Pianist Carl Petersson received his PhD from the Academy of Music in Kraków in 2013, where he assisted in Mariola Cieniawa's class.
Album & Artwork
The album also includes pieces catalogued by Swiss musicologist Willy Hess, which are unpublished or unfinished works, some of which were also in the WoO catalogue.
Performer Biography
Carl Petersson, the pianist on this recording, began playing piano at age 15 and studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen.
Album & Artwork
This album features 'Piano Fragments and Sketches' by Ludwig van Beethoven, including many pieces without an Opus number, listed as WoO ('Werke ohne Opuszahl').
Album & Artwork
Many of the sketches and fragments on this album are identified using the Biamonti numbering system, which attempts to catalogue all known works in chronological order.
Recording & Production
This album features several world premiere recordings, indicated by an asterisk in the tracklist.
Composition History
Some fragments or sketches by Beethoven have been completed or 'filled out' into more or less complete pieces, with a number of these reconstructions attributed to Dutch composer and musicologist Albert Willem Holsbergen.
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