Stewart Goodyear

Canadian pianist Stewart Goodyear possesses a huge, dramatic sound, an elegant technique, and an omnivorous approach to keyboard music. Goodyear has attracted particular attention for his Beethoven “Sonatathons,” a term he coined to describe his epic performances of Beethoven’s complete piano sonatas in one day. Like Beethoven, Goodyear himself is a talented pianist-composer, frequently performing his own works in recital. His Gilmore program includes three of Beethoven’s best-loved sonatas — the “Tempest,” the “Moonlight,” and the “Appassionata” — juxtaposed with his own Rhapsody and Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso.

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Program
L.v. BEETHOVEN
Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 ("Tempest")
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Rhapsody
L.v. BEETHOVEN
Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 ("Moonlight")
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Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
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Andante favori, WoO 57
Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 ("Appassionata")