Category Archives: Recording

A sonata that has been with me for a while – I first learned this when I was studying at Liverpool University and it has always been a favourite to play and to admire from a compositional perspective. Beethoven use … Continue reading →

Inspired by the idea of ascending into heaven following a good life. Recorded using Logic Pro X, E-Instruments Grand Piano S, Spirfire Audio LABS, and some default sound included with Logic. 

The second of the Op. 14 set focuses on Rhythmic redirection particularly in the first and third movements. Where is the first beat of the bar? The lister feels like they know for all to be corrected a few bars … Continue reading →

The first of two works published after the groundbreaking Op. 13 sonata sees a return to some more familiar forms of pianistic expression. The E major sonata is largely bright and comfortable sounding – more clearly designed to be performed … Continue reading →

Drama and the greatest possible contrast within the same thematic ideas can begin to express the first movmemnt of the Op. 13 C minor sonata of 1789. It is my understanding that Beethoven even approved of the Pathétique title, something … Continue reading →