Complete Cycle of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas
LIyr Williams, piano (United Kingdom)
Co-production: Festival Cultural de Mayo en Jalisco - Llyr Williams - Signum Classics
"Digital video streaming"
The recording takes place at the home of renowned pianist Llyr Williams in Wales, performed on a Steinway & Sons piano, Grand Concert Model D microphones, remotely monitored and controlled (London) by Mike Hatch and Steve Long.
Production coordinators: Sergio Alejandro Matos (Festival Cultural de Mayo en Jalisco) and Aude-Marie Auphan (Victoria Roswell Artist Management).
Sound Engineer in Wales: Mike Hatch (Signum Classics).
Producer in London: Steve Long (Signum Classics).
Producer in Mexico: Natasha Moch y Guillermo Pérez (Guanamor Music).
Wednesday May 13th / 19:00 h UK – 20:00 h CET
Program 1
Grand Opening of the Complete Cycle of Beethoven's 32 sonatas
Llyr Williams, piano
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1 (19’)
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Menuetto: Allegretto
4. Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 (28’)
1. Allegro con brio
2. Adagio
3. Scherzo: Allegro
4. Allegro assai
Interval
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2 (21’)
1. Allegro vivace
2. Largo appassionato
3. Scherzo : Allegretto
4. Rondo: Grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 23, in F minor Op. 57 “Appassionata” (24’)
1. Allegro assai
2. Andante con moto
3. Allegro, ma non troppo-Presto
Friday May 15th / 19:00 h UK – 20:00 h CET
Program 2
Llyr Williams, piano
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 “Funeral March” (22’)
1. Andante con Variazioni
2. Scherzo: Allegro molto
3. Marcia funebre
4. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1 (15’)
1. Allegro
2. Allegretto
3. Rondo: Allegro comodo
Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2 (18’)
1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Scherzo: Allegro assai
Interval
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 “Quasi una Fantasia” (18’)
1. Andante - Allegro
2. Allegro molto e vivace
3. Adagio con espressione
4. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight” (16’)
1. Adagio sostenuto
2. Allegretto
3. Presto agitato
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Monday May 18th / 19:00 h UK – 20:00 h CET
Program 3
Llyr Williams, piano
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1 (19’)
1. Allegro molto e con brio
2. Adagio molto
3. Finale - Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22 (27’)
1. Allegro con brio
2. Adagio con molta espressione
3. Minuetto
4. Rondo: Allegretto
Interval
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54 (13’)
1. In Tempo d’un Menuetto
2. Allegretto - Più allegro
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 “Waldstein” (25’)
1. Allegro con brio
2. Introduzione - Adagio molto
3. Rondo: Allegretto moderato
Wednesday May 20th / 19:00 h UK – 20:00 h CET
Program 4
Llyr Williams, piano
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2 (16’)
1. Allegro
2. Allegretto
3. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3 (24’)
1. Presto
2. Largo e mesto
3. Menuetto: Allegro
4. Rondo: Allegro
Interval
Piano Sonata No. 29 in b flat major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier” (43’)
1. Allegro
2. Scherzo. Assai vivace
3. Adagio sostenuto.
4. Largo - Allegro risoluto
Friday May 22nd / 19:00 h UK – 20:00 h CET
Program 5
Llyr Williams, piano
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1 (24’)
1. Allegro Vivace
2. Adagio grazioso
3. Rondo - Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 8 in Cminor, Op. 13 “Pathétique” (16 ‘)
1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
2. Adagio cantabile
3. Rondo - Allegro
Interval
Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1 (9’)
1. Andante
2. Rondo: Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 (16’)
1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 (21’)
1. Allegretto, Ma non troppo
2. Vivace alla Marcia
3. Tempo del primo pezzo: tutto il Cembalo, ma piano
Program 6
Llyr Williams, piano
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 “Tempest” (25’)
1. Largo - Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78 “A Thérese” (11’)
1. Adagio cantabile
2. Allegro vivace
Interval
Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79 (11’)
1. Presto alla tedesca
2. Andante
3. Vivace
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 “The Hunt” (23’)
1. Allegro
2. Scherzo - Allegretto vivace
3. Menuetto - Moderato e grazioso
4. Presto con fuoco
Program 7
Llyr Williams, piano
Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op 49. No.2 (9’)
1. Allegro, ma non troppo
2. Tempo di Menuetto
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7 “Grand Sonata” (31’)
1. Allegro molto e con brio
2. Largo, con gran espressione
3. Allegro
4. Rondo - Poco allegretto e grazioso
Interval
Piano Sonata No. in D major, Op. 28 “Pastoral” (25’)
1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
4. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a “Les Adieux” (17’)
1. Adagio
2. Andante espressivo
3. Vivacissimamente
Program 8
Grand Closing of the Complete Cycle of Beethoven's 32 sonatas
Llyr Williams, piano
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 (20’.)
1. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio Espressivo - Tempo I
2. Prestissimo
3. Andante, molto cantabile ed espressivo
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110 (20’)
1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
2. Allegro molto
3. Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 (28’)
1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
2. Arietta - Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
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LLŶR WILLIAMS
Piano
2019-20 season
Welsh pianist Llŷr Williams is widely admired for his profound musical intelligence, and for the expressive and communicative nature of his interpretations. An acclaimed performer of Beethoven, he has several complete sonata cycles under his belt, most recently at Wigmore Hall and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, as well as a Concerto cycle with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
The 2019-20 season sees Llŷr Williams continuing his collaboration with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, as well as his debut with the Orchestre Symphonique de Bretagne. Williams also returns to the Edinburgh Festival in August 2019, while for the Beethoven anniversary season he will offer a complete sonata cycle at the Festival Cultural de Mayo in Guadalajara, Mexico and partial cycles in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
Williams’ eclectic repertoire is reflected in his discography; his 12-CD Box set ‘Beethoven Unbound’, from the Wigmore Hall Beethoven cycle (Signum Records), was BBC Music Magazine’s ‘Recording of the Month’ in August 2018. Other recordings by Williams include two solo albums for Signum, as well as William Mathias’ second Piano Concerto with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales on Welsh label Tŷ Cerdd
Llŷr Williams is a former BBC New Generation Artist and Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award recipient, and an Honorary Fellow and artist-in-association of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
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