Beethoven Edition 12: Piano Sonatas Vol. 6 - Nos. 4, 8 & 27
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BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Edition 12: Piano Sonatas Vol. 6 - Nos. 4, 8 & 27
Idil Biret (piano)
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 10 November 2009
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"Biret grasps the size of Beethoven's style. The polyphony is laid out in a relaxed way with little indulgence in point making. She keeps the big line and yet is thankfully sparing in her use of fortissimos. The piano tone is sumptuous. Biret's gentle and almost sensuous sonorities are really captivating. One is reminded that her mentor has been Wilhelm Kempff." Gramophone
"Idil Biret gives an impressive performance. A supreme mastery of tempi, sonorities, polyphony and technique permits Biret-a disciple of Alfred Cortot-to embrace all the moods of Beethoven and gives her playing a symphonic depth rarely heard until now." Le Nouvel Observateur
"Idil Biret has recently recorded Liszt's transcriptions of Beethoven's nine Symphonies for EMI. Her superbly authentic performance of the 5th Symphony, heard at her Herkülessaal recital in Munich, received a thunderous reception." Münchner Merkur
Tracks:
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7
1. I. Molto allegro 00:08:37
2. II. Largo con gran espressione 00:09:14
3. III. Allegro 00:05:30
4. IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto 00:07:08
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, "Pathetique"
5. I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio 00:10:20
6. II. Adagio cantabile 00:06:34
7. III. Rondo: Allegro 00:05:03
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
8. I. Con vivacita e sempre con sentimento ed espressione 00:06:03
9. II. Non troppo vivace e cantabile assai 00:09:33
Total Playing Time: 01:08:02
