Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Maurizio Pollini
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Size: 1.19 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Piano Sonata No.16 In G, Op.31 No.1
01. 1. Allegro vivace
02. 2. Adagio grazioso
03. 3. Rondo (Allegretto)
Piano Sonata No.17 In D Minor, Op.31 No.2 -‘Tempest’
04. 1. Largo – Allegro
05. 2. Adagio
06. 3. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No.18 In E Flat, Op.31 No.3 -‘The Hunt’
07. 1. Allegro
08. 2. Scherzo (Allegretto vivace)
09. 3. Menuetto (Moderato e grazioso)
10. 4. Presto con fuoco
Piano Sonata No.19 In G Minor, Op.49 No.1
11. 1. Andante
12. 2. Rondo (Allegro)
Piano Sonata No.20 In G, Op.49 No.2
13. 1. Allegro ma non troppo
14. 2. Tempo di Menuetto
Recorded: Munich, Herkulessaal, 6/2013 & 6/2014
Deutsche Grammophon is proud to release a stunning new recording of Beethoven piano sonatas by Maurizio Pollini. This final recording from 2014 brings a 40-year project to completion: he now presents studio recordings of all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas.
The piano sonatas are central to Beethoven’s oeuvre. As a composer and virtuoso pianist himself, he wrote works for the instrument from the beginning to the end of his career, so a cycle of the piano sonatas gives an almost unparalleled insight into his development as a composer and as a master of the instrument.