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Cristian Sandrin - Beethoven [CD]

Cristian Sandrin - Beethoven [CD]

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With his second disc, Cristian Sandrin gives us his interpretation of Beethoven's last three Sonatas.

Once the greatness of Beethoven's output is set aside and we delve deep into the emotional essence of this music, we realise there is an abundance of expressive features that lie hidden between the lines. Beethoven wrote very precise directions, extremely advanced for his times, yet it is clear that his indications alone are certainly not enough to bring his music to life. There are so many shades of piano, as much as there are variations in the ways an artist creates the impression of crescendos, sotto voce and infinite ways in which we conceive the effect of mit inningsten Empfindung. The Beethoven's scores are rife with recurring themes, intricate motivic relations, that wait to be discovered, fragments of melodies that repeat across shorter or longer spans of music. An artist must use these recognisable elements, infuse them with a certain individual expression, to construct the narrative, a psychological journey about becoming and the multitude of tormented and life affirming emotional states that are there as part of the transformative process.

We speak of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas by comparing them with his orchestral or string quartet music. It is for this very reason that I have included Tausig's rarely played arrangement of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 13 here, in my piano solo album. I like to imagine that Beethoven composed parts of the string quartet No. 13 seated at his piano, the topography of the piano being at the very inception of these phrases intended for the strings. The middle section is reminiscent of the Arietta of his Piano Sonata in A flat major op. 110, bearing numerous similarities in the mood suggested by the key of A flat minor, similar idiosyncratic articulation instructions appear in the melody too. This short piano arrangement, Kavatine, is an epilogue to the serenity of op. 110 but is also the path leading to the unfathomable harmonies of op. 111.

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With his second disc, Cristian Sandrin gives us his interpretation of Beethoven's last three Sonatas.

Once the greatness of Beethoven's output is set aside and we delve deep into the emotional essence of this music, we realise there is an abundance of expressive features that lie hidden between the lines. Beethoven wrote very precise directions, extremely advanced for his times, yet it is clear that his indications alone are certainly not enough to bring his music to life. There are so many shades of piano, as much as there are variations in the ways an artist creates the impression of crescendos, sotto voce and infinite ways in which we conceive the effect of mit inningsten Empfindung. The Beethoven's scores are rife with recurring themes, intricate motivic relations, that wait to be discovered, fragments of melodies that repeat across shorter or longer spans of music. An artist must use these recognisable elements, infuse them with a certain individual expression, to construct the narrative, a psychological journey about becoming and the multitude of tormented and life affirming emotional states that are there as part of the transformative process.

We speak of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas by comparing them with his orchestral or string quartet music. It is for this very reason that I have included Tausig's rarely played arrangement of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 13 here, in my piano solo album. I like to imagine that Beethoven composed parts of the string quartet No. 13 seated at his piano, the topography of the piano being at the very inception of these phrases intended for the strings. The middle section is reminiscent of the Arietta of his Piano Sonata in A flat major op. 110, bearing numerous similarities in the mood suggested by the key of A flat minor, similar idiosyncratic articulation instructions appear in the melody too. This short piano arrangement, Kavatine, is an epilogue to the serenity of op. 110 but is also the path leading to the unfathomable harmonies of op. 111.

Track Listing

Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo

Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 II. Prestissimo

Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo: Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung

Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110 I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo

Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110 II. Allegro molto

Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110 III. Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo

String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo

Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato

Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 II. Arietta: Adagio

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  • Genre: Classical
  • Product Type: AUDIO CD
  • Barcode: 608917725520
  • Release Date: March 07, 2025
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