Michael Korstick's repertoire includes over 120 works for piano and orchestra, and he has publicly performed Beethoven's complete cycle of 32 piano sonatas multiple times.
Compositional Technique
The keys of A major (3 sharps) and C minor (3 flats) used in Beethoven's Op. 30 violin sonatas are considered typical Freemason keys, with the three accidentals arranged like the three symbolic points of a triangle.
Performer Biography
Michael Korstick, the pianist, won first prize in a 'Jugend musiziert' competition at age eleven, just two years after starting piano lessons.
Performer Biography
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, the violinist on this album, began playing violin at age seven and was accepted into the highly gifted class at the Salzburg Mozarteum at age nine.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Beethoven saw Russian Tsar Alexander I as a kindred spirit due to their shared ideals of humanity, tolerance, and fraternity, influenced by Freemasonry and the Enlightenment.
Composition History
Beethoven dedicated his Violin Sonatas Op. 30 to Russian Tsar Alexander I, possibly influenced by the Freemason number 3 in the opus number, the number of works, and the keys used.
Composer Biography
Beethoven's hearing defect caused him such despair that he considered ending his life, but his art held him back.
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