Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas with Conversation: Part 4, “The Experiments of the Great Transition”

August 9 at 2:00 pm

Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Part 4

“The Experiments of the Great Transition”

Sonata in A-flat major, Op. 26 (“Funeral March”)

      I. Andante con variazioni
      II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
      III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un eroe
      IV. Allegro [1, 2]

Sonata No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 27, No. 1 (“Quasi una Fantasia”)

      I. Andante – Allegro – Andante
      II. Allegro molto e vivace
      III. Adagio con espressione
      IV. Allegro vivace

Sonata No. 2 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (“Moonlight”)

      I. Adagio sostenuto
      II. Allegretto
      III. Presto agitato

Sonata in D major, Op. 28 (“Pastorale”)

      I. Allegro
      II. Andante
      III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
      IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

with Jeffrey Swann, piano