Mari Kodama, the pianist on this recording, began playing piano at age three and entered the Conservatoire National Superieur de Paris at 14, completing her studies with honors at 19.
Recording & Production
Polyhymnia International custom-builds or substantially modifies most of its recording equipment, with a particular emphasis on the quality of the analogue signal path.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas, often called the 'pianist's New Testament,' are considered an 'oeuvre in progress' due to their extremely individual and personal shaping of the basic sonata model.
Recording & Production
The microphones used for this recording, DPA 4011 & DPA 4006 and Schoeps mk2S, were modified with Polyhymnia's custom buffer electronics.
Compositional Technique
Beethoven approached the sonata form as a problem in both composition and technique, ensuring no repetition in his solutions and using the piano sonatas as an open forum for his experiments.
Recording & Production
Polyhymnia International, the recording facility, specializes in high-end acoustic music recordings and is a leader in producing high-resolution surround sound recordings for SACD and DVD-Audio.
Performer Biography
Mari Kodama has performed with major orchestras worldwide, including the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, under conductors like Charles Dutoit and Kent Nagano.
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