Artists
- Sir András Schiffpiano
Archived Event
The Final Sonatas: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert
Sir András Schiff piano
- Date
- Sat 02 Apr 2016, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 1 hour 30 minutes in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Joseph Haydn1732-1809
- Piano Sonata in C HXVI 50
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1756-1791
- Piano Sonata in C K545
- Franz Schubert1797-1828
- Piano Sonata in C minor D958
Encore
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat Op. 110
Overview
London’s Broadwood pianos, sonorous and strong, influenced the symphonic sweep of Haydn’s Piano Sonata in C. The work’s thematic concentration and audacious humour complement the restless lyricism of Beethoven’s Op. 109. Mozart styled his Piano Sonata in C K545 as a ‘little piano sonata for beginners’. He completed his elegant work in June 1788, on the same day as he finished his Symphony No. 39.