Beethoven’s Quarter Millennial - Early Sonatas

A Virtual Concert Series with Sigal Music Museum & Zachary Hughes

When: Join them Mondays on Facebook at 11am!

Details: Sigal Music Museum and pianist, Zachary Hughes have come together to celebrate the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven’s work has withstood the test of time and echoes of his famous hooks are heard in contemporary music spanning across genres. To celebrate what would have been his 250th birthday, Sigal Music Museum is presenting a virtual concert series featuring a young Beethoven enthusiast, Zachary Hughes. Classically trained at The Juilliard School, Zachary Hughes will perform Beethoven’s 32 Sonatas over the course of 32 weeks from the Sigal Music Museum in Greenville, South Carolina. The series will highlight modern instruments made by Steinway and Feurich, as well as historical instruments made by Stein, Broadwood, and Walter – located at Sigal Music Museum and other venues in Greenville.

Date: December 21, 2020 – April 5, 2021

Early Sonatas

Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor

Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major

Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major

Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major ("Grand Sonata")

Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor

Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major

Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathétique

Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major (Also arranged for String Quartet in F major (H 34) in 1801)

Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major

Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major

Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major ("Funeral March")

Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major 'Sonata quasi una fantasia'

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor 'Sonata quasi una fantasia' ("Moonlight")

Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major ("Pastoral")

Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor

Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major