Beethoven / Koch,Tobias Complete Piano Pieces CD

On this CD, Tobias Koch embarks on a quest for sonorities and instrumental exploration. On no less than five different historical fortepianos - all exquisitely preserved - he presents the full scope of the art of piano building as it was cultivated in Beethoven's time. Koch uncovers a unique diversity ranging from the 13-year-old musician's first attempts at composition to his very last musical thoughts. Meanwhile, the forte pianist also proves that world premiere recordings can still take place in the 21st century. Two pieces are now available for the first time in a performance on the exact instrument for which the composer wrote them: The orphica, a portable keyboard with a captivating, 'far-off' sound. World Premi?re included: First recordings on an ORPHICA, a kind of travel piano, which sounds like a Lute from Beethoven's time, with original pieces composed for the ORPHICA. This is the first solo orphica recording ever released and is a fascinating recording of this repertoire.

1. Allegretto 2. Allegretto 3. STCK, Woo54, 'Lustig - Traurig' 4. Fugue in C Major, Hess 64 5. Pr?ludium No. 1 6. Pr?ludium No. 2 7. Moderato 8. Allegretto 9. Allegretto 10. Andante Cantabile E Grazioso 11. Rondo a Capriccioso in G Major, Op. 129, 'Die Wuth ber Den Verlorenen Groschen, Ausgetobt in Einer Caprice' 12. Pr?ludium in F minor, Woo55 13. Andante Grazioso Con Moto 14. Alla Polacca, Vivace 15. Allegro - Poco Adagio - Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Allegro Con Brio - Adagio - Presto - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio 16. Andante Grazioso, Quasi Allegretto 17. Scherzo. Allegro 18. Allegretto 19. Andante 20. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 21. Allegro Quasi Andante. Con Una Certa Espressione Parlante 22. Presto 23. Allegretto 24. Andante Con Moto 25. A L'allemande 26. Andante Cantabile 27. Risoluto 28. Andante - Allegretto 29. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 30. Moderato 31. Vivace Moderato 32. Allegramente 33. Andante, Ma Non Troppo 34. Andante Con Moto Cantabile E Compiacevole 35. Allegro 36. Andante Cantabile E Grazioso 37. Presto 38. Quasi Allegretto 39. Presto - Andante Amabile E Con Moto - Tempo I 40. Presto 41. Allegretto 42. Bagatelle in C Major, Hess 73 43. Bagatelle in E Flat Major, Hess 74 44. Poco Moto 45. Ziemlich Lebhaft 46. Allegretto 47. Allegretto Quasi Andante 48. STCK in F minor 49. STCK in C Major 50. Allegro 51. Adagio 52. Moderato 53. Andantino 54. Andante 55. Solfeggio