Nikolas Sideris (GR/UK) "O ihr Menschen" - Susanne Kessel, piano / 1,50 €

by Susanne Kessel, piano "250 piano pieces for Beethoven", Vol. 1

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"O ihr Menschen" by composer Nikolas Sideris is part of Vol. 1 of Susanne Kessel's global composition project

"250 piano pieces for Beethoven"

250 composers from all over the world are invited to write new piano pieces for Beethoven's 250th anniversary in the year 2020. All pieces refer to Beethoven's music and/or his life.
Susanne Kessel plays the world premieres of all the piano pieces in Beethoven's birthtown Bonn. And further performances also in other cities and countries.

All pieces are published within a high quality sheet music edition by EDITIONS MUSICA FERRUM / London.

You can find the sheet music of this piece in Vol. 1 of the project's edition.

All information about the project - and SHOP:
www.250-piano-pieces-for-beethoven.com

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Nikolas Sideris about his piano piece „O ihr Menschen, die ihr mich für feindselig und misanthropisch haltet und erkläret, wie unrecht thut ihr mir„

„The quote, from which the title was formed, was taken from Das Heiligenstädter Testament by Ludwig van Beethoven which was written in 1802. In all his loneliness he had little to comfort him and in a letter he addresses this very issue by complaining on the people are judging him wrongly, even by assuming he is misanthropist. Beethoven was a revolutionary composer, but also a revolutionary human being. Believing in everything a society should be, he composed for his time, for the future generations to come, always concerned about the social issues around him. In a similar sense I feel that in our times, we are going through a major shift in what society is all about, for better or worst. No matter how close we feel, due to the Internet and our iphones, we still are left alone, lingering whether we should attempt to make human contact or not. My thoughts about all of the above are reflected in my work, a sarabande turned into a marche funèbre dedicated to Susanne Kessel, for her passion and for this project. Are we, maybe, becoming misanthropists, ourselves? Are we being led to a social extinction? I sincerely hope not…“

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released September 18, 2019
Executive Producer: Susanne Kessel
Recording Producer: Stephan Schmidt
Steinway D: Schoke Flügel & Pianos
Sheet Music: Editions Musica Ferrum / London

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German pianist Susanne Kessel invited 250 composers all around the globe to write piano pieces "for Beethoven". In celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven's 250 anniversary in the year 2020, thshe plays all the 250 p ieces and publishes the sheet music within 10 festive Volumes at Editions Musica Ferrum / London. ... more

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