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Beethoven / Biss- Piano Sonatas 9

SKU: 5060189561094
¥119.00
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Jonathan Biss concludes his nine-year, nine-volume exploration of Beethoven's piano sonatas with a recording for our times, one that asks profound questions about mankind's fragile existence. The final album in his critically acclaimed cycle, set for release on Orchid Classics, brings together three works that each stand as the last of a group of three sonatas. The American pianist begins with a masterwork of Beethoven's early creative period, the Sonata No.7 in D major, Op.10 No.3. It's stop-start finale, punctuated by silences, prefaces a compelling interpretation of the Sonata No.18 in E flat major, Op.31 No.3, a work that blends unsettling introspection and playful high spirits. Biss ends his Beethoven odyssey with the Sonata No.32 in C minor Op.111, the composer's farewell to the genre. "It is a beautiful irony that these pieces feature so many more questions than they do answers - that they offer so much more uncertainty than certainty," observes Jonathan Biss in his eloquent essay for the album's booklet. "It is especially fascinating given that this is Beethoven, of all people: a composer of unmatched inner conviction and intensity. And yet, ultimately, this music is as much about his vulnerability as it is about his strength."

Tracklist:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: I. Presto
  2. Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: II. Largo E Mesto
  3. Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: III. Minuet. Allegro
  4. Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: IV. Rondo. Allegro
  5. Piano Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: I. Allegro
  6. Piano Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: II. Scherzo. Allegretto Vivace
  7. Piano Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: III. Minuet. Moderato E Grazioso
  8. Piano Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: IV. Presto Con Fuoco
  9. Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato
  10. Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile
Format: New CD/Classical

Beethoven / Biss- Piano Sonatas 9

SKU: 5060189561094
¥119.00

Release Date: 11.01.2019

 
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Jonathan Biss concludes his nine-year, nine-volume exploration of Beethoven's piano sonatas with a recording for our times, one that asks profound questions about mankind's fragile existence. The final album in his critically acclaimed cycle, set for release on Orchid Classics, brings together three works that each stand as the last of a group of three sonatas. The American pianist begins with a masterwork of Beethoven's early creative period, the Sonata No.7 in D major, Op.10 No.3. It's stop-start finale, punctuated by silences, prefaces a compelling interpretation of the Sonata No.18 in E flat major, Op.31 No.3, a work that blends unsettling introspection and playful high spirits. Biss ends his Beethoven odyssey with the Sonata No.32 in C minor Op.111, the composer's farewell to the genre. "It is a beautiful irony that these pieces feature so many more questions than they do answers - that they offer so much more uncertainty than certainty," observes Jonathan Biss in his eloquent essay for the album's booklet. "It is especially fascinating given that this is Beethoven, of all people: a composer of unmatched inner conviction and intensity. And yet, ultimately, this music is as much about his vulnerability as it is about his strength."

Tracklist:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: I. Presto
  2. Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: II. Largo E Mesto
  3. Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: III. Minuet. Allegro
  4. Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: IV. Rondo. Allegro
  5. Piano Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: I. Allegro
  6. Piano Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: II. Scherzo. Allegretto Vivace
  7. Piano Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: III. Minuet. Moderato E Grazioso
  8. Piano Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: IV. Presto Con Fuoco
  9. Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato
  10. Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile