Beethoven / Paavali Jumppanen- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas
This double-CD release is the third volume in the young Finnish pianist Paavali Jumppanen's ongoing recording cycle of the Beethoven piano sonatas. This release includes Piano Sonatas Nos. 9-15 and 19 & 20, among them perhaps Beethoven's most recognizable piano composition, the "Moonlight" Sonata. Widely lauded for the breadth of his repertoire that ranges from Baroque to the avant-garde, Jumppanen has spent several years focusing on the repertoire of the Viennese Classics, in particular Beethoven. His performances of the complete cycles of Beethoven's and Mozart's Piano Sonatas as well as Beethoven's concertos and chamber music have won critical acclaim. He was also specifically commissioned by Pierre Boulez to be the instrumentalist for the commemorative Boulez retrospective box set recently releases
Tracklist:
- Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: I. Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: II. Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: III. Rondo: Allegro Comodo
- Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: I. Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: II. Andante
- Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro Assai
- Piano Sonata No. 11 In B-Flat Major, Op. 22: I. Allegro Con Brio
- Piano Sonata No. 11 In B-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio Con Molto Espressione
- Piano Sonata No. 11 In B-Flat Major, Op. 22: III. Minuetto
- Piano Sonata No. 11 In B-Flat Major, Op. 22: IV. Rondo: Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1 "Leichte No. 1": I. Andante
- Piano Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1 "Leichte No. 1": II. Rondo: Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 20 In G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 "Leichte No. 2": I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
- Piano Sonata No. 20 In G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 "Leichte No. 2": II. Tempo Di Menuetto
- Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": I. Andante Con Variazioni
- Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo: Molto Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": III. Marcia Funebre Sulla Morte D'un Eroe
- Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": IV. Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 13 In E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi Una Fantasia": I. Andante
- Piano Sonata No. 13 In E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi Una Fantasia": II. Allegro Molto E Vivace
- Piano Sonata No. 13 In E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi Una Fantasia": III. Adagio Con Espressione
- Piano Sonata No. 13 In E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi Una Fantasia": IV. Allegro Vivace
- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio Sostenuto
- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto Agitato
- Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": I. Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": II. Andante
- Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": III. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace
- Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": IV. Rondo: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
This double-CD release is the third volume in the young Finnish pianist Paavali Jumppanen's ongoing recording cycle of the Beethoven piano sonatas. This release includes Piano Sonatas Nos. 9-15 and 19 & 20, among them perhaps Beethoven's most recognizable piano composition, the "Moonlight" Sonata. Widely lauded for the breadth of his repertoire that ranges from Baroque to the avant-garde, Jumppanen has spent several years focusing on the repertoire of the Viennese Classics, in particular Beethoven. His performances of the complete cycles of Beethoven's and Mozart's Piano Sonatas as well as Beethoven's concertos and chamber music have won critical acclaim. He was also specifically commissioned by Pierre Boulez to be the instrumentalist for the commemorative Boulez retrospective box set recently releases
Tracklist:
- Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: I. Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: II. Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: III. Rondo: Allegro Comodo
- Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: I. Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: II. Andante
- Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro Assai
- Piano Sonata No. 11 In B-Flat Major, Op. 22: I. Allegro Con Brio
- Piano Sonata No. 11 In B-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio Con Molto Espressione
- Piano Sonata No. 11 In B-Flat Major, Op. 22: III. Minuetto
- Piano Sonata No. 11 In B-Flat Major, Op. 22: IV. Rondo: Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1 "Leichte No. 1": I. Andante
- Piano Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1 "Leichte No. 1": II. Rondo: Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 20 In G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 "Leichte No. 2": I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
- Piano Sonata No. 20 In G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 "Leichte No. 2": II. Tempo Di Menuetto
- Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": I. Andante Con Variazioni
- Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo: Molto Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": III. Marcia Funebre Sulla Morte D'un Eroe
- Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": IV. Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 13 In E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi Una Fantasia": I. Andante
- Piano Sonata No. 13 In E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi Una Fantasia": II. Allegro Molto E Vivace
- Piano Sonata No. 13 In E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi Una Fantasia": III. Adagio Con Espressione
- Piano Sonata No. 13 In E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi Una Fantasia": IV. Allegro Vivace
- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio Sostenuto
- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto Agitato
- Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": I. Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": II. Andante
- Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": III. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace
- Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": IV. Rondo: Allegro Ma Non Troppo