Beethoven's Diabelli Variations is considered to be one of the greatest work written for piano. Per Tengstrand talks through all 33 variations, with an short documentary style presentation to start the program.

This sonata is a big work, with lots of brilliance and virtuosity. There are lot of technical challenges.

As the most dramatic movement of the sonata, the Adagio finds inspiration in Opera Seria. The emotional storytelling is important. Also talked about is phrasing, pedalling and articulation in order to get the desired musical effects.

The third and fourth movements of Sonata C-Major Op. 2 No. 3 pose considerable technical difficulties. The musical discourse is a bit different in the finale as the music feels more spontaneous and quasi-improvised.

It's delicate to find the right amount of drama and tension in this movement. A lot of attention has to be directed towards the slurs and the articulation, and the technical aspects of how to bring out the needed phrasing and articulation.

About the second movement of Sonata D-major Op. 28, the so-called "Pastoral Sonata". There is a lot of string writing in this movement, which creates challenges technically so that the appropriate articulation is heard.

About the second movement of Sonata D-major Op. 28, the so-called "Pastoral Sonata". Again, articulation is very important as well as choices of tempo and phrasing.

In the finale of the "Pathétique" there is a balance to strike between the dramatic and the elegant.