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Angela Hewitt

Oxford PlayhouseOxford

16 May 2027 · 18:00

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Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata for Piano no.19 in G minor, op.49, no.1 Sonata for Piano no. 20 in G major, op.49, no.2 Sonata for Piano no.17 in D minor, op.31, no.2 ‘The Tempest’ Interval Sonata for Piano no.8 in C minor, op.13 ‘Pathétique’ Sonata for Piano no.31 in A-flat major, op.110 Beethoven composed thirty-two sonatas for the piano and Angela Hewitt has recorded them all in nine critically acclaimed albums. She has also given celebrated performances around the world. Tonight’s selection captures Beethoven across his career. Two short but charming early compositions (they were published a decade after they were written); passion and drama in the iconic ‘Pathétique’; ‘The Tempest’ as he came to terms with his deafness, and finally op.110, the penultimate piano sonata. If Beethoven was ever at peace with the world, it is perhaps at the end of this sonata. Angela Hewitt has given many wo