Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata in B-flat major, op. 106, first movement, mm. 1-50.
Tom Beghin, fortepiano Nannette Streicher (Vienna, 1808) by Chris Maene (Ruiselede, 2004), recorded by Jon Hong and Luis Aguirre, Montreal, June 19, 2014.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata in B-flat major, op. 106, first movement, mm. 1-2.
Tom Beghin, fortepiano Nannette Streicher (Vienna, 1808) by Chris Maene (Ruiselede, 2004), recorded by Jon Hong and Luis Aguirre, Montreal, June 19, 2014.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata in B-flat major, op. 106, first movement, mm. 1-28, arranged for four hands.
Tom Beghin and Michael Pecak, fortepiano Nannette Streicher (Vienna, 1808) by Chris Maene (Ruiselede, 2004), recorded by Jon Hong and Luis Aguirre, Montreal, June 19, 2014.
Ignaz Moscheles, Piano Sonata in E-flat major for four hands, op. 47, first movement, mm. 1-10.
Tom Beghin and Michael Pecak, fortepiano Nannette Streicher (Vienna, 1808) by Chris Maene (Ruiselede, 2004), recorded by Jon Hong and Luis Aguirre, Montreal, June 19, 2014.
Story No. 2: Battle with the Back-Check
Example 7. Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata in B-flat major, op. 106, second movement, mm. 1-22.
Tom Beghin, fortepiano Nannette Streicher (Vienna, 1808) by Chris Maene (Ruiselede, 2004), recorded by Jon Hong and Luis Aguirre, Montreal, June 19, 2014.
Sound Excerpt 1. Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata in B-flat major, op. 106, second movement, mm. 1-46: first performance.
Tom Beghin, fortepiano Nannette Streicher (Vienna, 1808) by Chris Maene (Ruiselede, 2004), excerpt from concert at CIRMMT/Montréal baroque, June 20, 2014.
Sound Excerpt 2. Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata in B-flat major, op. 106, second movement, mm. 1-46: second performance.
Tom Beghin, fortepiano Nannette Streicher (Vienna, 1808) by Chris Maene (Ruiselede, 2004), excerpt from concert at CIRMMT/Montréal baroque, June 22, 2014.
Additional Photos
Photos by Tom Beghin and Robert Giglio, CIRMMT, July 2014.
Trial No. 1 (poor conditions, bad finger)
Filmed by Robert Giglio using a Qualisys motion capture camera, CIRMMT, July 2014.
Trial No. 9 (optimized conditions, bad finger, no back-check)
Filmed by Robert Giglio using a Qualisys motion capture camera, CIRMMT, July 2014.
Trial No. 26 (optimized conditions, good finger, back-check high)
Filmed by Robert Giglio using a Qualisys motion capture camera, CIRMMT, July 2014.
Story No. 3: The Gift of a Broadwood
Figure 6a. Adjusting one’s seat.
Tom Beghin, fortepiano Thomas Broadwood (London, 1817) by Chris Maene (Ruiselede, 2013), filmed by Bram Sercu, August 2014.
Figure 6b. Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata in B-flat major, op. 106, fourth movement, mm. 1-17.
Tom Beghin, pianoforte Thomas Broadwood (London, 1817) by Chris Maene (Ruiselede, 2013), filmed by Bram Sercu, August 2014.
Figure 7a. John Baptist Cramer, Exercise in A major, op. 30, no. 13, mm. 1-6.
Tom Beghin, pianoforte Thomas Broadwood (London, 1817) by Chris Maene (Ruiselede, 2013), filmed by Bram Sercu, August 2014.
Figure 7b. Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata in B-flat major, op. 106, fourth movement, m. 2.
Tom Beghin, pianoforte Thomas Broadwood (London, 1817) by Chris Maene (Ruiselede, 2013), filmed by Bram Sercu, August 2014.
Example 8. Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata in B-flat major, op. 106, fourth movement, mm. 106-130.
Tom Beghin, pianoforte Thomas Broadwood (London, 1817) by Chris Maene (Ruiselede, 2013), filmed by Bram Sercu, August 2014.
Epoligue: The Story of D
Example 9. Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata in B-flat major, op. 106, third movement, mm. 60-68:
a) without ottava;
b) with ottava.
Tom Beghin, pianoforte Thomas Broadwood (London, 1817) by Chris Maene (Ruiselede, 2013), filmed by Bram Sercu, August 2014.