Beethoven - Appassionata ▲ Bierstadt - mountains

#classicalmusic COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven TITLE: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ("Appassionata") MOVEMENT: III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto PIANO: Sviatoslav Richter (1960) PAINTER: Albert Bierstadt PAINTINGS 00:00 Matterhorn (1860s) 00:28 Mont Blanc (1890s) 00:48 Lake Lucerne (1858) 01:11 A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie (1866) 01:40 Sierra Nevada (c.1871) 01:56 Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Valley (c.1872) 02:15 The Rocky Mountains, Lander&Peak (1863) 02:40 Mount Corcoran (c.1876-1877) 03:12 Estes Park, Colorado, Whyte&Lake (c.1877) 03:34 Rocky Mountain Landscape (1870) 03:55 Wind River Country (1860) 04:19 Storm in the Mountains (c.1870) 04:39 Merced River, Yosemite Valley (1866) 05:06 The Domes of the Yosemite (1867) 05:39 Seal Rock, California (c.1872) 06:06 Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast (1870) 06:38 Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains (1868) Albert Bierstadt (1830 – 1902) was a German and American painter best known for his lavish, sweeping landscapes of the American West. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music. His works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ("Appassionata") was composed during 1804 and 1805, and perhaps 1806, and was dedicated to Count Franz von Brunswick.