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Journey with Beethoven

Naruhiko Kawaguchi fortepiano

Format: Digital

Naruhiko Kawaguchi's A Journey with Beethoven presents a carefully curated selection of shorter piano works and arrangements that reveal the composer's versatile character beyond the sonatas. Performed on three historical fortepianos from the Finchcocks Collection, the program follows a musical and emotional path through bagatelles, rondos, dances, transcriptions and the Fantasia in g minor, alongside a rarely performed 1822 revision of Für Elise. The recording illuminates the evolving soundworld of Beethoven's time and showcases a variety of expressive styles, from wit and lyricism to introspection. Through historically informed performances, Kawaguchi offers a fresh perspective on familiar and lesser-known repertoire within a coherent artistic narrative.

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Tracklist

01 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 9, Vivace moderato 01:09
02 Prelude for Piano in F Minor, WoO 55 02:52
03 Presto in C Minor, WoO 52 04:09
04 Allegretto quasi Andante in G Minor, WoO 61a 00:36
05 2 Rondos, Op. 51: No. 2, Andante cantabile e grazioso 09:37
06 Rondo a Capriccio in G Major, Op. 129 "Rage over a Lost Penny" 06:23
07 Piano Sonata in C Major, WoO 51: I. Allegro 04:55
08 Piano Sonata in C Major, WoO 51: II. Adagio - Completed by Ferdinand Ries 02:49
09 Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 43, Act I Scene 3: Allegro vivace - Version for Piano 01:50
10 6 Ecossaises in E-Flat Major, WoO 83 02:25
11 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 1, Allegretto 03:01
12 Polonaise in C Major, Op. 89 06:06
13 Fantasia in G Minor, Op. 77 09:50
14 Geistliche Lieder von Gellert, S. 467 (After Beethoven, Op. 48): II. Bitten 01:53
15 Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto - Arr. for Piano by Friedrich Kalkbrenner 08:05
16 Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" 03:57