Type: Piano Solo
Location: Baroque Palace of Vienna, Austria
Pianist: Daniel Barenboim
Year: 2016
This work is performed by Daniel Barenboim in an Austrian palace. Quite brilliant, playful, poised, and gently subversive, beneath its graceful surface you can see that Beethoven is tugging at the seams of Classical form, turning a polite minuet into a mischievous dance. This sonata doesn't shout like his later grand sonatas; instead, it smiles knowingly, offering a wink and a smile. Sonata No.6 whispers the future of Beethoven's voice; always spirited, surprising, and utterly his own.
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Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 7
Type: Piano Solo
Location: Baroque Palace of Vienna, Austria
Pianist: Daniel Barenboim
Year: 2016This is the Sonata with an unusually profound slow movement
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Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8
Type: Piano Solo
Location: Baroque Palace of Vienna, Austria
Pianist: Daniel Barenboim
Year: 2016Watching a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, better known as the “Pathétique”, is like stepping into the heart of Beethoven’s emotional and musical genius. Composed i...
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Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 9
Type: Piano Solo
Location: Berlin State Opera House
Soloist: Daniel Barenboim
Composer: Beethoven
Year: 1984Daniel Barenboim’s performance of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1, is something truly special. His dynamic control and tempo sensitivity bring clarity and subtle d...
