This Sunday at the Greene Space, as part of what is being called “Beethoven Awareness Month,” a lineup of pianists will perform a marathon concert of the 32 piano sonatas by Beethoven. As WNYC’s Sara Fishko tells us, these pieces provide a particular window into the soul of one of our greatest composers. Here is the next Fishko Files…
The Beethoven sonata marathon presents all 32 sonatas played by a lineup of pianists, this Sunday (11/20) at The Greene Space, from 11 AM to 11 PM. For tickets and more information, visit The Greene Space's website.
For more about Beethoven, visit WQXR. They're celebrating Beethoven Awareness Month all November.
For more from the speakers in this edition of Fishko Files...
- Read "Playing the Beethoven Sonatas" by Robert Taub
- Listen to pianist Garrick Ohlsson's Beethoven Sonatas
- Listen to pianist Mitsuko Uchida's Hammerklavier.
Executive Producer: Sara Fishko
Assistant Producer: Laura Mayer
Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister
WNYC Newsroom Editor: Karen Frillmann
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