@mekkaokereke Bridgetower not only could play it brilliantly, but made some improvements to it in mid-performance. Beehoven accepted GB's changes and incorporated them into the piece.
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@mekkaokereke Exquisite!
You probably already know this, but Beetthoven's Kreutzer Sonata was originally called the Bridgetower Sonata, after the Black English violinist and composer, George Bridgetower.
Unfortunately Bridgetower made a joke about some girl Beethoven fancied, and in a huff he removed GB's name from the manuscript and rededicated it to Rudolphe Kreutzer, who couldn't even play the damn thing.
@mekkaokereke Bridgetower not only could play it brilliantly, but made some improvements to it in mid-performance. Beehoven accepted GB's changes and incorporated them into the piece.
I did not know that!
