Intensity

In the Waldstein sonata, Beethoven explores development, paving the way for Romanticism’s intense percussive mechanics. Rachmaninoff took the ball from there, combining the Romantic legacy with lyricism and 20th-century energy.

Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in do maggiore op. 53 (Aurora) Sergej Rachmaninov Sonata n. 2 in si bemolle minore op. 36 Gabriela Montero Improvvisazioni su temi proposti dal pubblico