ExclusiveBeethoven: Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 - II. Prestissimo

【Classical music and nature 古典音樂小站】Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 - II. Prestissimo. This beautiful piece was played by Paul Pitman. It has Creative Commons license (Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal) and is provided through www.musopen.org.

Beethoven's 30th sonata, Op. 109, was written in 1820 and dedicated to Maximiliane Bentrano. After the Hammerklavier, Beethoven returns to a smaller scale and a more intimate character. Musically, the work is characterised by a free and original approach to the traditional sonata form. Its focus is the third movement, a set of variations that interpret its theme in a wide variety of individual ways. The first pianists to undertake to bring Beethoven's last sonatas, including Op. 109, to public attention were Franz Liszt, who regularly included them in his programs between 1830 and 1840, and Hans von Bülow, who even included several of the late sonatas in one evening. – musopen.org

Since 1912 there has been a road up to the Gasterntal. Part of this spectacular pass road through the Chluse, as the gorge is called, was explosively built. The brick parapets, dry-stone walls, kerbstones, arched bridges, tunnels and half gallery are an engineering masterpiece that can still be seen today.
If you prefer to experience the Chluse on foot, there is a lovely walk from Kandersteg along the Kander Falls into the Gasterntal, a wild, glacier-carved high valley.Along the way you will see an idyllic meadow landscape surrounded by a wild alpine world.
For hikers and mountaineers, the Gasterntal is the starting point for wonderful tours. This information was provided by Switzerland toursim.

The forest captured in the video is close to a beautiful mountain hotel in the wild and romantic Gasterntal valley. It can be reached via a dirt road (1 km) from Kandersteg by car (subject to a charge) or by public transport. Here you can experience nature in its purest form. Simple, homely rooms, shower, WC and washing facilities on the floor or in the dormitory.

No TV, no central heating and limited internet reception, the ideal place to slow down.Natural cuisine, from local dishes to luxurious picnics. Information was provided by berghotel-gasterntal.ch


The Gasterntal forest was filmed by Simone Schlegel in Switzerland. The video was edited by Wenjing Ma.

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