Beethoven at 245
Celebrating Ludwig van Beethoven’s (245th) Birthday.
Pianist Tristan Lee returns to fortyfivedownstairs, to round off our year by celebrating Beethoven’s 245th birthday with a dazzling recital that represents three distinct periods in his life. These four sonatas, all very different in mood, show Beethoven at his most romantic, innovative, humorous and tumultuous.
The Program:
Sonata Opus 90 No. 27 in E minor (1814)
Sonata Opus 27 No 1 in E flat major (1801)
Sonata Opus 27 No 2 in C sharp minor (Moonlight – 1801)
Sonata Opus 57 No 23 in F minor (Appassionata -1805)