Show There II Is a false tabe Impression that Beethoven In his bis later years yearl was able to play beautifully despite bit bis deaf deat ness nest This seemed so 10 Incredible to toone toone toone one who has bas always Insisted with bra bis piano pupils pupils' that the tar ear ear I is the Uie greatest great est eat guide to good rood pianoforte playing that he carried curled his Investigations to the contemporaries of or Beethoven Finally a trustworthy account of his playing was wu found in the autobiography phy of ot Ludwig Spoor unbiased because be- be cause cau was a 11 great friend of ot Beethoven Beethoven did not ploy play well after atter he be bad had lost loet his hewn hearing Is fa translated somewhat literally from autobiography went to a rehearsal at which Beethoven played one of ot his trios trio He ne writes i t iToe Toe The Impression was wu bad since Beethoven from the tho very first notes played the piano er very poorly It was obvious that Beethoven heard literally literal literal- ly Iy nothing and also aiM that there was no remnant left lott of ot the virtuosity he po pee t when he be had bad hi his full tuU powers of ot hearing In ID forte torte passages S ho played liared so loud that the wires clashed and Md In piano passages to 0 softly that whole groups of ot notes were Inaudi ble Deafness la Is a R affliction for tor anyone but bat for tor the master it It Li U It I beyond comparison comparison- |