Details

When:
No class Feb 12 or 19

Where: Rincon Congregational Church

Cost: $185.00 for 8 session(s)

Type: In Person

Category:

Instructor: Alexander Tentser studied piano performance at the celebrated Gnessin Music Institute in Moscow. In 1990 he immigrated to the United States and earned his doctorate in musical arts at the University of Arizona.
Alexander Tentser

Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the greatest composers in music history, was inspired by the philosophical and moral principles developed by the Enlightenment.

Beethoven’s evolution as a composer takes us from the height of musical classicism, exemplified by Mozart’s mature works, to early German Romanticism. Beethoven wrote his beautiful and innovative late string quartets and piano sonatas despite his near deafness. In fact, because of his deafness, during his last creative surge Beethoven tapped into a unique world of his own. He soared into completely uncharted territories, unencumbered by any musical influences and guided only by his unique fantasy and intuition.

We will follow Beethoven’s progress as a composer from the “heroic” phase of his creative life, which includes his Symphonies #3 and #5, his piano sonata “Appassionata” and other works, to his late piano sonatas and Symphonies #6 and #9.

Enjoy in-class performances of Beethoven’s most popular piano sonatas – “Pathetique,” “Moonlight,” “Waldstein,” “Appassionata,” and other less known sonatas, plus early Romantic compositions by Schubert and Schumann, and late Romantic pieces by Brahms.

Loading Map....

Register for Beethoven as a Bridge to Romanticism

Online registration has been closed for this class. Please call (520) 777-5817 for information.