Barenboim: Beethoven - Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2

At Schloss Hetzendorf, Vienna, 1983-1984
Daniel Barenboim - piano

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2
0:20 Allegro ma non troppo
4:59 Tempo di menuetto

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Though published together years later as Op. 49 in 1805, the two sonatas Nos. 19 and 20 ware likely written in 1796-97. The two form companions of a sort, with one in 13 major and the other in 13 minor. Comparatively easy to play, they may have been originally intended for the composer's students.

The Grammy award-winning pianist Daniel Barenboim has been active on the concert stage since the age of seven when he made his stage debut in his hometown of Buenos Aires. Well known for his work with the East-Western Divan Orchestra, a group of young Arab and Israeli musicians, he is currently the director of the Berlin State Opera, La Scala (Milan) and the Staatskapelle Berlin. Barenboim is described as "one of the few musicians in the world today who could accurately be describe as legendary".

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