ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE
Revered pianist Richard Goode brings Beethoven’s most visionary solo work to the CM Detroit Signature Series stage for the first time. From the pen of a composer clouded in deafness and declining health, the monumental Diabelli Variations exploded one of the Classical Era’s most popular musical forms into a transcendent statement of independence, defiance, and resilience.
PROGRAM
Beethoven: Bagatelles, Op. 119, Nos. 6-11
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Beethoven: 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120
“It is virtually impossible to walk away from one of Mr. Goode’s recitals without the sense of having gained some new insight, subtle or otherwise, into the works he played or about pianism itself.”
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Richard Goode, piano
Richard Goode has been hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth and expressiveness, and has been acknowledged worldwide as one of today’s leading interpreters of Classical and Romantic music. In regular performances with the major orchestras, recitals in the world’s music capitals, and through his extensive and acclaimed Nonesuch recordings, he has won a large and devoted following. An exclusive Nonesuch recording artist, Goode has made more than two dozen recordings over the years, ranging from solo and chamber works to lieder and concertos. His recording of the five Beethoven concertos with the Budapest Festival Orchestra and Iván Fischer, released in 2009 to exceptional critical acclaim, was described as “a landmark recording” by the Financial Times and nominated for a Grammy award. His 10-CD set of the complete Beethoven sonatas cycle, the first-ever by an American-born pianist, was nominated for a Grammy and has been ranked among the most distinguished recordings of this repertoire.
