{"product_id":"chopin-beethoven-sonatas-funeral-march-hammerklavier-cd","title":"Chopin \/ Beethoven: Sonatas \/ Funeral March \/ Hammerklavier [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeatrice Rana, characterised by Gramophone as a pianist of \"fire and poetry, imagination and originality, temperament and charm, all on top of fearless technical address\", brings together two monumental sonatas: Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' op 106 and Chopin's 'Funeral March' op 35. The Chopin has been in Rana's recital repertoire for more than a decade, but it was during the confinement of the pandemic that she first undertook intense study of Beethoven. \"I really found a deep connection with this music, especially because of the isolation, being locked away from the rest of the world. Despite the fact that it reflected so much of what was going on at that time, it's a very positive piece. It really helped me through the pandemic. It is a very human sonata, but the Chopin sonata is human in a very different way. The trio in the middle of the funeral march [the famous third movement] is kind of übermenschlich - how a philosopher might describe surpassing oneself in a transcendental way.\" Rana also believes that both works show their composers in technically adventurous form: \"The last movements of the two sonatas are both experiments at the highest level and in completely different ways... In the Beethoven every line is going everywhere... and in the Chopin the two hands are parallel for the entire movement.\" She concludes that both works \"transcend the human condition in very different ways - but not altogether different... They both have so much to do with the fear of death, with the fear of loneliness. Each finds a solution in different ways.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat minor, Op. 35 \"Funeral March\": I. Grave - Doppio Movimento\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat minor, Op. 35 \"Funeral March\": II. Scherzo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat minor, Op. 35 \"Funeral March\": III. Marche Funèbre. Lento\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat minor, Op. 35 \"Funeral March\": IV. Finale. Presto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 \"Hammerklavier\": I. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 \"Hammerklavier\": II. Scherzo. Assai Vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 \"Hammerklavier\": III. Adagio Sostenuto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 \"Hammerklavier\": IV. Largo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 \"Hammerklavier\": V. Allegro Risoluto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5054197897658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warner Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.19.24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Paladin Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524337569932,"sku":"247208","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/1106\/0620\/files\/4336606-3179536.jpg?v=1781082946","url":"https:\/\/rockbandapparel.com\/products\/chopin-beethoven-sonatas-funeral-march-hammerklavier-cd","provider":"Rock Band Apparel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}