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Hammerklavier Sonata

Arts & Culture

One Of Beethoven's Greatest Testaments, The 'Hammerklavier Sonata'

Randy Anderson

My piano teacher told me about the story of Ludwig van Beethoven's creation of his biggest Piano Sonata the "Hammerklavier."It goes back to John Broadwood…