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Beethoven

Piano Sonatas Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Opus 14, No. 1

    Allegro   

    Allegretto

    Rondo:  Allegro commodo

Sonata No. 17 in d minor, Opus 31, No. 2 (“The Tempest”)

    Largo; Allegro

    Adagio

    Allegretto

Intermission

Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp Major, Opus 78

    Adagio cantabile; Allegro ma non troppo

    Allegro vivace

Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Opus 101

    Etwas lebhaft und mit der inngsten Empfindung

    Lebhaft.  Marschmässig.

    Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll

    Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit

    “The piano sonatas of Beethoven must always be among the choicest possessions of all who love music and especially of those who make music their main interest and study. “

    “Models of coherence and lucidity, they provide the musician with examples of never tiring self-criticism in the pursuit of ideal perfection.  A vivid commentary on the composer’s life, they allow us to see a great and tragic personality both reacting to circumstance and at the same time controlling circumstance.  And further, the discerning student may see in them how the personal experience of the composer broadens out into a universalized significance that speaks to and evokes response from the heart of humanity.”

    “. . .[T]he enlightened use of these sonatas carries with it the privilege of being admitted, if we will, into the companionship of a great mind dealing with problems of beauty in music and its perfect presentation. . .”

-- Donald Francis Tovey

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