Artalinna, la musique, l’art, les bonnes choses (in French) Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101 1. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung 2. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig 3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll 4. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 – “Hammerklavier” 5. Allegro 6. Scherzo. Allegro vivace 7. Adagio sostenuto 8. Largo – Allegro risoluto (Fuga a tre voci, con alcune licenze) Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 1. Vivace, ma non troppo 2. Prestissimo 3. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat major, Op. 110 4. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 5. Allegro molto 6. Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo – L’istesso tempo di Arioso – L’istesso tempo della Fuga a po di nuovo vivente Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111 7. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato 8. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile A Lifelong Relationship By Emil Gryesten Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827) has been a very dear friend of mine for almost my entire life. The engagement with Beethoven’s piano music has been a near—constant occupation since my first attempts at performance of the Bagatel/e in A minor WOO 59, more commonly known as ”Fiir Elise”, at the age of eight or nine. Nonetheless, it was the disruption and sudden abundance of free time during the coronavirus pandemic that became the starting point for the project, which has led to the creation of this double album. My recording of the late sonatas of Beethoven represents at once a culmination of my lifelong involvement with Beethoven and an exploration of yet unexplored paths. The classical music world was looking forward to the year 2020 with the expectation of massive celebrations of the 250 years anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. had been invited to perform recitals focusing on the German titan at concert series and festivals in Denmark, and I decided to challenge myself to perform two sonatas, which I did not yet have in my repertoire: The gigantic, seemingly unplayable op. 106, known as the ”Hammerklavier”, and the most spiritual and mysterious of the 32 Beethoven sonatas, the final sonata, op. 111. As the year 2020 unfolded, the pandemic meant that most of the planned concerts did not happen. Instead, used the opportunity to convert my current involvement with the late piano sonatas into an artistic research project at the Royal Danish Academy of Music (RDAM) in Copenhagen, where had been a faculty member since 2017, combining my work on Beethoven with a focus on a particular branch of music theory. RELEASE DATE: November 2023 CATALOGUE NUMBER: DACOCD 973 EAN: 5709499973004 Download BOOKLET (PDF) Related
