Beethoven (1770-1827) - Piano Sonatas Nos.8, 14, 23, 26 : Buchbinder (2010, 2011) - Import CD

Credits:

Bruckner Orchestra Linz

Description:

A full and masterful performance by a great Beethoven masterThe greatest natural pianist I have ever met--Joachim KaiserThe most important and talented Beethovenian player of our time--The Frankfurt Allgemeine Beethoven and Buchbinder are like the link between Bach and Gould--The Ruhr Hanalichten Beethoven and Buchbinder, like the connection between Bach and Gould. Born in 1946 and educated at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, the child prodigy is today, in the 21st century, acclaimed as an unparalleled master pianist in the mainstream of German and Austrian music, from Haydn to Brahms. In particular, he is the most beloved master pianist in Vienna, the home of classical music, so much so that "when people think of pianists, they think of Rudi.In the 1980s, he recorded a complete set of piano works, including the complete piano sonatas. This album is Buchbinder's selection from his second complete cycle, completed in 2011, based on live recordings made at the Semperoper in Dresden a quarter of a century later. The fresh performance, based on a meticulous reading of the score, steadily translates the composer's instructions into sound and washes away the Romantic performance tradition, adding a sense of urgency and maturity in front of the audience, and providing a fullness as a standard that should be listened to for a long time. Sony Music

Tracklisting:

1.Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Mondschein" / I. Adagio
2.Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Mondschein" / II. Allegretto
3.Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Mondschein" / III. Presto
4.Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, "Pathetique" / I. Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio
5.Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, "Pathetique" / II. Adagio Cantabile
6.Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, "Pathetique" / III. Rondo: Allegro
7.Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81A / I. Adagio - Allegro
8.Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81A / II. Andante Espressivo
9.Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81A / III. Vivacissimamente - Poco Andante - Tempo I
10.Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata" / I. Allegro Assai
11.Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata" / II. Andante Con Moto
12.Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata" / III. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Presto

Beethoven Collection List