Rudolf serkin hammerklavier pdf

Sorting out serious contenders in the hammerklavier. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest beethoven interpreters of the. His performance grips you by its extraordinary kinetic drive and linear clarity, especially in the outer movements. Rudolf serkin s beethoven credentials were legendary, offering an ideal combination of musical integrity and intellectual strength. The celebrated pianist settled for three beethoven sonatas. Beethoven, rudolf serkin rudolf serkin plays beethoven. Peter adolf serkin his middle name was in honor of his grandfather was born in manhattan on july 24, 1947, the fifth of seven children of rudolf serkin and irene busch serkin. Rudolf serkin 28 march 1903 8 may 1991 was a bohemianborn american pianist. Artur schnabel et pierre fournier, 19471948 strings, 1998. Rudolf serkin beethoven piano sonata no 29, hammerklavier. Rudolf serkin recital mozart beethoven schubert carnegie hall. It was rudolf serkin s kind of program last night in carnegie hall. Our final podcast for 2017 features rudolf serkin in the hammerklavier sonata and as soloist in the piano concerto no.

A downloadable pdf version of the book and photographs is avalable at. P 1958, 1966, 1970 sony music entertainmentp 1960, 1976 sony music entertainmentp 1962, 1964, 1981 sony music entertainmentp 1963, 1974, 1978, 1994 sony music entertain. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment piano sonata no. Rudolf serkin 28 march 1903 8 may 1991 was a bohemian born american pianist. To some pianists, beethovens hammerklavier sonata is a monster to tame. Rudolf serkin treats it as a mighty pillar to surmount. His approach pays particular dividends in the hammerklavier sonata, where his liveliness and lack of pretension makes the work far less forbidding than it can sound in other hands. A panoramic survey of beethovens hammerklavier sonata, op. Rudolf serkin was 67 when he performed beethovens colossal hammerklavier sonata at carnegie hall on the very day of that composers bicentennial. Serkin really does have an extensive repertory, from bach. Once you have heard enough of peters playing, however, it is easy to forget that. Rudolf serkin, beethoven rudolf serkin, beethoven rudolf serkin beethoven hammerklavier sonata no. My favorite classicalmusic release of 2017 the new yorker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest beethoven interpreters of the 20th century.

Rudolf serkin 22, le maitre des classiques france musique. The steinway is the official piano of the univ ersity musical society. The complete columbia album collection sony, a seventyfivedisc set featuring a pianist whose classicalmusic recordings. Rudolf kolisch, tempo and character in beethovens music, musical.