The Final Five
Alfred Brendel concludes the series with a performance of Beethoven's last Sonata, the profound C minor, Op 111. Completed in 1822, the work comprises two strongly contrasted movements in perhaps the most powerful of all the sonatas. Of the final chord, Brendel writes, 'This chord.... opens up the silence that follows, a silence we now perceive to be more important than the sound that preceded it'.
Sound NORMAN CANLIN
Lighting GEORGE FERGUSON Designer JIM LONGMUIR
Producer KEITH ALEXANDER Director HILLARY BOULDING BBC Scotland
BBC Music Guide: Beethoven Piano Sonatas, £2.25 from booksellers and music shops