Iconic irish piano legend john oconor celebrates his 70th birthday playing beethoven source. Usually ships in 24 hours, unless stock becomes depleted. John oconnor born 1949 is a british guitarist, songwriter, and composer. Record collectors know him for a series of acclaimed telarc recordings, including the complete sonatas of beethoven, and the complete concertos, nocturnes and. Oconors performance had the inwardness to play the. Official website of critically acclaimed irish concert pianist john oconor. Oconor, john, beethoven, ludwig van piano sonatas 2. Oconor has made more than 20 recordings for the telarc label including the complete beethoven piano sonatas, and the complete beethoven bagatelles. Beethoven, john oconor piano sonatas, volume i discogs. Murray perahia plays the mozart piano concertos the best jorges bolet plays the liszts trancendental etudes the best.
I read somewhere online that oconor is about 5 students removed from beethoven ie beethoven taught x to play the piano, x taught y, y taught z. The tone, sustain, and reverb are as rich as the telarc name i have owned this cd for over 20 years. Telarc has recorded more volumes of oconor playing the sonatas that i enjoy immensely. John oconnor at 70 celebrating irelands piano man updated tuesday, 28 nov 2017 17. Oct 24, 2014 record collectors know him for a series of acclaimed telarc recordings, including the complete sonatas of beethoven, and the complete concertos, nocturnes and sonatas of his countryman john field. I find his account of the sonatas extraordinarily clear and powerful. John oconors complete set of beethoven piano sonatas is a monumental achievement, not. Oconnor studied guitar at the london college of music. John oconor born 18 january 1947 is an irish pianist and pedagogue, and former director of the royal irish academy of music early career. His cycle of the beethoven piano sonatas proves him as a musical potentate. This largest and grandest of all beethovens sonatas is generally considered nay, is the ultimate challenge because beethoven, by all accounts a very great pianist while his hearing remained unimpaired, in later life wrote abstractly, ideally, without apparent regard for how well or badly the music actually fitted onto the instrument. Irish pianist john oconor continues to show hes a master of.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from john oconor at the discogs marketplace. Jan 21, 2017 iconic irish piano legend john oconor celebrates his 70th birthday playing beethoven source. Irish pianist john oconor on careers and competitions. John oconor plays beethovens sonata pathetique, ii. He transitioned from writing music to playing music in the 1990s. O connor studied guitar at the london college of music. Complete piano sonatas 9 cds box set listen and buy piano concertos nos. John oconors complete set of beethoven piano sonatas is a monumental achievement, not only for the sheer volume of music recorded, but for its coherent interpretive scope and its successful illumination of developmental aspects of beethovens everevolving style. He produced, engineered and played guitar on hundreds of records for singers, bands, tv. John o conor plays beethovens sonata pathetique, ii movement adagio cantabile. In my opinion john oconner plays the beethoven sonatas the best. Irish pianist john oconor has enjoyed a fourdecade career that was launched by his 1973 win in the international beethoven piano competition in vienna.
John oconnor beethoven the complete piano sonatas cd 6 sonaten nrn. If you want a good quality, long lasting edition of the beethoven sonatas, this is not it. On sunday evening, dr john oconor received the national concert hall lifetime achievement award, at a. Official website of critically acclaimed irish concert pianist john o conor. John o conors complete set of beethoven piano sonatas is a monumental achievement, not only for the sheer volume of music recorded, but for its coherent interpretive scope and its successful illumination of developmental aspects of beethoven s everevolving style. John oconor and beethoven the royal conservatory of music. Apr 19, 2015 irish pianist john oconor has enjoyed a fourdecade career that was launched by his 1973 win in the international beethoven piano competition in vienna. O conors performance had the inwardness to play the. For an unforgettable lesson in how to articulate piano lines, accents, crescendos, chords, legato, staccatoyou name itlisten to john oconors rendition of the first movement of sonata no. Ive heard these pieces before, but oconnor has opened them up for me. Ludwig van beethoven was a german composer and pianist. This 1985 recording of irish pianist john o conor performing three of beethoven s most popular sonatas was made in london using sony equipment was a typical early telarc production. Irish pianist john oconor continues to show hes a master.
Studies ronan ohora, a prolific performer and recording artist, presents the final three piano sonatas written by ludwig van beethoven. This 1985 recording of irish pianist john oconor performing three of beethovens most popular sonatas was made in london using sony equipment was a typical early telarc production. Get the complete set of all 29 beethoven piano sonatas on 9 cds from telarc and john oconer. Nov 28, 2017 john oconnor at 70 celebrating irelands piano man updated tuesday, 28 nov 2017 17. Oconor plays beethovens sonatas with all the feeling i imagine beethoven felt as he was writing them. Irish pianist john oconor on careers and competitions the star. He formed bark recording studio in the 1980s in walthamstow, north london. Oconors performance had the inwardness to play the opening of the moonlight, the drama to play the opening of the pathetique, and the strength to play the finale of the appassionata. Piano sonatas staiers period instrument performances are thoughtful and. His mastery of the beethoven sonatas is unquestionable. O conor has made more than 20 recordings for the telarc label including the complete beethoven piano sonatas, and the complete beethoven bagatelles, which latter was cited by the new york times as the best recording of these works. Some of the sonatas receive a more restrained treatment than do others there is a variety of approach. He produced, engineered and played guitar on hundreds of records for singers, bands, tv and radio commercials.
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