we think that for a first audition (especially if you don’t listen much to classical music) these midi versions, apart from being of very good quality, have a particular advantage.

That is, they are, of course, interpretations of the scores, but the interpretation does not come first, so you may focus on the musical structures better. And here is the fourth sonata:

Again, we are greatful to Bunji Hisamori for allowing us to post an audio rendering of his midi file on our blog. The file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives, the other details on how we’ve produced the mp3 can be found here.

p.s.: We’ve created a separate page for this series, you can find it here.