250 years Ludwig van Beethoven: Ruhr Piano Festival, Vol. 39
2/5/2021, 28 Tracks, 2:40:04
Featuring
Olga Pashchenko
Lika Bibileishvili
Anna Zassimova
Anika Vavić
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Compositional Technique
Beethoven's 32 Variations in C Minor are described as a "small masterpiece" with an ingenious 8-bar theme that can be stretched or compressed, compared to a volcano spewing fire.
Composition History
The 'Elector Sonatas' (Kurfürstensonaten) were written in 1782 and dedicated to Maximilian Friedrich, the Elector of Cologne, serving as an important link to Beethoven's later Opus 1 sonatas.
Recording & Production
This album features live recordings from the Klavier-Festival Ruhr in 2020, celebrating Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th anniversary.
Composer Biography
Beethoven was described in a 1784 register as having "good ability, still young, silent and well-behaved, and poor" while serving as an organist, harpsichordist, and violist in Bonn.
Instruments
Olga Pashchenko performs on a fortepiano (Hammerflügel) of the Viennese school, anonymously made around 1785, from the collection of Edwin Beunk.
Composition History
Beethoven's Polonaise in C Major was dedicated to Russian Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna, wife of Czar Alexander I, in hopes of a generous honorarium during the Congress of Vienna.
Composer Biography
The 'Last Musical Idea' in C Major is a piano arrangement of the unfinished string quintet Beethoven began in November 1826, just months before his death.
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