An Eternal Love - Sonatas, Rondos & Bagatelles

For his fourth release on the Fuga Libera label, the pianist and fortepianist Piet Kuijken, professor at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and the Antwerp Conservatory, presents a programme of music by Ludwig van Beethoven. The starting point of this double album is an artistic approach that is both pedagogical and musical: the first half of the release contains pieces such as the Sonate Pathétique op.13 and the Sonata op.110 performed on a historical piano (a Tomkison original from 1808), while the second invites you to compare this with pieces of the same magnitude – the Appassionata Sonata op.23 and the imposing op.111, amongst others – played on a modern piano. A text written by the eminent musician invites you to follow the artist’s approach, within the same type of repertory when faced with these two different instruments. A sensitive and interesting album to help you discover all the different facets of this artist!

Beethoven:
 Andante Favori in F, WoO 57
 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119
 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique'
 Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata'
 Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78
 Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110
 Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
 2 Rondos, Op. 51