CD-Booklet Concert aperitif du Piano mit Philipp Scheucher

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people. "Il tombe enfin! ... et se relève Roi!"
- quotes Franz Liszt at the end of his episode.
("In the end he falls and rises as king!")
In Beethoven's "Appassionata", the inner
passionate conflict with fate finds no triumphant
ending. The sonata acts as Beethoven’s
mirror – reflecting his increasing
deafness, his inner struggle and his overpowering
emotions which in his work are
rendered not only audible, but palpable.
The sonata is so vivid that already with
the first three notes one is immersed in
the dark underworld of the subconscious.
As fate knocks at the door, even a glimmer
of hope in the second movement fails to
free itself from the struggle.
As solace for these tales of sorrow, Consolation
No. 3 by Franz Liszt follows. The music
is reminiscent of the beauty of a blooming
flower.
"There was little missing, and I would have
ended my life – only it, the art, it held me
back." (Beethoven, Heiligenstadt Testament
1802)
Beethoven's Symphony of Fate was composed
in 1808, some years after this quotation.
Once again, fate knocks at the door
– there are echoes and memories of the
"Appassionata" and "Mazeppa". Franz Liszt
brilliantly compiles what is probably the
most famous work in the history of music
and replaces an entire orchestra with his
piano arrangement. No one else succeeds
in presenting such a magnificent work as a
piece for piano so brilliantly, without diminishing
or reducing it in any way. In defiance
of all of life's dangers, Beethoven as well
as Liszt appear here in the fullest bloom
of themselves. A rebel and a virtuoso appear
united.
The "Sonata quasi fantasia" is a jewel of
classical piano music. While the title is reminiscent
of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata",
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