| Beethoven Bagatelles op 126, Piano Concerto No 1 - The Times |
| Thursday 20 March 2008 |
[The Bagatelles Op 126] are chiselled wonders from near the end of Beethoven's life, worlds away from the Mozartian poses struck in the concerto written 30 years before. Andante con moto , the first instruction reads, but Anderszewski's motion comes flecked with the most delicately well-judged rubato. The fifth Bagatelle ripples by tenderly, while the fierce dynamic contrasts of the second summon up the fierier epics Beethoven composed at the same time - the Diabelli variations, the Ninth Symphony. Every Bagatelle twists the kaleidoscope; every time Anderszewski finds an invigorating and apt tone and attack to make these jagged morsels far grander than their modest length suggests. |
| Source: The Times |
