The Koroliov Series, Vol. 14: Beethoven – Sonatas, Opp. 101 & 106
8/21/2020, 8 Tracks, 1:07:58
Featuring
Evgeni Koroliov
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Critical Reception
Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op. 106 was long considered unplayable due to its immense technical difficulties.
Composition History
Beethoven dedicated several of his greatest works, including Piano Sonatas Op. 81 and Op. 106, to Archduke Rudolph of Austria, his high-nobility pupil.
Composer Biography
Beethoven learned about high-standard fugues from his teacher Christian Gottlob Neefe in Bonn, who introduced him to Johann Sebastian Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier.
Compositional Technique
Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op. 106, known as the 'Hammerklavier' Sonata, features a gigantic, nearly 400-bar fugue in its final movement, which has no parallel in piano literature.
Instruments
Beethoven collaborated with the Streicher firm in Vienna, which expanded the range of their pianos to seven octaves, partly to meet his wishes.
Instruments
The title 'Hammerklavier Sonata' for Op. 106 comes from its first edition in 1819, and Beethoven preferred 'Hammerklavier' over 'pianoforte' for his German-titled works.
Performer Biography
Evgeni Koroliov, the pianist on this album, was born in Moscow in 1949 and studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory with Lev Oborin and Lev Naumov.
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