Description

The Canadian fortepianist Anders Muskens and the Australian historical violinist Rachael Beesley present a concert of early 19th century classical music by Beethoven, Woelfl and Dussek on two hundred year old original instruments at the Musicological Institute of the University of Tübingen in the Pfleghofsaal. The performance will be preceded by a lecture in English on the historical performance practice of early 19th century music on historical instruments.

The performance will be on historical instruments from the early nineteenth century. The instruments are an original John Broadwood & Sons fortepiano from London (c. 1806) and an original Viennese violin by Franz Geissenhof (c. 1811). In our new approach to this repertoire, we will experiment with 19th century performance practices that were integral to the Romantic performance style 200 years ago but are no longer practised by most musicians today. Such practices are often heard on the earliest recordings, and there is evidence that they go back to a long historical tradition. We are trying to revive performances of familiar repertoire by reincorporating such practices because we believe they can more faithfully reflect the composers' intentions. The lecture preceding our concert will explain the artistic concepts underlying our approach.

The concert is financially supported by the University City of Tübingen.

Programme

Introductory lecture in English

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Sonata for Pianoforte & Violin No.7 (Op.30 No.2) in C minor.

I. Allegro con brio

II. Adagio cantabile

III. Scherzo: allegro

IV. Finale: Allegro; Presto

Intermission

Joseph Woelfl (1773-1812): Sonata for Pianoforte & Violin Op.27 No.3 in D Major

I. Allegro

II. Polonaise

Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1812): Sonata for Pianoforte & Violin Op. 8 No. 2 in A major

I. Allegro moderato

II. Andante con moto

III. Rondo: Allegro moderato