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Daniel Heide, better known worldwide as a chamber musician and highly appreciated partner of singers for song recitals, is one of the most sought-after German pianists, also because of his profound musicality. He discovered singers like Konstantin Krimmel, Andrè Schuen and also the soprano Katharina Konradi; his recordings with them were celebrated as highly acclaimed album premieres. Here, he rediscovers his old love for the Beethoven sonatas: "My complete recording of Ludwig van Beethoven's piano sonatas definitely follows autobiographical traits in the order and programming of the individual volumes. In my pianistic work over the past 15 years, an ever-increasing focus on making music in partnership has emerged. What began as general chamber music making with instrumentalists and singers has developed more and more into concert activity in duo, mainly in recitals worldwide. That this approach in its frequency would be enough for a stable living, I had hardly dared to dream before. When asked what was actually going on with my solo playing, I could only ever answer with a shrug and point out that I needed something like a sabbatical to practice solo repertoire in peace and come back to playing piano recitals. Then came Corona. Suddenly there was the time..." - Daniel Heide