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Prom 64: Sir András Schiff plays Beethoven piano sonatas

From the ѿý Proms: Sir András Schiff plays Beethoven's final three piano sonatas, works of Olympian virtuosity and transcendent, spiritual beauty.

From the ѿý Proms: Sir András Schiff plays Beethoven's final three piano sonatas, works of Olympian virtuosity and transcendent, spiritual beauty.

Presented by Katie Derham, from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111

Sir András Schiff piano

Beethoven’s piano sonatas, says Sir András Schiff, ‘have lost none of their relevance and freshness’. In Schiff’s hands, every new encounter with these great but deeply human works – the so-called ‘New Testament’ of the piano repertoire – reveals new depths of character and meaning. According to The Guardian his interpretations of the late sonatas, in particular, ‘sweep all before them’, and that’s what he’ll be playing today: Beethoven’s final trilogy of sonatas, music of wild imagination, profound tenderness and sudden, piercing beauty.

1 hour, 21 minutes

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue No.9 in E major, BWV. 878 (The Well-Tempered Clavier - Book 2)

    Performer: Sir András Schiff.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No.30 in E major, Op.109

    Performer: Sir András Schiff.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat major, Op.110

    Performer: Sir András Schiff.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111

    Performer: Sir András Schiff.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.3 in C Major, BWV 1009: Bourrees I & II

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma.
    • Six Evolutions.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 17.

Broadcast

  • Fri 23 Dec 2022 21:35

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