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Proclaimed “a phenomenon” by the Los Angeles Times and “one of the best pianists of his generation” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Stewart Goodyear is an accomplished young pianist as a concerto soloist, chamber musician, recitalist and composer. Mr. Goodyear has performed with major orchestras of the world. “'The road to Elysium was indeed rocky.' That was the last sentence of my booklet notes about the complete Beethoven sonatas. Greek mythology defines Elysium as the home of the blessed after death, the resting place in the afterlife, the heavenly reward after life on earth. There is a more secular definition which puts Elysium as heaven on earth, and can mean any place or state of bliss or delight. It is that latter definition that inspires my thoughts and feelings about Beethoven in general ... One year ago, I found my dream team: Andrew Constantine has been a dear friend and musician who I deeply admire…I knew he had to be my collaborator, and was delighted that he said yes when I asked whether he would be interested in recording the concertos with me. I then needed to ask my team from my Gershwin/Goodyear album, who created musical magic and brought my project to fruition. I am very grateful to have had Matthew Trusler, Andrew Constantine, Andrew Keener, Simon Eadon, Dave Rowell, and the wonderful BBC National Orchestra of Wales as part of my Elysium on Earth as I recorded Beethoven’s complete piano concertos." - Steven Goodyear