Johann Christian Bach - Sonata in C minor, W.A 8

Very nice sonata by JC, composed around 1780, which means rather at the end of his life already. This is played on a fortepiano, from around 1785. The recording doesn’t manage to show great differences in piano and forte. However, we should bear in mind that the concept even of “fortepiano“ was very new stuff at that time. Most people (and I am willing to bet JC too) were thinking more in the harpsichord tradition, however there were already pianoforte predecessors such as the famous Pantaleon, featuring a non damped sound (harp like). I already played on concerts on it, ... it’s a fun thing. Ok, so Beethoven was around 10 years old when this was composed. To me, the fact that it’s c minor, that the last movement is labelled “prestissimo“, that it’s triplets... and other things, seem to me that this particular sonata was a great influence on young Beethoven on his Op.2. Can this be true? Also, this recording is not supposed to be a perfect CD like recording. Basically,
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