Evgeni Koroliov - The Koroliov Series, Vol. 14: Beethoven – Sonatas, Opp. 101 & 106 (2012/2020)

A music lover who goes to a concert or listens to a recording always expects something human, from the composer as from the artist, that relates to him personally, moves him or is even similar to him. Not least, the listener wishes to find himself/herself in the work and in the sounds. Evgeni Koroliov makes this easy for the listener. As a matter of course, he takes one by the hand and shows something familiar - so much that one already knew but just could not express in words or tones. He speaks in a way that makes one believe one is listening to a relative. - What, then, does Koroliov communicate from Beethoven? First of all, he exposes the structures, as always, allowing us to admire the artistry in the last sonatas. Beyond that, he knows a lot of other things about him - but you should have him tell you those things himself.