Jean-Efflam Bavouzet releases the first album of his new volume set ‘The Beethoven Connection’, presenting sonatas by Clementi, Dussek, Hummel, and Wölfl.
In the 250th Beethoven anniversary year, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet has chosen this programme of works by contemporary composers to illuminate and contextualise Beethoven’s extraordinary output for piano.
Already critically acclaimed, the album has received 5 starts from the Financial Times (Richard Fairman, May 22 2020), a feature in the New York Times (David Allen, May 20 2020), and 4 stars in The Times (Sean Shibe, May 29 2020).
‘The Beethoven Connection’ is BBC Music Magazine’s Recording of the Month in August 2020: “This recording embodies a brilliant idea, brilliantly carried out.” (Michael Church)
Bavouzet records exclusively for Chandos. With the label, he completed a major project to record all Beethoven piano sonatas, winning exceptional acclaim for Volume 3 which was named CD of the Month by Gramophone.
