The 32 Beethoven Sonatas

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Almost every pianist aspires for this “project of a lifetime”, to play all Beethovens’s 32 Piano Sonatas. Per Tengstrand has done it already in Malmö, Lund, Helsingborg and Paris. Now the turn comes to Växjö. During 8 evenings at Palladium during the fall and spring 2010-2011, Per Tengstrand will take the journey from the confident, young Beethoven’s first sonatas to the sad but genius master of the last sonatas. On the way, there are masterpieces like the Pathetique, the Moonlight, the Tempest and more and more…

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Wednesday, September 8 Kl. 19.00
Palladium, Växjö

I. “A young virtuoso arrives in Vienna”

Sonat op.2 no. 1 F minor
Allegro
Adagio
Menuetto – Allegretto Prestissimo

Sonat op.2 no. 2 A Major
Allegro Largo
Appassionato
Scherzo: Allegretto
Rondo: Grazioso

Intermission

Sonat op. 49 no. 1 G minor
Andante
Rondo: Allegro

Sonat op. 49 no. 2 G Major
Allegro, ma non troppo
Tempo di Menuetto

Sonat op.2 no. 3 C Major
Allegro con brio
Adagio
Scherzo: Allegro
Allegro assai

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Wednesday September 15, 19.00
Palladium, Växjö

II. “Beethoven’s first concert tours: Prague, Berlin, Budapest…”

Sonata op.7 E-flat Major
Allegro molto e con brio
Largo, con gran espression
Allegro
Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso

Sonata op.10 no. 1, C minor
Allegro molto e con brio
Adagio molto
Prestissimo

Intermission

Sonata op.10 no. 2, F Major
Allegro
Allegretto
Presto

Sonata op.10 no. 3 D Major
Presto
Largo e mesto
Menuetto: Allegro
Rondo: Allegro

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Wednesday, October 20 Kl. 19.00
Palladium, Växjö

III “The Pathétique Sonata – Beethoven’s first hit”

Sonata op.13, C minor (“Pathétique”)
Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
Adagio cantabile
Rondo: Allegro

Sonata op.14 No.1, E Flat Major
Allegro
Allegretto
Rondo: Allegro comodo

Sonata op.14 No.2, G Major
Allegro
Andante
Scherzo: Allegro assai

Intermission

Sonata op. 22, B Major

Allegro con brio
Adagio con molto espressione
Menuetto
Rondo: Allegretto

Sonat op. 26, Ass Dur (“Funeral March Sonata”)
Andante con variazioni
Scherzo, allegro molto
Maestoso andante, marcia funebre sulla morte d’un eroe
Allegro

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Wednesday, October 27 Kl. 19.00
Palladium, Växjö

IV “The “Moonlight”!”

Sonata op. 27 no. 1, E Flat Major “Quasi una fantasia”
Andante – Allegro – Andante
Allegro molto e vivace
Adagio con espressione
Allegro vivace

Sonata op. 27 no. 2, C sharp minor “Quasi una fantasia” (“Moonlight Sonata”)
Adagio sostenuto
Allegretto
Presto agitato

Intermission

Sonata op. 28, D Major (“Pastoral Sonata”)
Allegro
Andante
Scherzo e Trio: Allegro vivace
Rondo: Allegro non troppo

Sonata op. 31 no. 1 G Major
Allegro vivace
Adagio grazioso
Rondo

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Wednesday, february 2, Kl. 19.00
Palladium, Växjö

V “The Tempest Sonata – and an hommage to Count Waldstein”

Sonata op. 31 no. 2, D minor (“Tempest”)

Largo – Allegro
Adagio
Allegretto

Sonata op. 31 no. 3, E Flat Major
Allegro
Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso
Presto con fuoco

Intermission

Sonata op. 53, D Major “Waldstein”
Allegro con brio
Introduzione: Adagio molto – attacca
Rondo. Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo

Sonata op. 54, F Major
In tempo d’un menuetto
Allegretto

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Wednesday, february 9, Kl. 19.00
Palladium, Växjö

VI “The “Appassionata”: Beethoven’s favorite sonata”

Sonat op. 57, F minor “Appassionata”
Allegro assai
Andante con moto – attacca
Allegro ma non troppo – Presto

Sonata op. 78, F Sharp Major
Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo
Allegro vivace

Intermission

Sonata op. 79, G Major
Presto
Andante
Vivace


Sonat op. 81a, E Flar Major “Les Adieux”

Das Lebewohl Adagio – Allegro
Abwesenheit Andante espressivo
Das Wiedersehen Vivacissimamente

Sonata op. 90, e-moll
Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorbetragenAndante

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Wednesday, April 6, Kl. 19.00
Palladium, Växjö

VII. “The gigantic, unplayable Hammerklavier Sonata”
or
“Do you lose weight when playing the Hammerklavier Sonata ”

Sonata op. 101, A-Dur (1816)
Etwas lebhaft, und mit der innigsten Empfindung: Allegretto, ma non troppo Lebhaft.
Marschmäßig: Vivace alla marcia
Langsam und sehnuchtsvoll: Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto
Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit: Allegro

Intermission

Sonata op. 106, B Major “Hammerklavier Sonata” (1818)
Allegro
Scherzo: Assai vivace
Adagio sostenuto
Introduzione – Fuga: Allegro risoluto

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Wednesday, April 13, Kl. 19.00
Palladium, Växjö

VIII. “The three last miracles – a musical testament”

Sonata op. 109, E Major (1820)
Vivace ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo – Tempo I
Prestissimo
Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung: Andante, molto cantabile ed espressivo

Sonata op. 110, A-flat Major (1821)
Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
Allegro molto
Adagio ma non troppo – Arioso dolente
Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo

Intermission

Sonata op. 111, C minor (1822)
Maestoso. Allegro con brio ed appassionato
Arietta: Adagio molto, semplice e cantabile

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