Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Martin Roscoe
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deux-Elles
Catalogue: DXL1166
Release: 2017
Size: 268 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 ‘Quasi una fantasia’
01. I. Andante – Allegro – Andante
02. II. Allegro molto e vivace
03. III. Adagio con espressione
04. IV. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight’
05. I. Adagio sostenuto
06. II. Allegretto
07. III. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 ‘Pastorale’
08. I. Allegro
09. II. Andante
10. III. Scherzo – Allegro vivace
11. IV. Rondo – Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54
12. I. In tempo d’un Menuetto
13. II. Allegretto
Piano Sonatina in F minor, WoO 47, No. 2 (Kurfürsten)
14. I. Larghetto maestoso – Allegro assai
15. II. Andante
16. III. Presto
We are delighted to announce the release of the much anticipated Volume 6 ‘Moonlight’ from Martin Roscoe’s complete Beethoven Sonata series.
Composed by a young Beethoven at the age of twelve, these early piano masterpieces perfectly illustrate the daringness and originality of the young composer.
Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, ‘Moonlight’ is the most famous work of Beethoven’s piano works. Martin Roscoe notes how ground-breaking it is with the composer’s choice of key – C sharp minor was hardly ever used by composers, and secondly the opening with an Adagio slow triplet movement to produce a hypnotic calm while the funereal dotted rhythm of the main theme evokes the feeling of tragedy. Producer Mike George adds that the F minor sonata is probably the most interesting and forward-thinking of Beethoven’s early sonatas, also featured in this collection.