The pianist Einav Yarden juxtaposes two composers in Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) and Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) who are rarely named in one breath. While the name of Beethoven is mostly heard in the “classical triad” along with Haydn and Mozart, we usually group Stravinsky with Schönberg, especially as Theodor W. Adorno pronounced the two composers as antipodes and hence associated one with the other.
But Beethoven and Stravinsky?
For Beethoven, the piano was a central instrument, which gave him the opportunity of shining equally both as composer and pianist.
Five piano concertos, 32 sonatas, numerous variation works, bagatelles, individual pieces etc. demonstrate the purely numerical significance of the piano for Beethoven. In direct comparison, Igor Stravinsky’s oeuvre for piano is quickly browsed through. Three works for piano and orchestra, the sonata of 1924, some early works, etudes, barely a dozen individual pieces, some works for two pianos. But despite this rather sparse oeuvre, the piano was a central instrument also for Stravinsky. “Every note I wrote,” said Stravinsky, “was tried out on this instrument, every interval singly tested, heard again and again.” And Stravinsky, too, wrote piano works for himself to perform in the concert hall. particularly after 1920.
Beethoven und Strawinsky im direkten Nebeneinander wird zum Gewinn für Klaviermusik-Fans.
Die Pianistin Einav Yarden wurde 1978 in Israel geboren und sutdierte unter anderem bei Leon Fleisher. Als Solistin konzertierte sie mit renommierten Orchestern und Dirigenten, ist begeisterte Kammermusikerin und wird regelmäßig zu Projekten mit zeitgenössischer Musik eingeladen. Mit ihrer Aufnahme geht sie auch heute noch selten beschrittenen Weg und stellt Werke von Ludwig van Beethoven neben einige von Igor Strawinsky. Für Klassik-Hörer des 21. Jahrhunderts kein Schreck, sondern eine Herausforderung zur spannungsreichen Neuentdeckung von Alt-Bekanntem und Bewährtem.
Einav employs superb dynamic sense, stellar pedaling technique, and exceptional “voice-leading” – the ability to find and tease out internal melodies from a massive cornucopia of notes – to make the piano tell a tale.
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1Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14/2Allegro06:56
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2Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14/2Andante05:09
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3Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14/2Scherzo: Allegro assai03:28
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4Sonata for pianoQuarter note = 11203:12
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5Sonata for pianoAdagietto05:02
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6Sonata for pianoQuarter note = 11202:30
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7Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10/2Allegro05:55
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8Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10/2Allegretto04:23
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9Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10/2Presto04:05
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10Polka00:50
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11Valse01:59
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12Le Cinq DoitsModerato00:38
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13Le Cinq DoitsLarghetto01:23
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14Valse pour les Enfants01:00
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15Piano-Rag Music03:18
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16Tango03:10
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17Eleven Bagatelles op. 119No. 1 in G minor. Allegretto02:32
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18Eleven Bagatelles op. 119No. 2 in C major. Andante con moto00:56
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19Eleven Bagatelles op. 119No. 3 in D major. A l’Allemande02:08
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20Eleven Bagatelles op. 119No. 4 in A major. Andante cantabile01:56
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21Eleven Bagatelles op. 119No. 5 in C minor. Risoluto01:14
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22Eleven Bagatelles op. 119No. 6 in G major. Andante – Allegretto01:44
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23Eleven Bagatelles op. 119No. 7 in C major. Allegro, ma non troppo01:08
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24Eleven Bagatelles op. 119No. 8 in C major. Moderato cantabile02:11
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25Eleven Bagatelles op. 119No. 9 in A minor. Vivace moderato00:41
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26Eleven Bagatelles op. 119No. 10 in A major. Allegramente00:14
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27Eleven Bagatelles op. 119No. 11 in B flat major. Andante, ma non troppo02:06
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