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Three of the most passionate and powerful of Beethoven’s sonatas with titles to match – Appassionata, Pathétique and Tempest – are presented together on one recording by exclusive EMI Classics recording artist Ingrid Fliter. Of the sonatas, Fliter says they “create a vivid image of Beethoven’s strong instinct of survival.”
Though familiar, Beethoven: Sonatas is a rare recent recording of this repertoire – even more so by a female pianist. Fliter is associated in many people’s minds with the music of Chopin. She was the Silver Medal winner of the Frédéric Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 2000, since which time she has performed his music extensively and made two critically acclaimed Chopin recordings for EMI Classics. Comparing the music of Chopin and Beethoven, she said, “Playing Beethoven requires a totally different approach than playing Chopin. Chopin is more about him. You are the interpreter, you create the sound and people receive the beauty from you. But Beethoven is all about him wishing to communicate with the world. He wanted to catch the sky, catch nature and be part of it. He was all about giving. And this is something I want to create when I play. It’s not about me. It is about the music. It is about Beethoven.”
