Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 25, Op. 79, was nicknamed the 'Cuckoo Sonata' due to the striking deployment of a third interval motif.
Recording & Production
During the recording sessions, the team worked intensively for 12 hours a day, with breaks only for their ritual of cooking lunch.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Beethoven's piano sonatas on this album are considered 'lyrical islands' within his 32 Piano Sonatas, being less religiously fervent and affirmative than his other works in the genre.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in a small barn in Valthermond, Northern Holland, with the same team of producer Wilhelm Hellweg, sound engineer Jean-Marie Geijsen, and piano technician Michel Brandjes.
Composition History
The lyrical attraction of these sonatas is partly due to their specifically educational purposes, as Beethoven considered the pianistic skills of his pupils when composing them.
Performer Biography
Pianist Mari Kodama is a founding artistic director of the Musical Days at Forest Hill, a chamber music festival near her home in San Francisco.
Composer Biography
Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp, Op. 78, was dedicated to Countess Therese von Brunsvik.
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