BEETHOVEN SONATAS: LES ADIEUX
BEETHOVEN SONATAS: LES ADIEUX
Tuesday 22nd April, 8pm, Hall Two
Saleem Abboud Ashkar’ s second concert of Beethoven piano sonatas includes the piece titled‘ the farewell’ – Beethoven’ s goodbye to his friend Archduke Rudolph, exiled from Vienna as Napoleon’ s troops took hold. Beethoven captures his feelings in the three-note‘ farewell’ motif, initially downcast but injected with inspiring optimism as the sonata proceeds. The rich, solemn colours of the E minor sonata are followed by the often forthright and playful sounds of Beethoven’ s A major sonata, as now we begin to feel the full force of the composer’ s keyboard virtuosity.
Beethoven Piano Sonata Cycle
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat,‘ Les Adieux’
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A
Piano: Saleem Abboud Ashkar
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