thirty-two piano sonatas,

三十二首奏鸣曲
and these piano sonatas

而这些钢琴奏鸣曲
were not so much like Mozart's teaching pieces

和莫扎特的教学曲有很大差别
These were virtuosic pieces for Beethoven himself to play

它们都是贝多芬用来自己演奏的精品
How well did he play them?

那他弹得有多好呢
Well, you would think that he would play them absolutely superbly

你可能会觉得他一定演奏得非常完美
but that--contemporaries commented that

但据当时的评论
his playing was kind of messy

他的演奏实际上挺糟糕的
Here's what one of them said, quote: "His playing is not clean

有人评论说 "他演奏得不干净
He has much fire, but he pounds a bit too much

他心如烈火但是他击键太重
He overcomes diabolical difficulties

他能克服魔鬼般的技术难度
but he does not do so neatly"

但做得不干净”