Following in the footsteps of the great Beethoven interpreter Franz Liszt, Bernhard Ruchti presents three piano sonatas by Beethoven

Volume VII of the A Tempo project approaches the subject of tempo from a new angle. Following in the footsteps of the great Beethoven interpreter Franz Liszt, Bernhard Ruchti presents three piano sonatas by Beethoven, inspired by instructions given by Liszt in his master classes in Weimar in the 1880s. These master classes are richly documented. It is fascinating to join Liszt's circle of students, as it were, through the eyes and ears of contemporary witnesses! The interpretation follows neither a metronome marking nor a documented duration, but takes purely musical aspects into account.

Bernhard Ruchti plays on an original Érard concert grand piano from 1839.

Ludwig van Beethoven: Grande Sonate Pathétique in C minor Opus 13
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor Opus 27 No. 2 'Moonlight'
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E minor Opus 90
English and German Introductions
Bonus: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in G minor Op. 37 No. 1

Media

Track Listing

• Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique': 1. Grave - Allegro molto e con brio
• Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique': 2. Adagio cantabile
• Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique': 3. Rondo Allegro
• Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': 1. Adagio sostenuto
• Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': 2. Allegretto
• Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': 3. Presto agitato
• Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 90: 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
• Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 90: 2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen

Additional Details

Label: MusicJustMusic/Kreus

Genre: Classical

Run Time: 57:33 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 02/02/24

UPC: 4043789002045