Beethoven Piano 2nd Mar 2020 The Bear Club Map
British pianist Ivana Gavríc plays Beethoven’s early A major sonata, the second of the Op 2 set which were his first published essays in solo piano. Newly arrived in Vienna these works were designed to show off the young genius’s virtuoso skills at the keyboard and positively glitter with such display. In the second half Ivana performs the enduringly popular Appassionata, with the Viennese master exploring the colours of his new Erard piano, creating thrilling textures never before heard on a simple keyboard. This is a work conceived on an epic scale. The rhetorical drama of the first movement, exploring the far reaches of the newly extended keyboard, contrasts with the swirling energy of the last movement with its thrilling prestissimo coda. This was Wagner’s favourite piano sonata…
The programme also includes fascinating short musical portraits of celebrated composers by Bedfordshire-
‘…there’s a quality to her sound, something peppery, dark and candid…’
Independent
Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata Op 2 No.2
Cheryl Frances-
Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata in F minor Op 57 Appassionata
Ivana Gavríc