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Saturday Noon Concert (16): Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.16 in G, Op.31, No.1

Happy New Year everybody! Here is the 16th piano sonata written by Ludwig van Beethoven:

The midi file rendered here by Gramo was created by Bunji Hisamori, who has kind enough to give us the permission to post it on our blog (thank you, Bunji!). The file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. Here are the other “concerts” from this series.

Saturday Noon Concert (15): Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28

This sonata was called (by Beethoven’s publisher) the Pastoral, maybe due to its sense of tranquility and simple joy. Gramo’s favourite is the last part, which escapes this calm atmosphere, without becoming dark. Happy listening (and happy holidays, btw):

The midi file rendered by Gramo here was created by Bunji Hisamori, who has kind enough to give us the permission to post it on our blog. The file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. Here are the other “concerts” from this series.

p.s.: For a short, but interesting analysis of this sonata’s musical structure you may read this post.

Saturday Noon Concert (14): Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.14 in C#-, Op.27, No.2 ‘Moonlight’

Today we’ll be listening to Beethoven’s most famous piano sonata, the Moonlight. Although the first part is beautiful, it doesn’t suit Gramo’s personality, so the last part is our favourite. Enjoy your listening:

The midi file was created by Bunji Hisamori. We thank him for kindly allowing us to post an audio rendering of it on our blog. The file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. Here are the other “concerts” from this series.

Saturday Noon Concert (6): Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.6 in F, Op.10, No.2

So,…

Which of the previous piano sonatas is your favourite?

  • The first (42%, 5 Votes)
  • The third (25%, 3 Votes)
  • The fifth (25%, 3 Votes)
  • The second (8%, 1 Votes)
  • The fourth (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 12

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And now let’s listen to another one:

We are (as usual) 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.

You can find the other “concerts” from this series here.

Saturday Noon Concert (5): Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 5 in C-, Op.10, No.1

So, what do you imagine when you listen to this?

We are (as usual) 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.

You can find the other “concerts” from this series here.