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Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 27, 28 & 29 "Hammerklavier"

11/1/2012, 10 Tracks, 1:15:07

Featuring

  • Sviatoslav Richter
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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Performer Biography

Svjatoslav Richter notably refused to play certain famous works, including Bach's Goldberg Variations, Beethoven's Waldstein and Moonlight Sonatas, and Chopin's Second Piano Sonata.

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

Svjatoslav Richter believed the pianist should be a performer carrying out the composer's intentions to the letter, dissolving into the music rather than dominating it.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

Despite having 2550 hours of live broadcast recordings, Svjatoslav Richter disliked the recording process, especially in the studio, though he sometimes accepted live performances.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Beethoven jokingly told his publisher, Artaria, that his Piano Sonata No. 29, Op. 106, the 'Hammerklavier,' would give pianists 'hard work' fifty years in the future.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 27, Op. 90, was inspired by the morganatic marriage of his patron, Count Moritz Lichnowsky, to an actress.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Svjatoslav Richter had a vast repertoire of around eighty different programs, not including chamber works.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Svjatoslav Richter, the pianist on this album, made his US debut in Chicago in 1960, playing Brahms's Second Piano Concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Source: Booklet

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