Ned Rorem - 24 August, 1988
from Lies: A Diary 1986-1999, page 133:
What a piee of fustian is the "Appassionata". The triadic material throughout is uninspired, and the slow movement one of Beethoven's least beautiful.
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Ned Rorem, Lies: A Diary 1986-1999 (New York, 2002), p. 133. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1436825792189 accessed: 19 December, 2024
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Sonata Appassionata
written by Beethoven |
performed by Ruth Laredo |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 24 August, 1988 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by pashworth on Mon, 13 Jul 2015 23:16:32 +0100
Approved on Tue, 02 Feb 2016 12:26:36 +0000