Nikolai Lugansky - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas No. 7, No. 14 "Moonlight", No. 22 & No. 23 "Appassionata" (2006)
BAND/ARTIST: Nikolai Lugansky
- Title: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas No. 7, No. 14 "Moonlight", No. 22 & No. 23 "Appassionata"
- Year Of Release: 2006
- Label: Warner Classics International
- Genre: Classical Piano
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 01:17:28
- Total Size: 222 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Piano Sonata Op.57 in f minor (Appassionata) - Allegro assai
02. Piano Sonata Op.57 in f minor (Appassionata) - Andante con moto
03. Piano Sonata Op.57 in f minor (Appassionata) - Allegro ma non troppo
04. Piano Sonata No.14 in c sharp minor (Moonlight), Op.27/2 - Adagio Sostenuto
05. Piano Sonata No.14 in c sharp minor (Moonlight), Op.27/2 - Allegretto
06. Piano Sonata No.14 in c sharp minor (Moonlight), Op.27/2 - Presto Agitato - Adagio
07. Piano Sonata No.22 in F Major, Op.54 - In tempo d'un menuetto
08. Piano Sonata No.22 in F Major, Op.54 - Allegretto
09. Piano Sonata Op.10, No.3 - Presto
10. Piano Sonata Op.10, No.3 - Largo e mesto
11. Piano Sonata Op.10, No.3 - Menuetto - Allegro
12. Piano Sonata Op.10, No.3 - Rondo - Allegro
Nikolai Lugansky is a Russian virtuoso in the grand tradition with a huge tone, a terrific technique, and a taste for the biggest possible repertoire. But while there's no denying that Lugansky can perform anything from Chopin to Rachmaninov to Beethoven, there's also no asserting that Lugansky can interpret everything from Chopin to Rachmaninov to Beethoven. In this disc of two of Beethoven's best-known and two of Beethoven's less-known sonatas, Lugansky turns in tremendously impressive performances of the "Appassionata" and the "Moonlight Sonatas" that don't stand up to concentrated listening and only slightly less impressive performances of the two-movement F major Sonata, Op. 54, and the four-movement D major Sonata, Op. 10/3, that grow shallower the longer they go on. His command of the piano is as complete as the best players in Russian tradition, but the thrills of his virtuosity in the closing movements of the "Appassionata" and the "Moonlight" seem cold compared with the red hot inspiration of the music. And in the elevated lyricism of the F major Sonata and the expansive mastery of the D major Sonata, Lugansky's reserved interpretations belie the depths of the music. Perverse as it may sound, Lugansky might be well served by performing nothing but Bach's partitas, his English and French suites, and particularly his Well-Tempered Clavier for the next few years and then come back to Beethoven. The discipline of counterpoint is a wonderful cure for rampant virtuosity. Warner's sound is lively and bright.
01. Piano Sonata Op.57 in f minor (Appassionata) - Allegro assai
02. Piano Sonata Op.57 in f minor (Appassionata) - Andante con moto
03. Piano Sonata Op.57 in f minor (Appassionata) - Allegro ma non troppo
04. Piano Sonata No.14 in c sharp minor (Moonlight), Op.27/2 - Adagio Sostenuto
05. Piano Sonata No.14 in c sharp minor (Moonlight), Op.27/2 - Allegretto
06. Piano Sonata No.14 in c sharp minor (Moonlight), Op.27/2 - Presto Agitato - Adagio
07. Piano Sonata No.22 in F Major, Op.54 - In tempo d'un menuetto
08. Piano Sonata No.22 in F Major, Op.54 - Allegretto
09. Piano Sonata Op.10, No.3 - Presto
10. Piano Sonata Op.10, No.3 - Largo e mesto
11. Piano Sonata Op.10, No.3 - Menuetto - Allegro
12. Piano Sonata Op.10, No.3 - Rondo - Allegro
Nikolai Lugansky is a Russian virtuoso in the grand tradition with a huge tone, a terrific technique, and a taste for the biggest possible repertoire. But while there's no denying that Lugansky can perform anything from Chopin to Rachmaninov to Beethoven, there's also no asserting that Lugansky can interpret everything from Chopin to Rachmaninov to Beethoven. In this disc of two of Beethoven's best-known and two of Beethoven's less-known sonatas, Lugansky turns in tremendously impressive performances of the "Appassionata" and the "Moonlight Sonatas" that don't stand up to concentrated listening and only slightly less impressive performances of the two-movement F major Sonata, Op. 54, and the four-movement D major Sonata, Op. 10/3, that grow shallower the longer they go on. His command of the piano is as complete as the best players in Russian tradition, but the thrills of his virtuosity in the closing movements of the "Appassionata" and the "Moonlight" seem cold compared with the red hot inspiration of the music. And in the elevated lyricism of the F major Sonata and the expansive mastery of the D major Sonata, Lugansky's reserved interpretations belie the depths of the music. Perverse as it may sound, Lugansky might be well served by performing nothing but Bach's partitas, his English and French suites, and particularly his Well-Tempered Clavier for the next few years and then come back to Beethoven. The discipline of counterpoint is a wonderful cure for rampant virtuosity. Warner's sound is lively and bright.
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