Oscillations
Ludwig van Beethoven / Igor Stravinsky

Oscillations

Einav Yarden

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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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Tracklisting
  • 1
    Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14/2
    Allegro
    06:56
  • 2
    Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14/2
    Andante
    05:09
  • 3
    Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14/2
    Scherzo: Allegro assai
    03:28
  • 4
    Sonata for piano
    Quarter note = 112
    03:12
  • 5
    Sonata for piano
    Adagietto
    05:02
  • 6
    Sonata for piano
    Quarter note = 112
    02:30
  • 7
    Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10/2
    Allegro
    05:55
  • 8
    Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10/2
    Allegretto
    04:23
  • 9
    Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10/2
    Presto
    04:05
  • 10
    Polka
    00:50
  • 11
    Valse
    01:59
  • 12
    Le Cinq Doits
    Moderato
    00:38
  • 13
    Le Cinq Doits
    Larghetto
    01:23
  • 14
    Valse pour les Enfants
    01:00
  • 15
    Piano-Rag Music
    03:18
  • 16
    Tango
    03:10
  • 17
    Eleven Bagatelles op. 119
    No. 1 in G minor. Allegretto
    02:32
  • 18
    Eleven Bagatelles op. 119
    No. 2 in C major. Andante con moto
    00:56
  • 19
    Eleven Bagatelles op. 119
    No. 3 in D major. A l’Allemande
    02:08
  • 20
    Eleven Bagatelles op. 119
    No. 4 in A major. Andante cantabile
    01:56
  • 21
    Eleven Bagatelles op. 119
    No. 5 in C minor. Risoluto
    01:14
  • 22
    Eleven Bagatelles op. 119
    No. 6 in G major. Andante – Allegretto
    01:44
  • 23
    Eleven Bagatelles op. 119
    No. 7 in C major. Allegro, ma non troppo
    01:08
  • 24
    Eleven Bagatelles op. 119
    No. 8 in C major. Moderato cantabile
    02:11
  • 25
    Eleven Bagatelles op. 119
    No. 9 in A minor. Vivace moderato
    00:41
  • 26
    Eleven Bagatelles op. 119
    No. 10 in A major. Allegramente
    00:14
  • 27
    Eleven Bagatelles op. 119
    No. 11 in B flat major. Andante, ma non troppo
    02:06
23-12-2014

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09-12-2014

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08-12-2014

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01-03-2014

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04-11-2013

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01-11-2013

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05-09-2013

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01-08-2013

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25-07-2013

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14-07-2013

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01-07-2013

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01-07-2013

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29-06-2013

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07-06-2013

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