(2001) Beethoven: Piano Sonatas on Period Instruments Felix Mendelssohn The motets

The motets

Duo Crommelynck has had an unparalleled career

The Bremen Musicians are again present

this time accompanied by his daughter Aglaia on a modern grand piano

(2001) Beethoven: Piano Sonatas on Period Instruments Felix Mendelssohn The motetsIt is well documented that Beethoven was very interested in pianos, much more so than Haydn, Mozart or Schubert, and had strong preferences and dislikes in regard to type of piano and particular maker. Beethovens first 16 piano sonatas were written for a five octave instrument, and he is known to have preferred the fortepianos of Anton Walter over those of other makers. These earlier instruments can suggest very different gestures from those proffered