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Jimin Oh-Havenith interprets three of Beethoven’s most famous, beautiful, but also most demanding piano sonatas. Her carefully chosen tempi allow for a vivid and transparent presentation of the thematic structures and internal developments.more
"Korean pianist Jimin Oh-Havenith [...] has an absolutely brilliant technique, an extraordinary clarity of touch and a convincing articulation. [...] The sound recording has a great clarity, it is ideally spatial and present at the same time." (Pizzicato)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 23, 30 & 32 | |
article number: | 20.047 |
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EAN barcode: | 4022143200471 |
price group: | BCB |
release date: | 8. May 2020 |
total time: | 76 min. |
Jimin Oh-Havenith plays Beethoven - Transparent depiction of inner developments
This new recording by Jimin Oh-Havenith presents three of Beethoven's most famous, beautiful, but also most demanding piano sonatas. In addition to the dramatic F minor Sonata, Op. 57 ('Appassionata'), the pianist plays the late Sonatas in E major, Op. 109, and C minor, Op. 111, the last of the 32 piano sonatas.
The exploration and crossing of boundaries can be seen as a central motif in Beethoven's compositions in general, and in his piano music in particular. While the variation movement in the 'Appassionata' is flanked by rugged outer movements and the ending is a lively dance, Opp. 109 and 111 close with extended, expressive variation movements. In the finale of Op. 109 and in the simple, yet rapturously poignant Arietta of Op. 111 with the metamorphoses in its five variations, Beethoven enters uncharted territory. Here, Beethoven not only reaches expressive extremes, but also challenges his instrument: the keyboard range is stretched to the limit. The listener experiences the end of the C minor Sonata as a farewell to the world and to the genre of the sonata itself, but also as a beginning of something new and unknown.
Jimin Oh-Havenith's interpretation convinces through carefully chosen tempi, which facilitate a vivid and transparent presentation of the thematic structures and internal developments. The clarity and expressiveness of her playing provides an immediate experience of Beethoven's inexhaustible imaginative power and the transformation of the poetic idea.
Kein Detail bleibt dem Hörer verborgen, auch nicht in den kompliziertesten Passagen. Oh-Havenith ermöglicht es dem Zuhörer, Beethovens musikalische und psychologische Experimente bis ins kleinste Detail zu genießen. Das macht sie zu einer idealen Beethoven-Interpretin.Mehr lesen
I made the acquaintance of this Korean pianist, who resides in Germany, when reviewing her recent recording of Schubert and Liszt sonatas (M/A 2020).Mehr lesen
[Jimin Oh-Havenith] spielt jedes Detail aus und strahlt damit eine Ruhe aus, die überzeugt. Souverän und klanglich fein austariert spielt sie etwa die E-Dur Sonate Op. 109. Eine schön gestaltete Aufnahme, fernab des Mainstream-Musik-Business.Mehr lesen
Einen schönen guten Abend und willkommen zur Klassikwelt am Mittwoch. Heute dreht sich hier alles um Ludwig van Beethoven. Das Beethoven-Jahr ist jaMehr lesen
In diesem reinen Beethoven-Programm mit drei schwergewichtigen Sonaten zeigt sich die koreanische Pianistin Jimin Oh-Havenith als subtile GestalterinMehr lesen