There are several movements to this sonata but here is a sample:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPm7Cd9IMaw
My workmate Douglas often plays this, and there are magical mornings when I pull up to the shop, get out of the car look at the view, and hear this coming from one of our pianos that is almost ready to leave our care.
For the first time in almost 10 months, Rhys and I came back to the shop after lunch and dug around to find a CD of this piece. And he explained to me why various parts were good to test out how a piano was voiced. Somehow, all the tedious work doesn't seem tedious, and we realize why we are doing it. And count ourselves lucky to be given the chance. There is a job satisfaction in piano restoration work that I have never experienced before. I am working on a 100 year old Steinway at the moment that belongs to a church. I have the feeling it has stories to tell.
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