Tina Pelikan from ECM’s New York office shared this most welcome news for Beethoven buffs:
On September 30th, ECM will release the last two volumes of András Schiff’s complete Beethoven cycle.
Just a couple of weeks later Schiff embarks upon the second half of his live performances in the USA – concert cities / dates are below.
Schiff recorded the 32 Sonatas live in eight concerts at Zurich’s Tonhalle during the 2004-2006 seasons.
The repertoire on volume VII:
Sonata No. 27 e minor op. 90 (1814)
Sonata No. 28 A major op. 101 (1815-17)
Sonata No. 29 B-flat major op. 106 (1817-18) “Hammerklavier”
The repertoire on volume VIII :
Sonata No. 30 E major op. 109 (1820)
Sonata No. 31 A-flat major op. 110 (1821)
Sonata No. 32 c minor op. 111 (1821-22)
2008 concerts (***asterisks indicate concerts not part of the full cycle of 32 sonatas):
October 10 ***Washington, DC Strathmore (Opp.54, 57, 78, 79 & 81a )
October 12 and 19 San Francisco Davies Symphony Hall
October 15 and 22 Los Angeles Disney Hall
October 24 and 26 Ann Arbor Rackham Auditorium
October 28 and 30 New York City Carnegie Hall,
October 31 ***Philadelphia Kimmel Center Opp.54, 57, 78, 79 & 81a )
November 2 ***Chicago Symphony Center (Opp.31 & 53)
2009 concerts:
March 25 and April 1 Los Angeles Disney Hall
March 29 and April 5 San Francisco Davies Symphony Hall
April 7 Chapel Hill, NC Univ of NC Recital Hall (Opp.90, 101 & 106 )
April 9 and 11 Ann Arbor Rackham Auditorium
April 13 ***Ottawa Ontario Southam Hall (Opp.90, 101 & 106 )
April 15 ***Princeton, NJ McCarter Theater Opp.109, 110 & 111)
April 17 and 19 New York City Carnegie Hall
Excellent articles on line:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/arts/music/21oest.html_r=1&ex=1193716800&en=0184ca6e77faf5b7&ei=5070&emc=eta1&oref=slogin
http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2008/06/27/hes_got_beethoven_covered/
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