E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1810 article on Beethoven's Fifth Symphony was crucial in establishing the 'Romantic' nature of Beethoven's instrumental music, describing it as opening "the realm of the gigantic and the incommensurable."
Interpretation
Pianist Jean-Nicolas Diatkine believes that for music to live, it must be passed on, and that this transmission brings it to life.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Beethoven, like Bach, created such a vast and structured musical world that it resists literary explanation, as it needs none.
Performer Biography
Jean-Nicolas Diatkine began his musical studies at the age of six and was later shaped by encounters with Ruth Nye, a professor trained by Claudio Arrau, and composer Narcis Bonet, a student of Nadia Boulanger.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Lisztzentrum Raiding in Austria, which is also the birthplace of Franz Liszt.
Composer Biography
Beethoven once famously wrote to his patron Prince Lichnowsky, stating, "Prince, what you are, you are through chance and birth; what I am, I am through my own labour. There have been and there will be thousands of princes, but there is only one Beethoven."
Composer Biography
Beethoven, despite being labeled 'Romantic' by E.T.A. Hoffmann, held a lifelong admiration for the Baroque composer G.F. Handel, who died ten years before Beethoven was born.
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