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Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59, "Rasumovsky" No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6, Op. 18
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8, Op. 59, "Rasumovsky" No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135
Ludwig van Beethoven: An admired air by Mozart with variations for the pianoforte (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet KV 581, IV. Allegretto con variazioni)
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BEETHOVEN THROUGH THE LENS OF OTHER GREAT COMPOSERS
After her acclaimed complete recording of Beethoven’s piano sonatas, Mari Kodama returns with a programme consisting of Beethoven string quartets transcribed for piano by Saint-Saëns, Mussorgsky and Balakirev, as well as Beethoven’s variations on the finale of Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet. Most pieces are recorded for the first time. Kaleidoscope is designed as a homage, considering and experiencing Beethoven through the lens of other great composers.
Mari Kodama is one of the most extraordinary pianists of our age, and has an impressive PENTATONE discography, featuring Beethoven’s complete piano sonatas (2003-2014), piano concertos of Loewe and Chopin (2003), Tchaikovsky Ballet Suites for Piano Duo (2016), De Falla’s Nights in the Gardens of Spain (2017) and Martinů’s Concert for Two Pianos (2018).
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