Complete Beethoven Sonatas with Conversation

Part 1: “The Student of Haydn”

• Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Opus 2, No. 1
• Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Opus 2, No. 2
• Sonata in F Major, Opus 10, No. 2
• Sonata in C Major, Opus 2, No. 3

with Jeffrey Swann, piano

A native of Northern Arizona, Jeffrey Swann studied with Alexander Uninsky at Southern Methodist University and with Beveridge Webster and Adele Marcus at The Juilliard School, where he received his B.M., M.M. and D.M.A. Degrees. He can be heard on Ars Polona, Deutsche-Gramophon, RCA-Italy, Replica, Fonit-Cetra, Music & Arts, and Agorá recordings. His CD, “The Virtuoso Liszt” (Music & Arts) won the Liszt Society’s Grand Prix, and his first volume of the Complete Beethoven Sonatas (Agorá) was chosen one of the Best of the Year by Fanfare magazine. His most recent release features works for piano and orchestra by Chopin with the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano.

Since 2007 Jeffrey Swann has been Music Director of the Dino Ciani Festival & Academy in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. In 2008 he was appointed the inaugural Adel Visiting Artist-in-Residence at the School of Music at Northern Arizona University and in 2010 Professor of Piano at New York University.