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The Venue - Leeds College of Music
Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7PD
England
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.30 in E major, Op.109
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.31 in A flat major, Op.110
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.32 in C minor, Op.111
Performers
Paul Lewis – piano
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Programme Note
Paul writes: “Despite my intention to be as wide ranging and inclusive as possible, I make no apology for devoting an entire programme to Beethoven, the great innovator and master of the sonata. His inal triptych of piano sonatas is undeniably one of the great peaks of the entire piano repertoire, and remains one of the most intellectually and emotionally challenging programmes for performers. The depth of expression and originality of these late works still, almost 200 years after their composition, has the ability to astonish, unsettle, and move us in the most powerfully heartfelt way.”
Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas, spanning 28 years of his career, cemented the form as a staple of the concert hall. The great conductor Hans von Bülow labelled them ‘The New Testament of Music’ (Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier being the Old Testament). Beethoven’s sonatas form a bridge between both the private home and the concert hall, and between the Classical and Romantic eras.
