Jonathan Biss piano
Jonathan Biss at the piano for Beethoven’s last three sonatas, which represent the pinnacle of this genre.
Dates
Beethoven, the last three piano sonatas
Sonatas No. 30 op. 109, No. 31 op. 110, No. 32 op. 111
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Approx. running time : 40mn - Intermission (30mn) - 30mn
About
According to Jonathan Biss, “Beethoven is so demanding that you feel a sense of responsibility, a certain weight of expectation when you perform his music”. He has been obsessed with Beethoven since early childhood having discovered a recording by Rudolf Serkin at the tender age of seven. This may explain why many people notice an affinity between his approach to the text and that of the earlier performer. Before recording his complete works of Beethoven, the American pianist embarked on a project to record the thirty-two sonatas by the composer of the Missa solemnis (Beethoven’s Shadow, 2011). This is a daunting corpus and he is back with the last three great sonatas for an evening of towering musicality and spiritual depth
Production Jeanine Roze Production
Concert broadcast on 24 November on France Musique in the programme Le concert du soir presented by Christophe Dilys. Then available for streaming on the France Musique website and the Radio France app.
Dates
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Approx. running time : 40mn - Intermission (30mn) - 30mn