The Three Manners of Ludwig van Beethoven and the Art of the Sonata Form
“An extraordinary talent with a beautiful innate musicality” said the American pianist and harpsichordist Rosalyn Tureck; “his respect of the indications of the Classical and Romantic composers is perfect and their understanding considerable” wrote the Austrian pianist Karl Ulrich Schnabel about him.
Christian, native of Catania (Italy), now lives in Como. He studied with Mario Patuzzi at Milan’s Conservatory, at the Theo Lieven International Piano Foundation on Como Lake (Italy) and at the Tureck Bach Research Foundation of Oxford (England).Appearing in Montreal in 2002 at the age of 22, he is the youngest pianist since Daniel Barenboim to undertake a recital series encompassing the entire corpus of Beethoven’s 32 Piano Sonatas. In the meantime thirteen cycles have been successfully performed in international music cities such as Madrid, Mexico City, Montreal, Lima, Vancouver, Venice, Quebec City and Rio de Janeiro. Following the extraordinary success of his live performances of Beethoven, in 2007 Christian Leotta was signed by Atma Classique to record the entire corpus of the Piano Sonatas in a collection of ten CDs. In addition to Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas, his repertoire includes pieces composed by other famous composers such as J. S. Bach, J. Brahms, F. Chopin, C. Debussy, F. Liszt, W. A. Mozart, F. Schubert, I. Stravinski, R. Schumann, G. Donizetti, G. Rossini, G. Verdi, R. Wagner and P. I. Tcajkovski. During his career, Mr. Leotta has worked with major orchestras such as the Münchner Philharmoniker, the Wiener Kammerorchester, the Italian RAI National Television Orchestra, the Milan’s Symphony Orchestra “Giuseppe Verdi”, performing in important theatres and concert halls such as the Philharmonie at the Gasteig (Munich), the Konzerthaus (Vienna), the Tonhalle (Zurich), the Sala Verdi and the Auditorium (Milan), the Salle Claude-Champagne (Montreal), the Great Hall at the Bunka Kaikan Theatre (Tokyo).
——————————————Christian Leotta’s Piano Recital Program:“The Three Manners of Ludwig van Beethoven and the Art of the Sonata Form”Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op.14 No. 2AllegroAndanteScherzo. Allegro assaiPiano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, “Waldstein”Allegro con brioIntroduzione. Adagio moltoRondo. Allegretto moderato………………………………..Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1 “Leichte Sonate”AndanteRondo. AllegroPiano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Op. 106, “Hammerklavier”AllegroScherzo. Assai vivaceAdagio sostenuto. Appassionato e con molto sentimentoLargo – Allegro risolutoFor further information about the pianist Christian Leotta please visit the following link: http://www.christianleotta.com