Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Boris Giltburg
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2020
Size: 1.14 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Menuetto
04. IV. Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2
05. I. Allegro vivace
06. II. Largo appassionato
07. III. Scherzo. Allegretto
08. IV. Rondo. Grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3
09. I. Allegro con brio
10. II. Adagio
11. III. Scherzo. Allegro
12. IV. Allegro assai
The series gets off to an auspicious start with the F minor and A major Sonatas of Op 2. In both, Giltburg admirably conveys the young Beethoven building on the foundations of his older contemporaries…Textures are consistently transparent and the musical discourse unfolds unambiguously.