Beethoven and His French Piano

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Release Date: 27th Nov 2020
Catalogue No: EPRC0036
Label: Evil Penguin
Length: 2 hours 40 minutes

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Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 58 (Andante con moto)

Work length1:46

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Tom Beghin (piano)

Adam, L: Méthode de Piano du Conservatoire: Exercise No. 48

Work length0:33

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Tom Beghin (piano)

Adam, L: Sonata in C Major, Op. 8 No. 2

Work length31:52

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Tom Beghin (piano)

I. Allegro di molto

Track length15:12

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II. Romance Andante grazioso un peu animé / Adagio non troppo

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III. Finale: Scherzando: Allegro vivace

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Beethoven: Eroica Sketchbook: Excercise

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Tom Beghin (piano)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein'

Work length43:03

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Tom Beghin (piano)

I. Allegro con brio

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II. Allegretto (WoO 56)

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III. Andante grazioso con moto (WoO 57)

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IV. Introduzione Adagio molto – Rondo Allegretto moderato

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Appendix: Introduzione: Adagio molto

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54

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Tom Beghin (piano)

I. In Tempo d'un Menuetto

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II. Allegretto / Più allegro

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata'

Work length25:01

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Tom Beghin (piano)

I. Allegro assai

Track length10:41

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II. Andante con moto

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III. Allegro ma non troppo / Presto

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Steibelt: Sonata in G Major, Op. 64

Work length44:38

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Tom Beghin (piano)

I. Cantabile con espressione

Track length22:19

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II. Tempo di Minuetto: Scherzando

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III. Adagio: Fantaisie

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IV. Pastorale: Allegretto

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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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