Beethoven dedicated his Piano Sonatas Op. 10 to Countess Anna Margarete von Browne, a prominent society lady in Vienna.
Compositional Technique
The opening movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op. 10, No. 1 demonstrates 'contrasting derivation,' where highly contrasting musical characters are created from a single motivic-thematic nucleus.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Op. 10, composed between 1796 and 1798, are described as a 'trilogy of contrasts' due to their artistic development, extensive contrasting, and independent formulation.
Compositional Technique
Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op. 10, No. 1, in C minor, is noted for paving the way for his typical C-minor dramatics, a style later heard in his Symphony No. 5.
Compositional Technique
The Piano Sonata Op. 10, No. 2 in F major, which lacks a slow movement, was one of Beethoven's favorite pieces.
Recording & Production
This recording of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Op. 10 was made in January 2010 at Concertboerderij Valthermond in The Netherlands.
Performer Biography
Pianist Mari Kodama, born in Osaka, left Japan as a child and was raised in Germany, Switzerland, France, and England, studying piano at the Conservatoire National de Paris and privately with Alfred Brendel.
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