Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas with Conversation Part 2: “The Growth of Imagination”
About This Event
Part 2 of the series "Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas" — titled "The Growth of Imagination" — presents piano performance alongside an onstage conversation at Bargemusic. The program foregrounds Beethoven's sonatas, illustrating the composer's shift from Classical formalism to the expressive reach associated with the early Romantic era, and places those works in dialogue for a contemporary New York audience.
About Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas
At Bargemusic, pianist Jeffrey Swann opens an ongoing New York survey of Beethoven’s complete piano sonatas with an early chapter set beside the music of his teacher, Joseph Haydn. The program traces how Beethoven tests Classical forms from the inside, turning lesson material into argument and momentum. In NYC, cycles of the 32 sonatas function as a kind of public archive for the keyboard canon, measured across decades of listening. One clear takeaway is how quickly the student begins to sound like his own composer.
About the Artist
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven, a monumental figure in the world of classical music, continues to captivate audiences with his timeless compositions, which range from the Classical era's elegance to the Romantic period's emotive depth.