PIANO CONCERTOS 1 & 4

Beethoven, L. van: Complete Cello Music

Beethoven, L. Van: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 4

Born in Krakow, Joanna Trzeciak spent her youth in a country where the quest for material goods was not the most important issue. "To be" was more important than "to have." One can lose the fortune, yet the wisdom and knowledge are indestructible. That was the motto she learned at home and to which she is still faithful, even after many years of living in Belgium. The original, often controversially developed repertoire of the pianist's recitals is one of her characteristic features. Confrontations, contrasts, and concepts abound. Besides recording, she tours frequently giving masterclasses and recitals. She also dedicates time to her second great passion- hiking in high mountains. For this recital she has chosen three works by Ludwig van Beethoven.

Jean-Claude Henriot (b. 1949) was born into a family of musicians. As a child, Henriot fixated his conception of great music upon Beethoven. His first great musical experience was of listening to a recording of the ‘Emperor’ Concerto. For this album Henriot has opted to venture outside of the frequently performed piano sonatas by programming Beethoven’s Bagatelles, Fantasia in G minor, Andante Favori, and 32 Variations in C minor. All of the works on this release were composed between 1803 and 1825, during the composer’s late period when the fullness of his potential had been reached.

Beethoven: Works for Cello and Piano

This recording features personalized and interesting interpretation of the Diabelli Variations by Beethoven.

PIANO SONATAS

STREICHTRIO OP. 9

PIANO CONCERT NR. 1

Ludwig van Beethoven created in five decades five sonatas for piano and cello. The sonatas reflect the transformations of the composer's constantly developing style. The Second Sonata in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2 and the 3rd Sonata in A major, Op. 69 are contrasting. The first is a youthful work, full of virtuosic fantasy and vigor, the second is the work of a mature composer, the author of significant symphonic works. The first of these was written in 1796 for the Prussian King Frederick William II, and it's individual parts maintained once in the mood of court dignity, and once militarily correspond to the personality of the recipient of dedication. Inspired by the Napoleonic army occupation of Vienna, the Sonata in A major has a much more elegiac and reflective character.

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No more Bruckner under Haitink, that's a cut in the history of interpretation (Wiener Zeitung) To end his active conducting career after 65 years, maestro Bernard Haitink together with the Wiener Philharmoniker gives a farewell concert at the Gro�es Festspielhaus at Salzburg Festival, leaving no doubt of being one of the best Bruckner interpreters ever. The Dutch conductor, who was appointed honorary member of the Wiener Philharmoniker shortly before the concert, is joined by star pianist Emanuel Ax in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4: a musical interaction "of a depth of sentiment and an agreement in making music together that sounds wonderfully natural" (Salzburger Nachrichten). The concert ends with Bruckner's monumental Symphony No. 7 with it's famous second movement, which marked the composer's breakthrough and remains one of his most popular symphonies. The Wiener Philharmoniker play under Haitink's masterful baton completely focused, but dynamic and with deepest sensation. The atmosphere of this last performance is without doubt exceptional and a visibly emotional Haitink was celebrated by the audience with long standing ovations. "You shouldn't throw terms like 'magic moments' around easily. But what could be heard in Salzburg was certainly one" (Klassikinfo. De)

Although not entirely accepted by his contemporary composers, Louis-Francois-Phillipe Drouetwas an outstanding flutist, even being called the Paganini of flute. The works performed on this release are Drouet’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s violin sonatas. He has left the piano part untouched, and made very little adaptations to the violin part. These rarely recorded works are performed here by flutist Francesca Pagnini and pianist Stefano Malferrari.

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