13 that, for me, it was the true hidden gem of the cycle. The opening movement is in textbook-perfect sonata form, putting on hold Beethoven’s previous experiments with structure and dramaturgy. 31 No. In its harmonies, it is also the more adventurous variation of the three, adding dense chromaticism to what is otherwise quite a bland movement (harmonically only!). Only towards the end of the development (05:05) does Beethoven’s customary ease of surprising us come to the fore, as he brings the left hand to the very bottom of the keyboard in a long, very atmospheric pianissimo passage. 54, contrasted with the highly tense, most on-the-brink-of-disaster movement Beethoven has ever written in the later Op. It was extra special that this project took place precisely in Brussels. If the highest evocative artistry expressed in such a way as to garner universal appeal for over two centuries is our yardstick, then I would say probably not. To celebrate Beethoven’s 250th anniversary year, I will be learning and filming all 32 of his sonatas over the course of 2020. In structure, it is a theme with three variations. image I have in the beginning is of two dogs happily chasing each other’s tails, but the dolce marking and the innocent delight of the opening bars do belie a fair share of drama in the development, with several chains of surprising modulations (at 8:00 particularly, the left hand, if played on its own, could have well been composed by Bartók or Ligeti). Perhaps this was Beethoven’s intention exactly – to clash the inner and outer worlds. Here, however, it is just a passing, though highly effective episode, whereupon the dazzling energy returns and the Sonata ends in full triumph. The mood of course couldn’t be farther apart – allegretto and dolce in Op. 2. Upon the scherzo’s return, a simple device shifts the music into super-virtuosic mode: Beethoven offsets the right hand by half a beat, effectively doubling the number of notes in what is already a fast tempo. The music grows towards the end, whipping itself into a technical and emotional frenzy and culminating in a dazzling cascade down a C major triad. 1, on one side and the mature masterpiece which is the D major sonata, Op. Two weeks ago, in the middle of a US tour, I released the video of sonata No. 27, it is as if Beethoven decided to show what he could achieve when explicitly attempting to meld a sonata and a fantasy. He then published the grand Andante in F major, in 3/8 time, on its own, and later composed the interesting Introduction to the rondo, that is now found in it.’ The Andante favori is utterly beautiful on its own, but the Sonata is certainly better served by the stark, almost austere Introduction, setting up this most inspired of Rondo finales. © Copyright 2002-2021 Hendrik Slegtenhorst. The slow movement is a moment of Apollonian beauty, expressed in pure and full-bodied sound over resonant repeating octaves in the bass. And with this intensity of feeling, comes an overwhelming desire to share. Beethoven never repeats himself, insists András Schiff. Perhaps, though, dubbing Op. This isn’t to say there are no challenges; in a way it’s one big, ongoing challenge. 2 ‘Moonlight' Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. But even in Beethoven’s time this passage must have been a case of his showing off. The next one to follow, No. In the end, perhaps it doesn’t matter. To No. 1, also among the 3 Sonatas Op. After that moment of the respite, the darker C minor colour returns in the finale, crackling with tightly-controlled energy (13:15). 10! A friend of Beethoven’s expressed his opinion that the I love the sheer musicality of Stephen's approach and the clarity and transparency which his animation brings to the music. The softer sections return a few times, and it is that music, like a framing device, that brings the movement to a close. The second and final movement (6:12) is a perpetuum mobile in calmly flowing semiquavers. Here, the first movement itself (0:06) seems to contain, if not two separate movements, then certainly a clash of two very different worlds. If one reads it without playing, the material seems almost primitive: series of broken triads, played with both hands in unison. As 9 of these 13 sonatas were completely new to me, those two weeks in Sacile, Italy (home of the Fazioli pianos) ended up being more intensely challenging than anything I've done in the last years. 5 and 6. He has just played all 32 Beethoven sonatas in an 8-concert series this year, coupled with videos explaining his views on each sonata. It has been suggested that the whole movement might be a parody of an overwrought and over-ornamented operatic aria (I would say a duet, if anything, as the left hand consistently repeats everything the right hand does). In the coming weeks I will release sonatas Nos. Based on sketches in one of Beethoven’s notebooks, Sonata No. On the factual side, we have filmed the first seven sonatas over the last 6 weeks. There’s a feeling of great depth and awe there, but also of elegance and beauty. 111, is the last of Ludwig van Beethoven's piano sonatas. Once this happens, the finale starts gently (15:11) – a spinning wheel of a perpetuum mobile, with a caressing dynamic and light tempo. At first, the thunderous octave passage is almost double the length of the opening Menuetto, seemingly overpowering it, but as the movement progresses, it is the minuet element that is developed and varied, acquiring elaborate ornamentation, while the octave passage becomes shorter and finally disappears completely until the very final bars. The form, too, is gradually becoming larger, the textures more generous, the writing more pianistic. As I wrote yesterday, the two sonatas Op. Rather than any specific element, for me it’s a sense of a gradually eroding barrier between the content of the music and the emotions embodied within. From that point on, a new sonata will follow every one or two weeks, always on a Friday. 16 is a delight, but a delight perhaps more cerebral than emotional. 28 'Pastorale' Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. The immediacy and intensity of emotion is staggering, right from the opening C minor chord. See you in two days! The manuscripts then lay unpublished for years until in 1802, Beethoven’s brother Kaspar Karl, serving as part-time secretary to Beethoven, included them in an offer to a publisher. Bach, Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248-V, at the Sunday after New Year – Herod and the Magi, Mozart, Clarinet Quintet, K. 581, and Teachers – from Music and Being, J.S. Of the five variations that follow, two stand out: the third one, in the very uncommon key of A flat minor (seven flats! sonata was too long, whereupon he was frightfully reprimanded by Beethoven. 111. One (small) part is alert and following the performance, and perhaps directs the musical flow a little bit, the other (much larger) part is completely sunk into the music, experiencing it in a kind of visceral, instinctive way which precludes logical thinking and seems wired directly to your deepest feelings, without any buffers or defenses. Even though I kept posting new sonatas until May, all that material had in fact been filmed by late winter. In short, it’s the antithesis of everything Beethoven created in the sonata so far. Those three came with their set of challenges though – though musically very clear, all three are virtuosic and increasingly expansive in scope and ambition (No. 1. Arietta. 49, No. The second movement’s (10:17) narrative, much more severe in mood, is personal and inward-looking, its measured accompaniment perhaps closer to the sound of an implacable clock. A new music service with official albums, singles, videos, remixes, live performances and more for Android, iOS and desktop. The personal nature of the music is reflected in the parlando (‘speaking’) effect – music which seems to imply spoken words – particularly in the second theme, with its many repeated, entreating notes. It is very tempting to talk of watershed moments – perhaps only visible to us in hindsight – but the Waldstein, its every note radiant with inspiration, is surely a landmark in Beethoven’s development, as well as in the development of the sonata genre in Beethoven’s hands. times with nearly manic insistence in a wildly modulatory section (5:29). But the final result is more than a joke: there’s plenty of genuine drama in the development, and a fascinating interplay between major and minor keys in the second subject, foreshadowing Schubert’s immediacy of mood changes. 4, during which I experienced something which until now I’ve only felt while playing Russian music: a kind of floating, when your brain disengages or splits in two. 26. The outpouring of loving emotion in the first movement – outwardly tender, yet full of inner ardour – presents a Beethoven we haven’t really encountered so far in the cycle. I am not so sure; different things, undoubtedly. Written between 1821-2, it showcases fugal … 27, Nos. They are mentioned almost as an afterthought: ‘two little easy sonatas of two movements each’, following a list of more major works available for publication: a symphony (No. 49), which he went on to explore in the increasingly poetic Opp. ... 29. 1 You are in Beethoven’s world now. 2 and 7, written 4-5 years earlier. The first movement of Op. The narrative of its first movement (0:06) is sincere and heartfelt, filled with an artless, touching beauty. 21 (1804). 2 – the same irreverent ease, the same drive and mischievous humour, and the same unexpectedly calm ending over a bass drone. Their energy, attentiveness, transparency were the best musical and emotional support I could have wished for, and the trigger for everything I did on stage. 13 which adheres more closely to this ideal. 14 – the utterly lovely, fresh, charming couple of short sonatas, are not just an antithesis but an antidote to the Pathétique, as if Beethoven needed to cleanse his spirit with limpid tones after the extreme dark intensity of the preceding sonata. All in all, this Sonata is a balm for the heart after the Tempest’s darkness and pain, and a respite for the mind after the complexities of Sonata No. Like the opening Menuetto, this movement, too, seems to follow its own somewhat unpredictable logic. Then, while waiting for the new material to be released, I will be posting session notes from July: thoughts about the sonatas and a kind of diary of how the filming went each day. Later, he would give the same epithet to the Pathétique, the Waldstein and the Hammerklavier. His trills are gorgeous, nowhere more so than at the conclusion of the Arietta of Sonata No. 109, and C minor, Op. It's all here. This could also have been a small way of showing off: look, I can take something utterly inconsequential, as far as musical motifs go, and create good music out of it. Last week I wrote about sonata No. The last two are famous f… 32; Sonata para piano n.º 32; Sonate pour piano nº 32 de Beethoven; Sonata per pianoforte n. 32; ピアノソナタ第32番; Pianosonate nr. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. (On this day 249 years ago Ludwig van Beethoven was baptised. Allegro Molto E Con Brio 2. Whatever the case, both sonatas are certainly not unworthy of Beethoven’s name, the first in G minor perhaps being the stronger work of the pair. Considering the very long delay since their composition, it is probable that Beethoven never intended these ‘two little easy sonatas’ to be published at all. 54 ends with an exuberant celebration in F major, joyful and triumphant. And the finale, a rondo in form, is a light-fingered perpetuum mobile, akin to a merrily bubbling brook which follows the funeral march to wash away all sorrow. (A shorter version of this text was published in The Times on April 8th, 2020). Things crumbled swiftly afterwards – the remaining tour dates got canceled in quick succession, and so were all other performances for at least six weeks. And then—another shock!—the introduction returns (4:51). A fantasy was a free-form musical composition, commonly consisting of several loosely linked sections with abrupt shifts of tempo, mood and key. A simple, sincere elegance permeates both the third movement and the finale. 111, is the last of Beethoven's piano sonatas. 12, they come to a glorious culmination in the sister-sonatas Op. The F minor sonata, opening the opus, is laconic in its musical language and form, but highly expressive in its emotional content. The music merrily rolls from there, generating its own incessant energy, wave after wave. It's also temptingly easy to compare the C minor sonata, Op. 😀. 17. 111 to be the last movement he would ever compose to a piano sonata; that is, unless some day sketches for a 3rd movement to Op. The exploration and crossing of boundaries can be seen as a central motif in Beethoven's compositions in general, and in his piano … From these blocks, Beethoven constructs a movement unified in mood and colour – everything is dark and tense. In June, the first hints of a chance to continue filming appeared, and Stewart and I pounced on that chance like hungry hawks. Piano Sonata No.29 in B♭, Op.106 "Hammerklavier" It was dedicated to his friend, pupil, and patron, Archduke Rudolf. But I must admit a mistake of ignorance; when I was planning the cycle, I did not know that the two sonatas Op. The finale (17:20) is my favourite movement. The heart of the sonata for me is its middle movement (6:20): a slowly unfolding soliloquy, gently glowing, suspended in a timeless world. The second movement counters any rhythm ambiguities with the squarest of all possible meters: it’s a march in common time. Rather than a more common unmeasured sweep down or up the keyboard, here the glissando is to be played pianissimo, in strict measure, with both hands, and to make things worse, with a controlled stop in the middle of the line. The content is clear: depictions of drums and trumpets. But I’ll leave it to the next posts. 2 was probably composed immediately before Sonata No. Beethoven’s critics had previously reproached him for writing sonata forms too close to fantasies, too irregular, too free. And the dream-interpretation changes and morphs as well, as you yourself change with time and experience. 21, Op. Schiff concludes his 32nd lecture with the observation that this sonata exemplifies ‘gratitude to God to be able to write such music.’ That is, being alive allows one to reach beauty and interpret wonder. And of course, the amazingly warm audience in Brussels, at Flagey… I love you guys. And then my interlocutor added, as if a bit embarrassed by this, “even Op. It's temptingly easy for us to connect the brooding scowl on Beethoven's portraits and busts to the dramatic, stormy, high-intensity music he wrote in this key: works full of deep pathos and possessed by a relentless, sometimes demonic drive. Piano Sonata No.31 in A♭, Op.110 31. The big climax comes at the point of reprise (11:32), which continues the fugal character, though in fortissimo, and with keyboard-spanning passages in alternating hands. And it seems one pop legend has had the same idea. 111. soon convinced my teacher of the truth of the remark. 10, and before the Pathétique. 10, and before the Pathétique. He watched a few of the Beethoven 32 videos and offered to collaborate on some of the Beethoven scores we were filming. The second movement is the dramatic core of the piece: an unfolding narrative, its opening an early embodiment of 'Innigkeit', this elusive word, part heartfelt, part hushed and awed, part personal and treasured. 1. 49 were not, in fact, written at the time their numbers (19 and 20) would suggest – that is, between Sonata No. He returns there to the expanded, four-movement structure of his first four sonatas, and abandons – perhaps with the exception of the finale – the concise, sometimes even abrupt manner of composition he used in the fast movements of sonatas Nos. Schiff concludes his 32nd lecture with the observation that this sonata exemplifies ‘gratitude to God to be able to write such music.’ That is, being alive allows one to reach beauty and interpret wonder. It was written between 1821 and 1822. The second movement (4:35) is a minuet, thoroughly lovely and charming. The Sonata no. 1 is the most laconic in its material; in a way the more extrovert Nos. The repeats of the refrain (five in number!) But its very explicitness, unnuanced and direct, seems a jarring contrast to the complexity of feeling in the main body of the march. Beethoven, manuscript of the Arietta, Op. 18 (1802) and Sonata No. Sonata No. Only towards the end (from 5:25) do darkness and passion prevail. For the first time Beethoven uses a slow introduction, and an introduction of such weight you know something truly significant is going on. “I love all Beethoven sonatas,” I was once told in a conversation. 18 (1802) and Sonata No. And the earthiness of the opening phrases is contrasted with the middle section of the theme, which is written legato and floats weightlessly in a higher part of the keyboard. 7, while Sonata No. The dynamics are sharply contrasting, the tempo is very fast, and special effects (like the timpani tremolo imitation at 1:38) add to the turbulent, unsettling atmosphere. I will end with a technical announcement – I’m very happy to say that the complete cycle will be available on Apple Music, simultaneously with the YouTube releases. But it seems to me that the writing is far too pianistic to parody opera, and perhaps too pristine to be a parody at all. Instead, my eyes skip to any mention of Italy in the news, as my heart and thoughts are with them and with that small corner of Italy in particular. Beethoven wrote 32 sonatas for piano in total. 19, Op 49, No. As I was on my way home from the US, my half-formed plans for the weeks ahead revolved around Beethoven: blogging, writing listening guides, and of course practising – there’s so much new material still to come! 7, while Sonata No. Change, when it comes, is as sudden as a wake-up call: a brilliantly happy C major section, exuberant and effervescent. There are many elements that Arrau brings to these works that few others have matched. Whether or not we link it to the play, the opening of the Sonata is breathtakingly strong. C minor: by far the most iconic Beethoven key. The very beginning of the first movement is pulsation made melodic, brimming with barely contained energy – the long row of repeated notes seemingly straining against the imposed metre, only content once they arrive at the short melodic figure in bar three. The challenge of describing the opening theme exemplifies for me the complexity of feeling we’ll frequently encounter from now on. The two are but a year or two apart and have a similar structure: a lyrical slow movement in A-flat major surrounded by an energetic first movement and finale. It's the key of the Fifth Symphony, the Third Piano Concerto, the Coriolan Overture, the Pathétique, etc., etc. On one hand a stately minuet, its dotted rhythm opening motif repeated in several registers over the keyboard, rich and warm in the bass, pure and crystalline in the soprano. Read about Sonata for Piano No. Of the four sonatas in the recent group, the ‘Pastoral’ is the most traditional in its structure and in the composition of its movements. The incongruous mismatch of the two elements strongly suggests an extra-musical narrative – but without any indication from Beethoven as to what it may be, it would have to remain open to our imaginations. and have since been streaming 2-3 lunchtime concerts a week. I thought it would be a good point to start the blog. But it is the charm which prevails in the end, bringing this grand sonata to a surprisingly serene, low-key end. On the one hand, Sonata No. Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato 2. 11 was a closing, summarising chapter of Beethoven’s early sonatas, then Sonata No. The middle section (7:30) with its reserved D-flat major chords feels more like a containment of strong emotion than a point of relaxed calm. Beethoven Piano Sonata No.4 in Eb major, Op.7 Analysis. It is also perhaps the most deeply-felt part of the sonata, questingly exploring numerous keys in a long modulating passage. It is immediately repeated higher up, forming a micro-dialogue before the main theme is relaunched, a full tone lower than in the beginning, adding colour to what is usually a neutrally coloured key (no sharps, no flats). The episodes are brighter, even humorous, which makes each return of the refrain seem that much more impactful, inevitable, even fateful. This, together with the slow elegance of the music, creates a curious effect: it is as if we were in a stasis, safe for the moment, but inevitably feeling that if the story is to continue, we would need to leave this B flat major shelter. In a last similarity to the Appassionata both movements end with a fast coda (11:40), though here too, the similarity is outweighed by the contrast: Op. Interestingly, this was not Beethoven’s original idea for the second movement. Dynamics vary wildly, from the pianissimo of the broken chords to the stormy rage of the fortissimo tremolos in the development. life? The (very prosaic!) Everything is intense, yet small-scale, with abrupt mood shifts between the sharply defined sections. At that point – 1795 – he was already famous as a keyboard virtuoso, but the transition to fame as a composer was not obvious, and he took great care with the first works he published, a set of three trios (Op. More confusing is his omission of triplet signs and dots, so that in Variation 2 some semiquavers are longer than others (depending on whether or not they are followed by a demisemiquaver—an unintentional revival of a medieval convention formerly applied to breves and semibreves). Interestingly, it is the less famous, unnicknamed Sonata No. 10 No. Mann states that “this added C sharp is the most moving, consolatory, pathetically reconciling thing in the world.” The C sharp occurs just after the conclusion of the triple trill, and Taruskin (and with different emphasis, Rosen), more analytically than Mann, notes that the triple trill introduces the “only modulation ever to intrude, in this movement, upon the limpid C-major tonality of the whole.” Anton Kuerti, in his extensive notes (1996) to his recordings of the Beethoven sonatas, further notes that as the trilling ceases, on the very C sharp, the “bass and treble both play single notes separated by five octaves, as though the composer were telling his theme, ‘There, I leave you to stand on your own.’” Or, to use Rosen’s description, by the “power to suspend motion, seeming to stop the movement of time….”. 32 in C minor, Op. 17 and Sonata No. Like other late period sonatas, it contains fugal elements. 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