About the event
"BETWEEN MODERN AND ANCIENT?"
To be or not to be HIP*.
To be or not to be HIP, that is the question. Or perhaps the question is to try to play in search of beauty and truth, whatever instrument we choose to play with? In my case, for years I have been fascinated by historical instruments, the written sources of the time, and early recordings before 1950.
From the nineteenth century to the present, Beethoven has been the subject of much reflection, especially regarding his pianofortes and how they affected his compositions. However, to this day, few pianists have been interested in discovering or playing these instruments.
L’Andante favori, originally conceived for the Waldstein Sonata, was relegated to a separate movement. This Andante with the Sonata Opus 109 will be heard today on an 1828 Viennese fortepiano from the collection of Luca Montebugnoli.
In this concert, I would like to propose a rereading of these works by trying to rethink other canons of beauty from my research of past sources.
Laura Granero
*HIP : Historically Informed Performance
This project Between Modern and Ancient was conceived with the Festival of La Chaise Dieu, concert on August 28, 2021 16h