Beethoven: An Eternal Love Piet Kuijken

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique":
• 1 I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio 09:32
• 2 II. Adagio cantabile 05:38
• 3 III. Rondo (Allegro) 05:13
• Rondo in C Major, Op. 51:
• 4 I. Moderato e grazioso 05:42
• 5 II. Andante cantabile e grazioso 09:28
• Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 "À Thérèse":
• 6 I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo 07:14
• 7 II. Allegro vivace 03:26
• Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110:
• 8 I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 06:42
• 9 II. Allegro molto 02:30
• 10 III. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro ma non troppo 10:02
• Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique":
• 11 II. Adagio cantabile [On a Steinway D] 05:16
• Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110:
• 12 I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo [On a Steinway D] 07:16
• Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata":
• 13 I. Allegro assai 10:15
• 14 II. Andante con moto 06:21
• 15 III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto 08:47
• Andante in F Major, WoO57 "Andante favori":
• 16 Andante in F Major, WoO57 "Andante favori" 08:11
• Eleven Bagatelles, Op. 119:
• 17 I. Allegretto 02:03
• 18 II. Andante con moto 00:57
• 19 III. À l'Allemande 01:43
• 20 IV. Andante cantabile 01:40
• 21 V. Risoluto 01:14
• 22 VI. Andante - Allegretto 01:45
• 23 VII. Allegro, ma non troppo 00:55
• 24 VIII. Moderato cantabile 01:31
• 25 IX. Vivace moderato 00:39
• 26 X. Allegramente 00:18
• 27 XI. Andante ma non troppo 01:39
• Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111:
• 28 I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato 09:26
• 29 II. Arietta 17:07
• Eleven Bagatelles, Op. 119:
• 30 I. Allegretto (On a Tomkison 1808) 02:07
• 31 XI. Andante ma non troppo (On a Tomkison 1808) 01:25
• Total Runtime 02:36:02

Info for Beethoven: An Eternal Love

For his fourth release on the Fuga Libera label, the pianist and fortepianist Piet Kuijken, professor at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and the Antwerp Conservatory, presents a programme of music by Ludwig van Beethoven. The starting point of this double album is an artistic approach that is both pedagogical and musical: the first half of the release contains pieces such as the Sonate Pathétique op.13 and the Sonata op.110 performed on a historical piano (a Tomkison original from 1808), while the second invites you to compare this with pieces of the same magnitude – the Appassionata Sonata op.23 and the imposing op.111, amongst others – played on a modern piano.

A text written by the eminent musician invites you to follow the artist’s approach, within the same type of repertory when faced with these two different instruments.

A sensitive and interesting album to help you discover all the different facets of this artist!

Piet Kuijken, piano

Piet Kuijken
is a student of Jan Vermeulen; he studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels under Jan Michiels, Arie van Lysebeth and André De Groote. He graduated with the highest honours from the piano and chamber music classes. In 1994, he received the CERA ‘Youth and Music' award, beginning an eminent career.

Having received a BAEF scholarship, he continued his studies at the University of Indiana with Menahem Pressler, pianist of the Beaux Arts Trio (2000/01). He obtained a diploma at this university, and has participated in numerous masterclasses, including with Leonard Hokanson, Edward Auer, Victor Rosenbaum, Paul Crossley, and Jean-Philippe Collard. He has cooperated with the renowned New Music Ensemble, and won the Schumann Concerto Competition.

He has appeared at solo recitals, played with chamber ensembles and orchestras under the baton of conductors such as Avim Ostrovski, Zeeve Dorman, Robert Groslot, Norbet Nozy, Etienne Siebens, Silveer van den Broeck, Robert Casteels and Wieland Kuijken. He has performed in many European countries, as well as Japan and the United States. His wide repertoire spans from the Baroque to modern music; he performs on the harpsichord, pianos of various historical periods, and on modern instruments. He has participated in the Flanders Music Festival, the Chopin festivals of Ghent and Mariánské Lázně (Czech Republic), Ars Musica, De Nacht van Radio 3, Juventus, Fêtes Musicales de Savoie, Musicales Internationales Guil-Durance, Bach en Bauges, Bach en Combrailles, Berliner Tage für Alte Musik, Musica Antica in Magnano, and Organi Antichi in Bologna.

Since 1988, he has been linked with the Prometheus Ensemble, and has appeared in duos with pianist Bart Meynckens, clarinettist Henk Soen, cellist Karel Steylaerts, and his father Wieland Kuijken. He has also on numerous occasions played with the Oxalys, Ictus and Ensor ensembles, as well as Anne Cambier, Olga Pasiecznik, soloists of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, and the Cinque Venti ensemble.

His discography includes works by Luc van Hove which he recorded with the Prometheus Ensemble (René Gailly), the chamber works of Debussy recorded with the Kuijken family for the Arcana label (this CD was awarded the Prix Choc 2000 from Le Monde de la Musique magazine), as well as the complete viola da gamba sonatas of Johann Sebastian Bach (with Wieland Kuijken). With Karel Steylaerts, he recorded the complete cello and piano works of Joseph Jongen for the Phaedra label (In Flanders Fields).

Piet Kuijken is a lecturer at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels and the Music Academy in Anderlecht.

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