This sonata was composed by Beethoven in 1821 and has three parts. It is, in a way, representative for the group of piano sonatas written by him at the end of his life (he had probably lost his hearing entirely at the time).
As usual, we want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. You can find some technical details and the previous sonatas from this series here.
[textul e aici; Etica Nicomahica intra in vacanta pentru o saptamana]
Acum Aristotel reia argumentul din capitolul de dinainte pentru placeri senzoriale. De ce? Fiindca unii oameni, chiar daca accepta ca pot exista placeri spirituale (gen “placerea de a da demonstratia pentru teorema lui Fermat”), nu vor sa accepte ca placerile “fizice” ar putea fi ceva bun.
This is quite intense:
As usual, we want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. You can find some technical details and the previous sonatas from this series here.
Asta-toamna va spuneam de un proiect a carui intentie era sa adune la un loc diferite initiative de tip ‘Citizen Social Responsibility’. Proiectul respectiv nu a prins avant, dar intre timp a aparut o alta initiativa (click pe imagine pentru link):
Noi suntem curiosi sa vedem ce-o sa iasa. 🙂
Cartea a VIII-a
I
Subiectul pe care-l vom trata in continuare este deci prietenia. Ea este, in fond, o virtute sau, cel putin, este inseparabila de virtute. Si nu exista alt lucru mai necesar vietii decat ea. Caci nimeni nu ar concepe o viata fara prieteni, chiar daca ar fi sa posede toate celelalte bunuri la un loc. Se pare, de altfel, ca cea mai mare nevoie de prieteni o au chiar oamenii bogati si cei investiti cu autoritatea celor mai inalte magistraturi. Altfel, la ce le-ar servi prosperitatea, daca ar fi frustrati de posibilitatea de a aduce binefaceri, posibilitate pusa in valoare cel mai mult si in modul cel mai demn de lauda fata de prieteni? Si cum si-ar putea ei mentine si apara aceasta prosperitate fara ajutorul prietenilor? Caci prosperitatea, cu cat e mai mare, cu atat e mai nesigura. De asemenea, in saracie, ca si in orice alta situatie nefericita, oamenii vad in prieteni unicul lor refugiu. Pe tineri prietenia ii ajuta sa se fereasca de greseli, batranilor le ofera ingrijire si compensatie pentru actele pe care slabiciunea ii impiedica sa le mai indeplineasca, pe cei aflati in floarea varstei ii stimuleaza la acte nobile:
“cand doi oameni merg impreuna…” (Homer), sunt mai capabili si de gandire, si de actiune.
The 29th piano sonata (also called Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier) is one of the most difficult works for piano solo ever written by man. It is a bit long, though, so make sure you have about 40 minutes to spare before you start listening to it.
As usual, we want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. You can find some technical details and the previous sonatas from this series here.
[ultimul capitol din cartea a VII-a]
XIV
Privitor la placerile senzoriale, trebuie sa examinam opinia celor care afirma ca, daca unele placeri sunt demne de dorit in gradul cel mai inalt, si anume placerile nobile, nu acelasi lucru se poate spune despre cele ce intereseaza corpul, adica cele ce constituie domeniul necumpatarii.
[textul e aici]
Acum Aristotel vine cu o afirmatie mai radicala. Chiar daca exista placeri daunatoare, placerea, in genere (sau “in sine”, whatever that means), este un bine. De ce? Fiindca e opusa durerii, iar durerea e ceva rau si trebuie evitata. In plus, ceea ce se opune unui lucru rau care trebuie sa fie evitat nu poate fi decat un lucru bun.
Rationamentul e impecabil, dar ceva pare sa fie, totusi, in neregula cu punctul de plecare.
[textul e aici]
In capitol 11 Aristotel prezinta niste pareri, impreuna cu argumentele care le sustin. E vorba de 3 opinii:
(1) placerea nu e niciodata buna;
(2) nu toate placerile sunt bune (de fapt, cele mai multe sunt rele);
(3) placerea nu poate fi binele suprem.
Aristotel insusi pare sa accepte opinia de la (2), dar pe (1) si (3) le respinge (in capitolul 12).
You can actually hear how much Beethoven’s musical thinking has evolved while you listen to this sonata. If you compare it to the first piano sonata written by Beethoven more than 20 years earlier, for instance, you’ll see what we mean. It’s musical structure is more complex and sounds at times a bit broken, a bit repetitive, as it expresses what Beethoven has called “a series of impressions and reveries” (see here).
However, the 28th is still an interesting listening experience, so we hope you’ll enjoy it:
As usual, we want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. You can find some technical details and the previous sonatas from this series here.