Beethoven 250 - Violin Sonata n1 Grimstad/ Arendal (1)

First concert in this long journey towards 16/17 December 2020, contains the first three violin sonatas of Beethoven, as well as Edvard Grieg's most famous violin sonata.

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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 had a strong relationship with Leipzig, where Robert and Clara Schumann lived their lives. It was also in Leipzig that Edvard Grieg received his training as a composer and it is known that Grieg and Brahms met on more than one occasion.

The concert series will also show musical relationships between the composers, which are interesting.

Anyway - this concert series contains some of the best music written for piano and violin. The anniversary gives us a legitimate pretext to perform all these works.

This concert has the following program:

Ludwig van Beethoven

Sonata n 1 in D major for piano and violin op 12

1. Allegro con brio

2. Theme with variations: Andante con moto

3. Rondo: Allegro

Sonata n 2 in A major for piano and violin op 12

1. Allegro vivace

2. Andante, più tosto allegretto

3. Allegro piacevole

Sonata n 3 in E flat major for piano and violin op 12

1. Allegro con spirito

2. Adagio con molto espressione - in C major

3. Rondo: Allegro molto

Break

Edvard Grieg

Sonata n 3 in minor op 45

1. Allegro molto ed appassionato

2. Allegretto espressivo alla romanza

3. Allegro animato