Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, KV 331 (300i) Oginal Title: “Klaviersonate Nummer 11″ I. Tema con variazioni — Andante grazioso Performance on Acoustic Piano Player created by S. Nicolosi
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Ludwig Van Beethoven’s 8th Piano Sonata “Patheqique” 2nd Movement By Dubravka Tomsic
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from Lang Lang Piano Recital at Suntory Hall 1. Allegro moderato
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3rd movement, in A flat major Op. 110 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano: Maurizio Pollini
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The third movement is a highly nervous piece in sonata form, making heavy use of a figure of five eighth notes. The coda slows the tempo down, leading to a final outburst which fades to a quiet but agitated C major.
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Maurizio Pollini performing the third movement of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major
Precipitato, third movement from Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83 Maurizio Pollini, piano Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83 (sometimes also called “Stalingrad”), the second of his three War Sonatas, was composed between 1939-1942 and premiered January 18, 1943 in Moscow by Sviatoslav Richter. Considered by some to be one of the most brilliant toccatas ever written, the Precipitato boldly affirms the key of the sonata through a more diatonic harmonic language than found in the first movement. This is obvious from the very beginning, with simple B-flat major triads repeated over and over again. Despite a wide range of performance tempos chosen by different pianists, the effect is nevertheless imposing and exciting. The toccata culminates into a furious recapitulation of the main theme, taxing all ten fingers to the utmost, until the piece finally ends in a thundering cascade of octaves.
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This is the second movement of the Pathetique sonata from Beethoven, played by Michiel Roosen. Watch also the first and third part of the sonata!
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WALTER GIESEKING – MOZART
Live performance 1987
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First movement from the Piano Sonata No. 6 Op. 49 (1943) Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944) belongs in the sphere of composers repressed by the Nazis and nearly forgotten since WWII. Ullmann attended Schoenberg’s seminars on composition and harmony in 1919 and also studied quarter-tone music with Alois Hába. From an early age, Ullmann embraced the path towards atonality and his surviving compositions reflect the influence of the Second Viennese School, Richard Strauss, and Krenek. When the Nazis came to power, he was arrested (his parents were Jewish) and deported to the concentration camp, Theresienstadt. He continued composing during his stay at the camp, but in 1944 he was sent to Auschwitz and subsequently murdered. The Sixth Piano Sonata was written during his imprisonment at Theresienstadt; the anguished latter half of the first movement (starting at 2:06) is no doubt inspired by his experiences there.
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Boris Berman, renowned concert pianist and teacher, is one of the world’s foremost authorities on Sergei Prokofiev. In this book, he draws on his intimate knowledge of Prokofiev’s work to guide music lovers and pianists through the composer’s nine piano sonatas. These cherished works, composed between 1910 and 1951, are today considered an indispensable part of the repertoire of every serious concert pianist. The book, written with a deep appreciation of Prokofiev’s style and creativity
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