Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas Volume 2: Sonatas opp. 10 (nos 1, 2 & 3) and 13 'Pathetique'

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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas Volume 2: Sonatas opp. 10 (nos 1, 2 & 3) and 13 'Pathetique'
Andras Schiff (piano)

[ ECM Records / CD ]

Release Date: Wednesday 1 April 2009

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"Great Beethoven playing gives off shock waves, and the three Op 10 sonatas are rich in shock potential...András Schiff's new recording - part of his ongoing sonata cycle - suggests mischievous delight in their quirks and idiosyncrasies" Rob Cowan, The Independent

"…Schiff… modifies the Pathétique's first movement's basic tempo so that the bass tremolos have enough room to resonate and breath, and follows the Rudolf Serkin tradition of repeating the introduction. Intense right- and left-hand interplay vibrantly unhinges the slow movement from its comfort zone, while Schiff's adherence to Beethoven's careful dynamic differentiations restores the Rondo's long lost thematic spice." (Gramophone)

Tracks:

Sonata No. 5 c minor op. 10/1 (?1795-7)
Sonata No. 6 F major op. 10/2 (1796-7)
Sonata No. 7 D major op. 10/3 (1797-8)
Sonata No. 8 c minor op. 13 "Pathétique" (1797-8)