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F. Ries / Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas Op. 114, 176

No less an authority than Robert Schumann praised Beethoven's close friend and protege Ferdinand Ries for his remarkable originality. More recently, pianist Susan Kagan, intrigued by Ries's Op. 1 piano sonatas went on to record all 14 of his solo piano sonatas and sonatinas, gaining critical acclaim for her eloquent advocacy of these unfairly neglected yet often substantial works. Bridging the divide between the Classical style of Haydn and Mozart and the Romantic impulses of Schubert, Chopin and Mendelssohn, with a healthy dose of Beethoven often in evidence, Ries repays today's listener's attention with musical drama, fluent virtuosity and poignant lyrical charm.

15 New 'ON' this week: 92 Total

Synd: The Romantic Hours

Direct: Spafax
Markets include: New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Portland, Houston, Seattle, St. Louis, Detroit, Cincinnati, New Orleans, San Antonio, Omaha, Honolulu

Online: Taintradio, WGOE

Susan Kagan:

Ferdinand Ries: Piano Sonatas and Sonatinas-1

Ferdinand Ries is known mainly through his connection with Beethoven, as his family friend, piano student, and early biographer. Ries's connections with Beethoven began in Bonn and continued in Vienna, and later in London. Born in 1784, when Beethoven was fourteen, Ferdinand was the son of Franz Ries, violinist in the Electoral Court orchestra, who taught Beethoven the violin and befriended his family during Beethoven's youth. Largely self-taught, Ferdinand first studied in Munich, but around 1803 he went to Vienna to study the piano with Beethoven, who sent him to the noted theorist-composer Johann Albrechtsberger for composition lessons. Ries was probably Beethoven's closest friend during this period, carrying out all kinds of musical and secretarial tasks for him, copying parts, making transcriptions and arrangements, proof-reading and seeing to publications. Later, after years of touring as a concert pianist and a short stay in Paris, Ries settled in London and married an Englishwoman. Even then he continued to act on Beethoven's behalf.

5 New ON this week 116 Total
Synd: PRI/Classical 24, Milennium Of Music
Direct: SiriusXM, Music Choice
Markets include: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Houston, Pittsburgh, Portland, Detroit, New Orleans, Memphis, Indianapolis, Berkeley CA, San Antonio, Honolulu, Buffalo
Online: Taintradio, RadioIO, Dr. Music, WGOE

Susan Kagan:

Ferdinand Ries: Piano Sonatas and Sonatinas-3

Ferdinand Ries is known mainly through his connection with Beethoven, as his family friend, piano student, and early biographer. Ries's relationship with Beethoven began in Bonn and continued in Vienna, and later in London. Born in 1784, when Beethoven was fourteen, Ferdinand was the son of Franz Ries, violinist in the Electoral Court orchestra, who taught Beethoven violin and befriended his family during Beethoven's youth. Largely self-taught, Ferdinand first studied in Munich, but around 1803 he went to Vienna to study piano with Beethoven and was probably Beethoven's closest friend during this period, carrying out all kinds of musical and secretarial tasks for him-copying parts, making transcriptions and arrangements, proofreading and seeing to publications. Later, after years of touring as a concert pianist and short stays in Paris and Vienna, Ries married an Englishwoman and settled in London, where he continued to act on Beethoven's behalf. Susan Kagan continues her series of Ries recordings with a superb interpretation of his Sonatas and Sonatinas in this collection titled: Volume 3

7 New 'ON' this week: 89 Total
Direct: SiriusXM, DMX, Music Choice, Spafax
Markets include: New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Dallas, Seattle, Atlanta, Houston, Baltimore, Detroit, New Orleans, Nashville, Memphis, Honolulu, Sacramento Buffalo, San Juan
Online: Taintradio, RadioIO WGOE