Beethoven 250 - Violin Sonatas n 4 - Arendal cultural center
Sat 14 Mar
|Arendal Culture House - Lille Torungen
The fourth concert in the series celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth is in the spirit of spring. Two of Beethoven's most played sonatas, as well as Edvard Grieg's first violin sonata, are on the program this time.
Tid og sted
14 Mar 2020, 13:00 – 15:00
Arendal Culture House - Lille Torungen, Sam Eydes Plass 2, 4836 Arendal, Norway
Om eventen
Fourth concert in this long journey towards 16/17 December 2020, contains two of the most played violin sonatas by Beethoven, as well as Edvard Grieg's first violin sonata.
There are connections that make it natural to invite Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert and Edvard Grieg to the celebration of the great master from Bonn, Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th anniversary.
Both Brahms and Beethoven, despite the fact that they both came from Germany, lived in Vienna, and they were strongly influenced by the city. Franz Schubert who was from Austria and what is today a district of Vienna was very interested in Beethoven and admired his artistry. Franz Schubert was considered Beethoven's contemporary - born 27 years after Beethoven, but died aged only 31 the year after Beethoven had passed away.
Brahms was seen as the composer from Germany who followed in Beethoven's footsteps stylistically and expressively.
Brahms also ha…