Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Giovanni Bellucci
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Brilliant Classics
Catalogue: 95131
Release: 2020
Size: 782 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22
01. I. Allegro con brio
02. II. Adagio con molta espressione
03. III. Minuetto
04. IV. Rondo. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 ‘March Funebre’
05. I. Andante con variazioni
06. II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
07. III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un eroe
08. IV. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 ‘Quasi una fantasia’
09. I. Andante
10. II. Allegro molto e vivace
11. III. Adagio con espressione
12. IV. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight’
13. I. Adagio sostenuto
14 .II. Allegretto
15. III. Presto agitato
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1
16. I. Allegro vivace
17. II. Adagio grazioso
18. III. Rondo. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 ‘Tempest’
19. I. Largo – Allegro
20. II. Adagio
21. III. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 ‘The Hunt’
22. I. Allegro
23 .II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
24. III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso – Trio
25. IV. Presto con fuoco
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54
26. I. In tempo d’un minuetto
27. II. Allegretto – Più allegro
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 ‘Pastorale’
28. I. Allegro
29. II. Andante
30. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
31. IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 ‘Waldstein’
32. I. Allegro con brio
33. II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
34. III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’
35. I. Allegro assai
36. II. Andante con moto
37. III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto
Volume 2 of the Complete Piano Sonatas played by Giovanni Bellucci, contains the Sonatas Op. 22 till Op. 57, roughly named the Middle Period Beethoven (1770-1827).
Giovanni Bellucci is one of the most interesting and extraordinary pianists of today. Described by Piero Rattalino as “a force of nature, vast and palpitating”, his playing is highly original, striving to recreate the original impact of the works he is playing: “he takes us back to the Golden Age of the Piano” wrote Le Monde. His recordings, notably with works by Liszt, were showered with prizes such as Diapason d’Or, Choc, Editor’s Choice, CD Maestro etc.
Bellucci’s Beethoven is free, with a strong sense of rhetoric and improvisation, adhering nevertheless strictly to the score and its intentions. The result is fresh, exhilarating and illuminating, letting us marvel at the originality and genius of the music.
“Exhilarating, brilliant..never a dull moment..grandiosity of vision..”, as Fanfare wrote enthusiastically about Volume 1.