Why we want to lower Beethoven's Hammerklavier Tempo. 19th versus 21st Century Reasons.

Probably the most famous Metronomic Tempo indication is the 138 Beethoven gave for his Pianosonata Opus 106, the so-called Hammerklavier Sonata. Beethoven's tempo for the opus 106 -at least for the first movement- has been discussed since 1850. But strangely enough, the 19th century musician would give a completely different reason for a suggested change than the musician or scholar today. It seems that our 19th century didn't struggle that much, if at all, with the technical demands the half=138 required, but with the resulting character. Whereas the modern scholar / musician would take a different perspective: the 138 simply is too fast technically, hence the (today's) general agreement - no questions asked- to lower Beethoven's tempo. Because we can't play it. So how is this difference to be explained? Let's find out in this video! -- Start your tempo journey here: https://youtu.be/6EgMPh_l1BI -- ?Join our awesome patreon community here ▶https://www.patreon.com/authenticsound -- ? Buy Pachelbel's Hexachordum Apollinis on Vinyl, CD or Flac) here: http://bit.ly/Pachelbel_Hexachordum -- ?One weekly mail in your mailbox? ?http://bit.ly/as-mailinglist -- ?‍? Check out my course on Keyboard Technique: ?http://bit.ly/Keyb-Tech -- ? Website: ▶http://www.authenticsound.org