In 2020, in response to the sudden changes required by the Covid pandemic, VMMF Music Director Eric Zivian undertook the herculean task of performing the complete cycle of Beethoven’s 32 Piano Sonatas on fortepiano – one per week. Here, we present the series of remarkable unedited performances, finally completed in early 2021.
Beethoven’s complete piano sonatas generously underwritten by Jennifer Howard
BLATTNER LECTURERS
To enhance your listening experience, you will find links to fascinating introductions in each video description. We encourage you to listen to these esteemed Blattner Lecturers to learn more about composer and compositions.
Nick Mathew
Beethoven Scholar, Professor of Music, and Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, UC Berkeley
Nic McGegan
Conductor and Music Director Laureate, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale
Christian De Luca
Pianist and VMMF TANK Trust Laureate
You can also hear the complete Beethoven cello sonatas and violin sonatas featuring VMMF Artistic Director Tanya Tomkins and some of VMMF’s favorite musicians!
Beethoven’s complete violin sonatas generously underwritten by Andrea Stillman
Beethoven’s complete cello sonatas generously underwritten by Dominique Lahaussois and David Low
FEATURED PERFORMERS
VIRTUAL BEETHOVEN SOCIETY
A very special “thank you” to the members of the Virtual Beethoven Society who joined in for weekly live-streamed performances and whose generous contributions helped make these productions possible:
Anonymous
Lee Baxter
Maria Bennett
Arlene and Michael Bernstein
Polly & Scott Beyer
Kimberly and Simon Blattner
Kathleen and Martin Cohn
Marie Collins
Alice Corning
Erika Ellison
Glen and Pamela Gunsalus
Christina & Ken Hecht
Jennifer Howard and Anthony Cascardi
Catherine and Sam Humphreys
Anne & Jeffrey Katz
Didier LeGall
Kit & Hayne Leland
Dominique Lahaussois and David Low
Jane & Al Milotich
Sally Nichols
Helen & Blair Pascoe
Ivan Radivojevic and April Funcke
Terri and Bob Ryan
Michael Sack
Sondra Schlesinger
William F. Stewart and David Stein
Andrea Stillman
Kate van Orden & Dan Eakins
Elizabeth Raab and Sean Varah
Mary Wildavsky
Dawn Williams and Drew Levy