Beethoven 1802. Heiligenstadt

It is 1802, and realising that he has become irreversibly deaf, Beethoven is going through a personal crisis of unprecedented intensity. Mulling suicide in his Heiligenstadt hideaway, he decides however to confront his destiny, and the works he produces in that crucial year reflect this evolution that is a path towards hope. This is what Jonas Vitaud demonstrates with brio through a choice of works putting into perspective the underlying despair of the 'Tempest' Sonata, the calming of Opp. 33 and 34, and the flamboyant optimism of the 'Eroica' Variations.