Beethoven: Complete Pno Sons [CD] (ONLINE ORDER ONLY)

Beethoven: Complete Pno Sons [CD] (ONLINE ORDER ONLY)

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'Raptly revelatory and deeply communicative' (Fanfare): the earlier volumes of this Beethoven sonata cycle by Giovanni Bellucci have received an enthusiastic welcome in the international press, for the Italian pianist's depth of insight and his individual, dynamic response to this 'New Testament' of the keyboard. Now the newly recorded late sonatas are added to the previous two volumes to present a modern cycle, at a super-budget price, to set alongside distinguished pianists of former generations. The recordings have been made in the superb acoustics of the Salle de Musique at La Chaux de Fonds in Switzerland - the source of several previous and notable Beethoven recordings such as Claudio Arrau's late and magisterial address to most of the sonatas, on Philips. For this recording, Bellucci himself has acted as recording producer, assisted by sound engineering from Fabio Ferri, and the result is a sonata cycle of remarkable interpretative integrity, tracing in the most vivid terms Beethoven's evolution as a composer, from 18th-century rebel to 19th-century visionary. In this way the new set joins Bellucci's recordings of the nine symphonies as transcribed by Liszt, and the piano concertos, as a complete and artistically satisfying portrait of the composer. This box of sonatas is enhanced by an extensive introduction to the oeuvre by Bellucci, who discusses Beethoven in biographical and spiritual as well as musical terms. 'What exactly is the momentous decision that must be addressed by anyone wishing to perform Beethoven in the 21ist century?' asks Bellucci. 'In my view there can be no neglecting the life-giving flexibility of rhythm, a pliancy that eludes codification. Such flexibility calls for a deep understanding of musical syntax as well as perfect psychophysical coordination' - and in this regard he places himself in a distinguished interpretative tradition leading back to Artur Schnabel. The critics have agreed: 'Bellucci has a way through his approach to rhythm that makes the music inhale and exhale, rise and fall, in a totally natural way.. [that] transcended considerations of technical execution, the exquisite tone Bellucci draws from his Model D Steinway, and the exceptionally beautiful recording.,' (Fanfare). - This 9-CD set marks the completion of the Beethoven Piano Sonatas by Giovanni Bellucci. - Bellucci's Beethoven is highly personal, yet deeply searching for the meaning of the notes. His playing is free, with a strong sense of rhetoric and improvisation, adhering nevertheless strictly to the score and it's intentions. The result is fresh, exhilarating and illuminating, letting us marvel at the originality and genius of the music. Bellucci's humane vision of the music relates to Beethoven's own statement: "From the heart, may it return into the heart". - "Exhilarating, brilliant.never a dull moment.grandiosity of vision.", as Fanfare wrote enthusiastically. - Giovanni Bellucci is one of the most interesting and extraordinary pianists of today. Described by Piero Rattalino as "a force of nature, vast and palpitating", his playing is highly original, striving to recreate the original impact of the works he is playing: "he takes us back to the Golden Age of the Piano" wrote Le Monde. - His recordings, notably with works by Liszt, were showered with prizes such as Diapason d'Or, Choc, Editor's Choice, CD Maestro etc.

Tracklist:

  1. Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 2 No. 1~Allegro
  2. Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 2 No. 1~Adagio
  3. Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 2 No. 1~Menuetto. Allegretto
  4. Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 2 No. 1~Prestissimo
  5. Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 2 No. 2~Allegro vivace
  6. Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 2 No. 2~Largo appassionato
  7. Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 2 No. 2~Scherzo. Allegretto
  8. Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 2 No. 2~Rondo. Grazioso
  9. Sonata No. 3 in C Op. 2 No. 3~Allegro con brio
  10. Sonata No. 3 in C Op. 2 No. 3~Adagio
  11. Sonata No. 3 in C Op. 2 No. 3~Scherzo. Allegro
  12. Sonata No. 3 in C Op. 2 No. 3~Allegro assai
  13. Sonata No. 4 in E flat Op. 7~Allegro molto e con brio
  14. Sonata No. 4 in E flat Op. 7~Largo e con gran espressione
  15. Sonata No. 4 in E flat Op. 7~Allegro
  16. Sonata No. 4 in E flat Op. 7~Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
  17. Sonata No. 19 in G minor Op. 49 No. 1~Andante
  18. Sonata No. 19 in G minor Op. 49 No. 1~Rondo. Allegro
  19. Sonata No. 20 in G Op. 49 No. 2~Allegro, ma non troppo
  20. Sonata No. 20 in G Op. 49 No. 2~Tempo di Menuetto
  21. Sonata No. 9 in E Op. 14 No. 1~Allegro
  22. Sonata No. 9 in E Op. 14 No. 1~Allegretto
  23. Sonata No. 9 in E Op. 14 No. 1~Rondo. Allegro comodo
  24. Sonata No. 10 in G Op. 14 No. 2~Allegro
  25. Sonata No. 10 in G Op. 14 No. 2~Andante
  26. Sonata No. 10 in G Op. 14 No. 2~Scherzo. Allegro assai
  27. Sonata No. 5 in C minor Op. 10 No. 1~Allegro molto e con brio
  28. Sonata No. 5 in C minor Op. 10 No. 1~Adagio molto
  29. Sonata No. 5 in C minor Op. 10 No. 1~Finale. Prestissimo
  30. Sonata No. 6 in F Op. 10 No. 2~Allegro
  31. Sonata No. 6 in F Op. 10 No. 2~Allegretto
  32. Sonata No. 6 in F Op. 10 No. 2~Presto
  33. Sonata No. 7 in D Op. 10 No. 3~Presto
  34. Sonata No. 7 in D Op. 10 No. 3~Largo e mesto
  35. Sonata No. 7 in D Op. 10 No. 3~Menuetto: Allegro
  36. Sonata No. 7 in D Op. 10 No. 3~Rondo: Allegro
  37. Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 "Pathétique"~Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
  38. Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 "Pathétique"~Adagio cantabile
  39. Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 "Pathétique"~Rondo. Allegro
  40. Sonata No. 11 in B flat Op. 22~Allegro con brio
  41. Sonata No. 11 in B flat Op. 22~Adagio con molta espressione
  42. Sonata No. 11 in B flat Op. 22~Minuetto
  43. Sonata No. 11 in B flat Op. 22~Rondo. Allegretto
  44. Sonata No. 12 in A flat Op. 26 "Funeral March"~Andante con Variazioni
  45. Sonata No. 12 in A flat Op. 26 "Funeral March"~Scherzo. Allegro molto
  46. Sonata No. 12 in A flat Op. 26 "Funeral March"~Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe. Maestoso andante
  47. Sonata No. 12 in A flat Op. 26 "Funeral March"~Allegro
  48. Sonata No. 13 in E flat Op. 27 No. 1 "Sonata quasi una fantasia"~Andante - Allegro - Tempo I (attacca subito l'Allegro)
  49. Sonata No. 13 in E flat Op. 27 No. 1 "Sonata quasi una fantasia"~Allegro molto e vivace (attacca subito l'Adagio)
  50. Sonata No. 13 in E flat Op. 27 No. 1 "Sonata quasi una fantasia"~Adagio con espressione (attacca subito l'Allegro vivace)
  51. Sonata No. 13 in E flat Op. 27 No. 1 "Sonata quasi una fantasia"~Allegro vivace - Tempo I - Presto
  52. Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"~Adagio sostenuto (attacca subito il seguente)
  53. Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"~Allegretto
  54. Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"~Presto agitato
  55. Sonata No. 16 in G Op. 31 No. 1~Allegro vivace
  56. Sonata No. 16 in G Op. 31 No. 1~Adagio grazioso
  57. Sonata No. 16 in G Op. 31 No. 1~Rondo. Allegretto
  58. Sonata No. 17 in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest"~Largo. Allegro
  59. Sonata No. 17 in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest"~Adagio
  60. Sonata No. 17 in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest"~Allegretto
  61. Sonata No. 18 in E flat Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt"~Allegro
  62. Sonata No. 18 in E flat Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt"~Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
  63. Sonata No. 18 in E flat Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt"~Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso
  64. Sonata No. 18 in E flat Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt"~Presto con fuoco
  65. Sonata No. 22 in F Op. 54~In Tempo d'un Menuetto
  66. Sonata No. 22 in F Op. 54~Allegretto
  67. Sonata No. 15 in D Op. 28 "Pastorale"~Allegro
  68. Sonata No. 15 in D Op. 28 "Pastorale"~Andante
  69. Sonata No. 15 in D Op. 28 "Pastorale"~Scherzo. Allegro vivace
  70. Sonata No. 15 in D Op. 28 "Pastorale"~Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
  71. Sonata No. 21 in C Op. 53 "Waldstein"~Allegro con brio
  72. Sonata No. 21 in C Op. 53 "Waldstein"~Introduzione. Adagio molto (attacca subito il Rondo)
  73. Sonata No. 21 in C Op. 53 "Waldstein"~Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo
  74. Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 "Appassionata"~Allegro assai
  75. Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 "Appassionata"~Andante con moto (attacca l'Allegro)
  76. Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 "Appassionata"~Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
  77. Sonata No. 24 in F sharp Op. 78~Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
  78. Sonata No. 24 in F sharp Op. 78~Allegro vivace
  79. Sonata No. 25 in G Op. 79 "Sonatina"~Presto alla tedesca
  80. Sonata No. 25 in G Op. 79 "Sonatina"~Andante
  81. Sonata No. 25 in G Op. 79 "Sonatina"~Allegro vivace
  82. Sonata No. 26 in E flat Op. 81a "Les Adieux"~Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux). Adagio - Allegro
  83. Sonata No. 26 in E flat Op. 81a "Les Adieux"~Abwesenheit (L'Absence). Andante espressivo
  84. Sonata No. 26 in E flat Op. 81a "Les Adieux"~Das Wiedersehen (Le retour). Vivacissimamente
  85. Sonata No. 27 in E minor Op. 90~Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
  86. Sonata No. 27 in E minor Op. 90~Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
  87. Sonata No. 28 in A Op. 101~Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto, ma non troppo)
  88. Sonata No. 28 in A Op. 101~Lebhaft, Marschmäßig (Vivace alla Marcia)
  89. Sonata No. 28 in A Op. 101~Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto)
  90. Sonata No. 28 in A Op. 101~Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro)
  91. Sonata No. 29 in B flat Op. 106 "Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier"~Allegro
  92. Sonata No. 29 in B flat Op. 106 "Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier"~Scherzo. Assai vivace
  93. Sonata No. 29 in B flat Op. 106 "Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier"~Adagio sostenuto (Appassionato e con molto sentimento)
  94. Sonata No. 29 in B flat Op. 106 "Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier"~Introduzione. Largo - Allegro risoluto (Fuga a tre voci,
  95. Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109~Vivace ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
  96. Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109~Prestissimo
  97. Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109~Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)
  98. Sonata No. 31 in A flat Op. 110~Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
  99. Sonata No. 31 in A flat Op. 110~Allegro molto
  100. Sonata No. 31 in A flat Op. 110~Adagio ma non troppo - Recitativo più adagio - Klagender Gesang (Arioso dolente): Adagio ma non
  101. Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111~Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
  102. Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111~Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

UPC: 5028421951324
Label: Brilliant Classics
Release Date: 11.7.25
Format: CD

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