Beethoven and his French Piano
Tom Beghin
- Label
- Evil Penguin
- Catalogusnummer
- EPRC 0036
- EAN / barcode
- 0608917722321
- Verschijningsdatum
- 5 november 2020
- Aantal cd's
- 2
In 1803 Beethoven received a piano from Erard Frères in Paris. Why had he been so keen to own a French instrument and how did it inspire him, both as a pianist and a composer? The answer may lie in these performances on a new replica of Beethoven’s French piano, created as part of a unique research project. Placing the iconic “Waldstein” and “Appassionata” sonatas alongside equally grand pieces by two of his Parisian contemporaries, they reveal an unfamiliar French aspect to Beethoven’s genius.
