Fortepiano recital at Redbridge Music Society, Ilford Town Hall (Essex)
Beethoven
Sonata No. 4 in Eb, Op. 7
Sonata No. 1 in f, Op. 2/1
Grande Sonate Pathétique No. 8 in c, Op. 13
Five variations in D on “Rule, Britanniaâ€Â, WoO 79
A revelatory reading of Beethoven’s Grande Sonata pathétique inspired a performance flamboyant, full-toned and thrilling in its realisation.
Harpsichord and Fortepiano
Most rewarding of all was Sharona Joshua’s expressive performance of Beethoven’s Pathétique Sonata, which acquired a luminous brilliance and greater mobility on the fortepiano than we are accustomed to hearing on a modern piano; qualities which I can imagine the youthful composer himself might have brought to it.
Musical Opinion
