Ohlsson says Beethoven piano sonatas are "a full accurate portrait"

Pianist Garrick Ohlsson recently spoke with pianist Jospeh Smith for Playbill Arts. Here is an excerpt:

"The piano was Beethoven's own instrument — it is the most intimate of
instruments, and also the most complete of instruments. No wonder it served as
Beethoven's workshop — the sonatas span all the periods of his development. If a
man from Mars were dropped on the earth and the only Beethoven left was the
piano sonatas, he could actually form a pretty complete idea of who Beethoven
was. They present a full, accurate portrait."

Read the full transcript here.

Garrick Ohlsson will play an all-Beethoven recital at NEC's Jordan Hall on Saturday, February 10.