Eminent Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder returns to Chicago with Beethoven’s Appassionata, Mozart’s jewel-like variations and Schubert’s final, visionary sonata.
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Mozart Variations on Ah vous dirai-je, maman, K. 265
Beethoven Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata)
Schubert Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960
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Rudolf Buchbinder piano
When Rudolf Buchbinder sits down at the piano, audiences immediately sense his passionate temperament and thirst for musical adventure. He “never takes the easy route and his readings are unfailingly persuasive,” writes BBC Music Magazine. The eminent Austrian pianist returns to Chicago with music that is especially close to his heart: Beethoven’s emotionally charged Appassionata Sonata, framed by Mozart’s jewel-like variations on the “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” melody and Schubert’s expansive final sonata.
