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Beethoven's Piano Sonatas

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15

Season 1, Episode 15 • Music

Type: Piano Solo
Location: Baroque Palace of Vienna, Austria
Pianist: Daniel Barenboim
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Program: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 (“Pastoral”)
Year: 2016

In his performance of Piano Sonata No. 15, Daniel Barenboim treats the work as a continuous line. The opening movement is shaped through long phrases rather than short gestures, with tempo kept steady so the harmonic shifts carry the expression. In the central movements, he avoids isolating the storm episode as a dramatic interruption; it emerges from the same underlying pulse and then recedes. His pedaling favors connection, which softens articulation but maintains continuity between voices.

Tags
Chamber Music, Classical, Piano Solo, Daniel Barenboim, Beethoven, Brilliant Beethoven
Cast
Baroque Palace of Vienna, Austria Location
Daniel Barenboim Pianist
Ludwig van Beethoven Composer

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