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Emanuel Ax All-Beethoven Solo Recital at Carnegie Hall (Site)
Thursday May 14, 2020, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Performer
Emanuel Ax, Piano
Hear how Beethoven’s early piano sonatas reveal the genius of a composer in full command of his creative powers at a young age. The three Op. 2 sonatas are quite different from each other, but share a wealth of ideas expressed in inventive keyboard writing. Sonata No. 1 is gripping in its drama, Sonata No. 2 puts virtuosity to the forefront, and Sonata No. 3 is sweeping in its grand scale and emotional power of its eloquent slow movement.
Program
ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, “Für Elise”
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2
Six Variations on an Original Theme in F Major, Op. 34
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1
Five Variations on “Rule Britannia” in D Major
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3