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"  I enjoyed most of this. Not sure if it was the dynamics or the piano sound. It seems to me the 8th note runs are almost too dynamic. The dadadada section where the note remains in one place.  Amazing work though and must have taken a…"

"There are some really nice and beautiful moment in the piece. But the problem is the length, also somewhat repetitious, where the right repeated right hand notes can be tedious. Also sounding somewhat Beethovenian is not a problem, but overdoing it…"

"Wow! This is absolutly beautiful with so many melodic and harmonic surprises. Sooo delightful to listen to!!! But I would not call it Scherzo ... Gerd"

"Many thanks for your reply Gerd Mike"

"Dear Michael, I enjoy your final movement soo much! Especially your melodius second theme and the 3rd theme (bottom of page 4) and the way you elaborate them are wonderful! indeed very (early/middle-)Beethoven like!! Sometimes your harmonies maybe…"

"Hello Michael, Congratulations, excellent work! Well done! A marvelous composition. Can’t wait for the “fast and furious” part…:) It feels like Beethoven with traces of Chopin. You are born 200 years too late….:) Do…"

"This is beautiful. You are  a gifted pianist/composer. I did find it very soothing. How long ago did you make this?  I hope you can manage to use it in some professional capacity.It deserves exposure. "

"Michael, this is really beautiful!! I love it, especially the haunting main theme! And it does not only sound like early Beethoven but breathes also the haunting simplicity of Beethoven's late Bagatelles. Do more like these!!!"

"This is serene and beautiful, very Beethovenian except (as H.S. says) maybe a little too calm for Ludwig, at least early and middle Ludwig, which seems closest to the idiom here. I look forward to hearing the 3rd movement! :)"

"Thanks H.S., gonna start working on the 3rd movement now, it's fast and furious, wish me luck! Mike"

"Wow, beautiful!  And indeed, very soothing.  A bit "too" calm for Ludwig, but I certainly do hear elements of him throughout.  One of these days I'd like to hear both the 1st and 2nd movements together, to see how they…"