Tim Horton

Beethoven Piano Sonatas

Tim Horton has chosen two pieces that demonstrate why Beethoven remains the most enduringly brilliant composer above almost all others. The compact 27th Sonata has a gentle easiness to its character, in which the most earnest and beautiful melodies are carried along on a rippling flow of nimble fingerwork. Contrast that with the ‘Hammerklavier’ Sonata, which from its explosive opening statement, sets out to explore the possibilities of the piano in a way that no composer had ever dared to attempt before.

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Priority booking will open to Friends at 10am on Tuesday 8 September and General booking on Tuesday 15 September. More information on how to book can be found here.

Programme

• BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No.27, Op.90
• BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No.29, Op.106 Hammerklavier