Beethoven/Stravinsky: Hyperion Knight/ Sonata In C Major, Op. 53 200g QRP

Description: Beethoven/Stravinsky: Hyperion Knight/ Sonata In C Major, Op. 53 200g QRP Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein' & Stravinsky: Three Movements from PetrushkaHyperion Knight — pianist / Wilson Audiophile RecordingsMastered for vinyl by Kevin Gray at Cohearent AudioPlated and pressed on 200-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings!Pianist Hyperion Knight was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area. He started piano lessons at age 4 and debuted professionally at 14 in San Rafael, California, playing Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, his Master of Arts Degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and his doctorate at 22 from the same institution. Appropriate to this recording, his dissertation was on Beethoven's "Waldstein" piano sonata. In 1983 he was appointed principal pianist with the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra.For this recording a custom-built 9-foot concert grand piano was used. This unique instrument, built by Sheldon Smith in his Berkeley, Calif., workshop — where the recording also took place — has a powerful lower register, which provides a substantial left-hand foundation. The upper registers are somewhat less damped and more ringing than is typical of contemporary pianos.Schoeps omnidirectional condenser microphones, in a spaced pair, were used in conjunction with vaccum tube record amplifiers to capture a harmonically rich and accurate sound.About the performanceBEETHOVEN: Sonata in C Major, Op. 53: When Beethoven left Bonn in 1792, few could have envisioned the titanic creations which would follow his arrival in Vienna. The Count Ferdinand von Waldstein could hardly have foreseen the prophetic nature of his parting words to Beethoven: "Mozart's genius is still mourning the death of his ward. In the inexhaustible Haydn he found a refuge but no employment... Through unremitting industry you shall receive Mozart‘s spirit from the hands of Haydn." One can only imagine the exhilaration with which the Count must have greeted the sonata whose dedication immortalized his name.STRAVINSKY: Trois Movements de Petrouchka The trilogy of ballets which Stravinsky wrote for the famed Ballet Russe during the years 1910-1914 are a milestone in the history of music. Each in its own way makes a unique contribution to the evolution of music in the twentieth century. "L‘Oiseau de Feu" (1910) demonstrated to the world that Stravinsky was an orchestrator whose innovations would broaden the spectrum of the symphonic expression, even surpassing the achievements of his mentor, Rimsky-Korsakov. The early successes of the "Firebird", however, were only a prelude to the full realization of Stravinsky‘s artistic vision. Perhaps no moment in the history of music except the "Eroica." has had the revolutionary impact of "Le Sacre du Printemps" (1914). Beethoven: Sonata In C Major, Op. 53Allegro Con BrioAdagio MoltoAllegretto ModeratoStravinsky: Trois Mouvements De PetrouchkaDanse RusseChez PetrouchkaLa Semaine Grass Domestic Shipping is $5.00 USD by FedEx Ground Economy, $1.00 for each additional item. WORLDWIDE SHIPPING with eBay Global Shipping program. The eBay shipping center is located in the United States. International orders will ship from Acoustic Sounds, Inc. (located in the United States) to the eBay Global Shipping Center. Domestic shipping will be applied to your shopping cart. Please note that eBay does provide the international shipping cost, import charges, and estimated delivery on the eBay.com website. All costs will be applied to the shopping cart. Please know that Acoustic Sounds, Inc. does not have any control over the international shipping costs or import charges. Please contact eBay for any questions regarding international charges.

Price: 40 USD

Location: Salina, Kansas

End Time: 2024-09-27T13:52:16.000Z

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