Beethoven's three final sonatas were not his last piano scores, as the Diabelli Variations and late Bagatelles followed them.
Performer Biography
Marios Papadopoulos, the pianist on this recording, has had a worldwide career as both a pianist and conductor since his London debut in 1974.
Composition History
Beethoven's secretary and first biographer, Anton Schindler, asked the composer about a 'missing' movement in the C minor sonata (Op. 111), to which Beethoven replied he was 'too busy' to write one.
Composition History
Beethoven offered a work consisting of three sonatas to Berlin publisher Schlesinger in a letter dated April 30, 1820.
Recording & Production
This recording was originally released in 1991 on IMP Classics and was recorded in the Bishopgate Institute, London, on May 18th and 19th, 1991.
Compositional Technique
All three sonatas on this album display innovative streaks, with the sonatas in E (Op. 109) and C minor (Op. 111) ending with sets of variations, which is rare in Beethoven's published piano works.
Composition History
Beethoven dedicated his E major sonata (Op. 109) to Maximiliane Brentano, the daughter of Antonie Brentano, who is commonly supposed to be the 'Immortal Beloved'.
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