Llŷr Williams continues thought-provoking Beethoven cycle

Von Mark Thomas, 20 April 2016

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“more controlled aggression than reckless abandon”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Wigmore Hall, London, am 19 April 2016

Beethoven, Klaviersonate Nr. 25 G-Dur, Op. 79

Beethoven, Klaviersonate Nr. 27 in e-Moll, Op.90

Beethoven, Sechs Bagatellen für Klavier, Op.126

Beethoven, Klaviersonate Nr. 29 in B-Dur "Hammerklavier", Op.106

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Mark Thomas

A lifelong devotee of classical music, Mark caught the bug after listening to The Planets, The Rite of Spring and Beethoven’s Fifth when he was knee-high to a grasshopper. He has degrees in non-musical subjects and currently works as a Chartered Governance Professional, but these have proved to be mere distractions from the wonders of sonatas, concertos and symphonies. He has been reviewing for Bachtrack since 2016, plays viola and violin (very shakily) and used to sing a bit (even more shakily).

Power and intensity: Llŷr Williams continues thought-provoking Beethoven cycle