Soloist: Giltburg, Boris

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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, "Pastoral"

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Venue: Fazioli Concert Hall, Sacile

Date of Concert: 2020

Playing Time: 00:26:16

Television Director: French, Stewart

Catalogue Number: NVF1234

UPC: 730099623414

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A freshness emanates from the opening of the 'Pastoral' Sonata; its pulsing bass is akin to a beating heart, bearing the promise of a continuous, unstoppable flow.

Whether or not the nickname Pastoral was approved by Beethoven himself, it is wonderfully fitting - the music strongly evokes nature, especially in the first and last movements. There is an unhurried gentleness throughout, climaxes are broad and harmonious, and the many 'simple' chords (triads and their inversions) lend the music an aura of stability and calmness which we rarely associate with Beethoven.

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