Tom Beghin - Beethoven and His French Piano (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Concerto in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto, "2da parte"
02. Méthode de Piano du Conservatoire: Exercise No. 48
03. Sonata in C Major, Op. 8 No. 2: I. Allegro di molto
04. Sonata in C Major, Op. 8 No. 2: II. Romance Andante grazioso un peu animé / Adagio non troppo
05. Sonata in C Major, Op. 8 No.2: III. Finale: Scherzando: Allegro vivace
06. Eroica Sketchbook: Excercise
07. Piano Sonata in C Major, No. 21, Op. 53: I. Allegro con brio (Reconstituted Four-Movement Version)
08. Piano Sonata in C Major, No. 21, Op. 53: II. Allegretto (WoO 56) (Reconstituted Four-Movement Version)
09. Piano Sonata in C Major, No. 21, Op. 53: III. Andante grazioso con moto (WoO 57) (Reconstituted Four-Movement Version)
10. Piano Sonata in C Major, No. 21, Op. 53: IV. Introduzione Adagio molto – Rondo Allegretto moderato (Reconstituted Four-Movement Version)
11. Piano Sonata in C Major, No. 21, Op. 53: Appendix: Introduzione: Adagio molto (As Published)
12. Piano Sonata in F Major, No. 22, Op. 54: I. In Tempo d'un Menuetto
13. Piano Sonata in F Major, No. 22, Op. 54: II. Allegretto / Più allegro
14. Piano Sonata in F Minor, No. 23, Op. 57: I. Allegro assai
15. Piano Sonata in F Minor, No. 23, Op. 57: II. Andante con moto
16. Piano Sonata in F Minor, No. 23, Op. 57: III. Allegro ma non troppo / Presto
17. Sonata in G Major, Op. 64: I. Cantabile con espressione
18. Sonata in G Major, Op. 64: II. Tempo di Minuetto: Scherzando
19. Sonata in G Major, Op. 64: III. Adagio: Fantaisie
20. Sonata in G Major Op. 64: IV. Pastorale: Allegretto



The first recording ever on the first (and brand new) replica of Beethoven's Erard piano in a recital performed by Tom Baghin. This release tells the story of a "French" Beethoven.

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.

The album also contains works by Beethoven's contemporaries: Louis Adam and Daniel Steibelt.

The Belgian-Canadian pianist Tom Beghin combines a career as a performer with that of a researcher and teacher. His expertise concerns historically informed performance on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century keyboards. His published work spans various media, from commercially released CDs to academic essays and books. Most recently, he has studied the significance of Beethoven's 1803 Erard piano. Beethoven's other "foreign" piano, a replica of his 1817 Broadwood, was featured on Inside the Hearing Machine, a multimedia project that aims to understand the connection of the composer's deafness with his late piano music.

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