Louis Lortie - Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (2010)
BAND/ARTIST: Louis Lortie
- Title: Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas
- Year Of Release: 2010
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical Piano
- Quality: flac lossless +Booklet
- Total Time: 10:52:45
- Total Size: 1.88 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1: I. Allegro
02. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1: II. Adagio
03. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
04. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1: IV. Prestissimo
05. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
06. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No. 2: II. Largo appassionato
07. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegretto - Trio
08. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No. 2: IV. Rondo. Grazioso
09. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3: I. Allegro con brio
10. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3: II. Adagio
11. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
12. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3: IV. Allegro assai
13. Sonata for piano 4 Hands in D Major, Op. 6: I. Allegro molto
14. Sonata for piano 4 Hands in D Major, Op. 6: II. Rondo. Moderato
CD2
01. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio
02. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1: II. Adagio molto
03. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1: III. Finale. Prestissimo
04. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2: I. Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2: II. Allegretto
06. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2: III. Presto
07. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: I. Presto
08. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: II. Largo e mesto
09. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegro
10. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: IV. Rondo. Allegro
11. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, 'Pathetique': I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
12. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, 'Pathetique': II. Adagio cantabile
13. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, 'Pathetique': III. Rondo. Allegro
CD3
01. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1: I. Allegro
02. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1: II. Allegretto
03. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro comodo
04. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2: I. Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2: II. Andante
06. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro assai
07. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: I. Allegro con brio
08. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio con molta espressione
09. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: III. Minuetto
10. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: IV. Rondo. Allegretto
11. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": I. Andante con variazioni
12. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
13. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe
14. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": IV. Allegro
CD4
01. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": I. Andante
02. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": II. Allegro molto e vivace
03. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": III. Adagio con espressione
04. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": IV. Allegro vivace
05. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto
06. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight': II. Allegretto
07. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight': III. Presto agitato
08. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, 'Pastoral': I. Allegro
09. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, 'Pastoral': II. Andante
10. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, 'Pastoral': III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
11. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, 'Pastoral': IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
CD5
01. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1: I. Allegro vivace
02. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1: II. Adagio grazioso
03. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegretto
04. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": II. Adagio
06. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": III. Allegretto
07. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, 'La Chasse': I. Allegro
08. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, 'La Chasse': II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
09. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, 'La Chasse': III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso - Trio
10. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, 'La Chasse': IV. Presto con fuoco
CD6
01. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: I. Allegro molto e con brio
02. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: II. Largo con gran espressione
03. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: III. Allegro
04. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
05. Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1: I. Andante
06. Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro
07. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo
08. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2: II. Tempo di menuetto
09. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio
10. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
11. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo
CD7
01. Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54: I. In tempo d'un minuetto
02. Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54: II. Allegretto - Più allegro
03. Cantata III- Dir vorrei: I. Allegro assai
04. Cantata III- Dir vorrei: II. Andante con moto
05. Cantata III- Dir vorrei: III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
06. Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 "À Thérèse": I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
07. Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 "À Thérèse": II. Allegro vivace
08. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca
09. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79: II. Andante
10. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79: III. Vivace
11. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": I. Das Lebewohl: Adagio - Allegro
12. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": II. Abwesenheit: Andante espressivo
13. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": III. Das Wiedersehn: Vivacissimamente
CD8
01. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
02. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
03. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: I. Allegretto ma non troppo
04. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: II. Vivace alla marcia
05. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: III. Adagio ma non troppo con affeto - Presto
06. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: IV. Allegro
07. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, 'Hammerklavier': I. Allegro
08. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, 'Hammerklavier': II. Scherzo. Assai vivace - Presto - Tempo I
09. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, 'Hammerklavier': III. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento
10. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, 'Hammerklavier': IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto
CD9
01. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo
02. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo
03. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
04. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: III. Variation 1: Molto espressivo
05. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: III. Variation 2: Leggieramente
06. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: III. Variation 3: Allegro vivace
07. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: III. Variation 4: Etwas langsamer, als das Thema
08. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: III. Variation 5: Allegro ma non troppo
09. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: III. Variation 6: Tempo I del tema
10. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
11. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
12. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo -
13. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo -
14. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: III. Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo -
15. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: III. L'istesso tempo di Arioso -
16. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: III. L'istesso tempo della Fuga poi a poi di nuovo vivente
17. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
18. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
19. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. (Variation 1) -
20. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. (Variation 2) L'istesso tempo -
21. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. (Variation 3) L'istesso tempo -
22. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. (Variation 4) -
23. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. (Variation 5)
Beethoven has always been a part of the concert repertoire of exclusive Chandos artist Louis Lortie, and it rose again to the top of his agenda as he prepared to complete his recorded cycle of the composer’s sonatas earlier this year. Sonatas Nos 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 30, 31 and 32, newly recorded, will be released for the first time as part of a box set of the entire canon, which will be available at the bargain price of 9 CDs for the price of 3.
This box set of the complete piano sonatas is a must for all lovers of Beethoven and great piano playing. The compositions are bold and beautiful, challenging, witty and fresh. They seem to encompass all aspects of human sensibility and aspiration, and the superb playing of Louis Lortie takes the music to another level. His recording of the composer’s ‘Eroica’ Variations, which won an Edison Award, was described by Gramophone in glowing terms:
‘His account… is spacious and magisterial, virile yet sensitive, and the wide range of dynamic nuance and keyboard colour is there to illumine Beethoven’s textures and not highlight the artist’s pianism. He succeeds in communicating the power of Beethoven’s imagination: the part-writing in the fugue emerges with a masterly clarity, and is beautifully weighted and balanced.’
Highlights among the new recordings are that of the sublime Sonata No. 30, composed in 1820 – 22, which displays all the characteristics of Beethoven’s last creative phase: rich harmonic structures, a fascination with intricate counterpoint, and a strict adherence to classical and baroque forms. Also worthy of a separate mention is Sonata No. 22, a veritable study in contrasts. Its two complementary themes – a gracious, dignified ‘feminine’ theme resembling a minuet, and a stamping, assertive, ‘masculine’ theme – gradually influence one another in the course of the movement until they become thoroughly integrated and combined in the final passages.
CD1
01. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1: I. Allegro
02. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1: II. Adagio
03. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
04. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1: IV. Prestissimo
05. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
06. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No. 2: II. Largo appassionato
07. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegretto - Trio
08. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No. 2: IV. Rondo. Grazioso
09. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3: I. Allegro con brio
10. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3: II. Adagio
11. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
12. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3: IV. Allegro assai
13. Sonata for piano 4 Hands in D Major, Op. 6: I. Allegro molto
14. Sonata for piano 4 Hands in D Major, Op. 6: II. Rondo. Moderato
CD2
01. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio
02. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1: II. Adagio molto
03. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1: III. Finale. Prestissimo
04. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2: I. Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2: II. Allegretto
06. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2: III. Presto
07. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: I. Presto
08. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: II. Largo e mesto
09. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegro
10. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: IV. Rondo. Allegro
11. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, 'Pathetique': I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
12. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, 'Pathetique': II. Adagio cantabile
13. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, 'Pathetique': III. Rondo. Allegro
CD3
01. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1: I. Allegro
02. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1: II. Allegretto
03. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro comodo
04. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2: I. Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2: II. Andante
06. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro assai
07. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: I. Allegro con brio
08. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio con molta espressione
09. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: III. Minuetto
10. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: IV. Rondo. Allegretto
11. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": I. Andante con variazioni
12. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
13. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe
14. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": IV. Allegro
CD4
01. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": I. Andante
02. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": II. Allegro molto e vivace
03. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": III. Adagio con espressione
04. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": IV. Allegro vivace
05. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto
06. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight': II. Allegretto
07. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight': III. Presto agitato
08. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, 'Pastoral': I. Allegro
09. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, 'Pastoral': II. Andante
10. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, 'Pastoral': III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
11. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, 'Pastoral': IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
CD5
01. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1: I. Allegro vivace
02. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1: II. Adagio grazioso
03. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegretto
04. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": II. Adagio
06. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": III. Allegretto
07. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, 'La Chasse': I. Allegro
08. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, 'La Chasse': II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
09. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, 'La Chasse': III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso - Trio
10. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, 'La Chasse': IV. Presto con fuoco
CD6
01. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: I. Allegro molto e con brio
02. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: II. Largo con gran espressione
03. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: III. Allegro
04. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
05. Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1: I. Andante
06. Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro
07. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo
08. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2: II. Tempo di menuetto
09. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio
10. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
11. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo
CD7
01. Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54: I. In tempo d'un minuetto
02. Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54: II. Allegretto - Più allegro
03. Cantata III- Dir vorrei: I. Allegro assai
04. Cantata III- Dir vorrei: II. Andante con moto
05. Cantata III- Dir vorrei: III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
06. Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 "À Thérèse": I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
07. Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 "À Thérèse": II. Allegro vivace
08. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca
09. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79: II. Andante
10. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79: III. Vivace
11. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": I. Das Lebewohl: Adagio - Allegro
12. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": II. Abwesenheit: Andante espressivo
13. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": III. Das Wiedersehn: Vivacissimamente
CD8
01. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
02. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
03. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: I. Allegretto ma non troppo
04. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: II. Vivace alla marcia
05. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: III. Adagio ma non troppo con affeto - Presto
06. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: IV. Allegro
07. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, 'Hammerklavier': I. Allegro
08. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, 'Hammerklavier': II. Scherzo. Assai vivace - Presto - Tempo I
09. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, 'Hammerklavier': III. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento
10. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, 'Hammerklavier': IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto
CD9
01. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo
02. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo
03. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
04. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: III. Variation 1: Molto espressivo
05. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: III. Variation 2: Leggieramente
06. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: III. Variation 3: Allegro vivace
07. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: III. Variation 4: Etwas langsamer, als das Thema
08. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: III. Variation 5: Allegro ma non troppo
09. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: III. Variation 6: Tempo I del tema
10. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
11. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
12. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo -
13. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo -
14. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: III. Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo -
15. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: III. L'istesso tempo di Arioso -
16. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: III. L'istesso tempo della Fuga poi a poi di nuovo vivente
17. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
18. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
19. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. (Variation 1) -
20. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. (Variation 2) L'istesso tempo -
21. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. (Variation 3) L'istesso tempo -
22. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. (Variation 4) -
23. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. (Variation 5)
Beethoven has always been a part of the concert repertoire of exclusive Chandos artist Louis Lortie, and it rose again to the top of his agenda as he prepared to complete his recorded cycle of the composer’s sonatas earlier this year. Sonatas Nos 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 30, 31 and 32, newly recorded, will be released for the first time as part of a box set of the entire canon, which will be available at the bargain price of 9 CDs for the price of 3.
This box set of the complete piano sonatas is a must for all lovers of Beethoven and great piano playing. The compositions are bold and beautiful, challenging, witty and fresh. They seem to encompass all aspects of human sensibility and aspiration, and the superb playing of Louis Lortie takes the music to another level. His recording of the composer’s ‘Eroica’ Variations, which won an Edison Award, was described by Gramophone in glowing terms:
‘His account… is spacious and magisterial, virile yet sensitive, and the wide range of dynamic nuance and keyboard colour is there to illumine Beethoven’s textures and not highlight the artist’s pianism. He succeeds in communicating the power of Beethoven’s imagination: the part-writing in the fugue emerges with a masterly clarity, and is beautifully weighted and balanced.’
Highlights among the new recordings are that of the sublime Sonata No. 30, composed in 1820 – 22, which displays all the characteristics of Beethoven’s last creative phase: rich harmonic structures, a fascination with intricate counterpoint, and a strict adherence to classical and baroque forms. Also worthy of a separate mention is Sonata No. 22, a veritable study in contrasts. Its two complementary themes – a gracious, dignified ‘feminine’ theme resembling a minuet, and a stamping, assertive, ‘masculine’ theme – gradually influence one another in the course of the movement until they become thoroughly integrated and combined in the final passages.
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