From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No._16_(Beethoven)
Says author about the 2nd movement: “…several graceful melodies in the piece saves it from merely being a joke.”
Anyone who has heard this piece knows it is most definitely NOT a joke. But once again, the lazy, or uneducated, or simply uncaring musician will go straight to Wikipedia right away to find quick (and MISLEADING!) information such as this.
Advice: CONSULT A REAL BOOK. David Dubal’s Art of Piano clarifies this example much more succinctly: “…There is a mixture of love and irony that is very strange and if the player can manage to convey it, it can be very effective.”
Is it even a question as to what is the more informative source? Hardly.
