Wilhelm von Lenz, in his 1852 work "Beethoven et ses trois styles," concluded that Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas were a personal diary of his pains, joys, triumphs, and disappointments.
Composer Biography
Beethoven's near-suicide at Heiligenstadt in 1802 was a turning point, leading him to focus on creative work and embark on a 'new path' away from his predecessors' style.
Compositional Technique
Beethoven's Op. 27 sonatas, written in 1801, openly rejected the traditional fast-slow-fast structural framework common in Haydn and Mozart.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Beethoven's Sonata in F minor op. 57, known as the 'Appassionata,' was considered by him to be his finest work.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Édouard Herriot, in his 1929 book "La Vie de Beethoven," stated that for Beethoven, everything came from within, and his model was 'the law of life' rather than classical rules.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in July 2021 at the Teatro Ristori in Verona, Italy, with Nicolas Bartholomée and Hugo Scremin handling the sound engineering.
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