Utwory na płycie:

• Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, “Waldstein” - Introduzione
• Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, “Waldstein” - Introduzione
• Concerto in G Major, Op. 58 II. Andante con moto, “2da parte”
• Méthode de piano du Conservatoire Exercise No. 48
• Sonata in C Major, Op. 8, No. 2 - Allegro di molto
• Sonata in C Major, Op. 8, No. 2 - Romance
• Sonata in C Major, Op. 8, No. 2 - Finale Scherzando
• “Eroica” Sketchbook Excercise
• Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, “Waldstein” - Allegro con brio
• Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, “Waldstein” - Allegretto (WoO 56)
• Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, “Waldstein” - Andante grazioso con moto (WoO 57)
• Sonata in F Major, Op. 54 - In Tempo d’un Menuetto
• Sonata in F Major, Op. 54 - Allegretto / Più allegro
• Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata” - Allegro assai
• Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata” - Andante con moto
• Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata” - Allegro ma non troppo / Presto
• Sonata in G Major, Op. 64 - Cantabile con espressione
• Sonata in G Major, Op. 64 - Tempo di Minuetto
• Sonata in G Major, Op. 64 - Adagio
• Sonata in G Major, Op. 64 - Pastorale

CD 1:
Ludwig van Beethoven:
Concerto in G Major, Op. 58 - II. Andante con moto, “2da parte”
“Eroica” Sketchbook - Exercise
Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, “Waldstein” (In its reconstituted four-movement version)
Introduzione - Adagio molto, Op. 53

Louis Adam:
Méthode de piano du Conservatoire - Exercise No. 48
Sonata in C Major, Op. 8 No. 2

CD 2:
Ludwig van Beethoven:
Sonata in F Major, Op. 54
Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata”

Daniel Steibelt:
Sonata in G Major, Op. 64

In 1803 Beethoven received a piano from Erard Freres 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.

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Recorded in Academiezaal, Sint-Truiden (Belgium), February 11–15, 2019. Instrument: Replica by Chris Maene (Ruiselede, 2016) of Beethoven’s Erard Freres 'piano en forme de clavecin' (Paris, 1803). Tuning: a1 = 430, Young No. 1 (1800)