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Record Review: Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 29 in B flat, Op 106, 'Hammerklavier' in Building a Library with Katy Hamilton and Andrew McGregor

Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 29 in B flat, Op 106, 'Hammerklavier' in Building a Library with Katy Hamilton and Andrew McGregor

BBC Radio 3 - Record Review, Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 29 in B flat, Op 106, 'Hammerklavier' in Building a Library with Katy Hamilton and Andrew McGregor

Katy Hamilton chooses her favourite recording of Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' Piano Sonata.

The best new classical releases, plus Katy Hamilton chooses her favourite recording of Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier', and Tom Service reviews the new Berlin Philharmonic box set.

with Andrew McGregor 

9.30 Building a Library 
Katy Hamilton chooses her favourite recording of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 29 in B flat, Op 106, 'Hammerklavier'.

Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 29 in B flat, Op 106, known as the Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier, or simply the 'Hammerklavier', is one of the most important works on the piano repertoire.  Beethoven composed the sonata in 1818 and dedicated it to his patron the Archduke Rudolf.  Spanning nearly 50 minutes in some performances, the Hammerklavier is a vast journey through four movements, culminating in a monumental fugue. The Hammerklavier has all the hallmarks of Beethoven's late style: the stylised development of brusque motives, a return to classical sonata forms and an exploration of modal harmonies.

10.45
Tom Service reviews the new five-disc box set of the Berlin Philharmonic under Kirill Petrenko, who was elected as their new chief conductor in June 2015. This new box set presents recordings of works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Franz Schmidt and Rudi Stephan made since the announcement of Petrenko's appointment and reveals the exciting new direction of the orchestra in this new partnership.

11.20 
Record of the Week 
Andrew recommends an outstanding new release.

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