Angela Hewitt – at the Sohmen Concert Hall, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
We are most grateful to Sir Noel Malcolm for his generous sponsorship of this concert.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for Piano no.19 in G minor, op.49, no.1
Sonata for Piano no. 20 in G major, op.49, no.2
Sonata for Piano no.17 in D minor, op.31, no.2 ‘The Tempest’
Interval
Sonata for Piano no.8 in C minor, op.13 ‘Pathétique’
Sonata for Piano no.31 in A-flat major, op.110
Beethoven wrote 32 sonatas for the piano and Angela Hewitt has recorded them all, in nine critically acclaimed albums. She has also given celebrated performances of them around the world.
Tonight’s selection shows us Beethoven across his career. Early compositions that are uncomplicated and charming (nos. 19 and 20 were published a decade after their composition); passion and drama with the iconic ‘Pathétique’; self-searching in ‘The Tempest’ as he struggled to come to terms with his deafness, and finally the penultimate piano sonata op.110. If Beethoven was ever at peace with the world, it is perhaps at the end of this sonata.
Angela Hewitt has given us many wonderful concerts, first at SJE Arts and latterly at St John’s College. We are thrilled to be able to present her, and this important programme, in the new Sohmen Concert Hall.
Tickets on general sale midday today 15th September!
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