Bach & Beethoven Andrew von Oeyen

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 150): Overture in the French Style, BWV 831:
• 1 Bach, JS: Overture in the French Style, BWV 831: I. Ouverture 07:48
• 2 Bach, JS: Overture in the French Style, BWV 831: II. Courante 02:08
• 3 Bach, JS: Overture in the French Style, BWV 831: III. Gavottes 1 & 2 03:10
• 4 Bach, JS: Overture in the French Style, BWV 831: IV. Passepied 1 & 2 02:20
• 5 Bach, JS: Overture in the French Style, BWV 831: V. Sarabande 03:47
• 6 Bach, JS: Overture in the French Style, BWV 831: VI. Bourée 1 & 2 02:30
• 7 Bach, JS: Overture in the French Style, BWV 831: VII. Gigue 02:26
• 8 Bach, JS: Overture in the French Style, BWV 831: VIII. Echo 02:38
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Beethoven: Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, "Quasi una Fantasia", Op. 27, No. 1:
• 9 Beethoven: Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, "Quasi una Fantasia", Op. 27, No. 1: I. Andante 05:04
• 10 Beethoven: Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, "Quasi una Fantasia", Op. 27, No. 1: II. Allegro molto e vivace 02:17
• 11 Beethoven: Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, "Quasi una Fantasia", Op. 27, No. 1: III. Adagio con espressione 03:14
• 12 Beethoven: Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, "Quasi una Fantasia", Op. 27, No. 1: IV. Allegro vivace 05:36
• 13 Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai 10:44
• 14 Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto 06:07
• 15 Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo 07:59
• Johann Sebastian Bach:
• 16 Bach, JS / Arr. Kempff: Flute Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano 03:53
• 17 Bach, JS / Arr. Kempff: Piano Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo 03:20
• Total Runtime 01:15:01

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Musikalisches Seelenheil in der Pandemie: Andrew van Oeyen spielt Beethoven und Bach

Anfang 2020 plante der gebürtige Amerikaner Andrew von Oeyen ein Album mit Beethoven-Sonaten, um den 250. Geburtstag des Komponisten zu feiern. Die Einspielung hätte im auffälligen Kontrast zu seiner Debüt-Veröffentlichung bei Warner Classics gestanden, einem Programm mit Ravel, Saint-Saëns und Gershwin. Geprägt von den Eindrücken des Pianisten im Lockdown, umfasst dieses Solo-Recital nun Bachs achtsätzige Ouvertüre im französischen Stil BWV 831 sowie Beethovens Klaviersonaten Nr. 13 in Es und Nr. 23 in f-Moll, „Appassionata“. Das Album beschließen Bearbeitungen von Wilhelm Kempff zweier langsamer Sätze, die Bach für begleitete Flöte und Klavier schrieb. Der Ausbruch der Pandemie veränderte sowohl Von Oeyens Pläne als auch seine Gefühle gegenüber der Musik, die er spielte, radikal: „Angesichts meiner eigenen Stimmung und der vorherrschenden Untergangsstimmung hatte ich keine Muße, die stürmischen und heroischen romantischen Stimmen von Chopin, Liszt und Rachmaninoff zu erforschen; Ich brauchte etwas Rohes und Direktes, das von allem Unwesentlichen befreit war. Am wichtigsten war, dass es universell sein musste. Es war eine Überraschung, dass der Komponist, der mich am meisten ansprach, einer war, zu dem ich bis dahin keine enge Beziehung hatte, nämlich Johann Sebastian Bach.“ Von Oeyen weiter: „Wenn Bach als mein erster musikalischer Ankerplatz in der Pandemie diente, wandte ich mich in der zweiten Welle wieder Beethoven zu. Nachdem ich Trost in den Chorälen, Präludien und Fugen des 18. Jahrhunderts gefunden hatte, war ich nun bereit, dem Sturm in der Gesellschaft der unverwüstlichen und unzerstörbaren Sonaten des 19. Jahrhunderts entgegenzutreten.“

Andrew von Oeyen, Klavier

Andrew von Oeyen
Hailed worldwide for his elegant and insightful interpretations, balanced artistry and brilliant technique, Andrew von Oeyen has established himself as one of the most captivating pianists of his generation.

Since his debut at age 16 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Esa-Pekka Salonen, Mr. von Oeyen has excelled in a broad spectrum of concerto repertoire — Bartok, Barber, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Fauré, Ligeti, Liszt, Gershwin, Grieg, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Schumann, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky — with such ensembles as the Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Saint Louis Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic, Singapore Symphony, Grant Park Orchestra, Ravinia Festival Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony, Utah Symphony, Orchestre Symphonique de Marseille, Geneva Chamber Orchestra, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Slovenian Philharmonic and Slovak Philharmonic. As both soloist and conductor he has led concerti and orchestral works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Ravel and Kurt Weill. On July 4, 2009, von Oeyen performed at the U.S. Capitol with the National Symphony in “A Capitol Fourth,” reaching millions worldwide in the multi-award winning PBS live telecast.

Mr. von Oeyen has appeared in recital at Wigmore Hall and Barbican Hall in London, Lincoln Center in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Boston’s Symphony Hall, Zürich’s Tonhalle, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, Bolshoi Zal in St. Petersburg, Dublin’s National Concert Hall, Royce Hall in Los Angeles, Herbst Theater in San Francisco, Sala São Paulo, Teatro Olimpico in Rome, in Bucharest, Hanoi, Macau, and in every major concert hall of Japan and South Korea.

Mr. von Oeyen’s 2016/2017 engagements include, among others, a European and North American tour with the Prague Philharmonia (including performances as both soloist and conductor), appearances with the Vancouver Symphony, Jerusalem Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Calgary Philharmonic, Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra and the orchestras of Grand Rapids, Oklahoma City, Wichita and Boise. He will also appear in recital in San Francisco and throughout Europe. In 2018 he will make his debut with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Orchestra Filarmonica della Fenice in Venice.

Mr. von Oeyen’s 2015/16 engagements included, among others, appearances with the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra in St. Petersburg, Detroit Symphony, Prague Philharmonia, Chicago’s Grant Park Festival Orchestra, American Youth Symphony, Portland Symphony, the Brevard Music Center Orchestra and Winston-Salem Symphony. He also appeared in recital throughout the US and Europe and performed at the Royal Opera House, Muscat, for the Sultanate of Oman’s New Year’s Eve Gala.

In June 2016 Mr. von Oeyen signed an exclusive recording contract with Warner Classics. His debut album under the label will be released in January 2017 and will include works for piano and orchestra by Saint-Saëns, Ravel and Gershwin. In 2013 Mr. von Oeyen released a critically acclaimed album of Debussy and Stravinsky piano works under the Delos Label (including two pieces written for him by composer, David Newman), following his 2011 award-winning album of Liszt works under the same label. 2013 also saw the release of the Chopin-Debussy-Ravel digital album “Andrew von Oeyen: Live in Recital.”

Mr. von Oeyen, of German and Dutch origin, was born in the U.S. He began his piano studies at age 5 and made his solo orchestral debut at age 10. An alumnus of Columbia University and graduate of The Juilliard School, where his principal teachers were Herbert Stessin and Jerome Lowenthal, he has also worked with Alfred Brendel and Leon Fleisher. He won the prestigious Gilmore Young Artist Award in 1999 and also took First Prize in the Leni Fe Bland Foundation National Piano Competition in 2001. Mr. von Oeyen lives in Paris and Los Angeles.

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