Alfred Brendel's classic Vox recordings of the most popular Beethoven piano sonatas return to the catalogue – newly remastered from original analogue tapes using JVC K2 technology for maximum fidelity to the source material.
Alfred Brendel Plays Beethoven: Piano Sonatas
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Moonlight is hushed and gentle in its cool stillness, with veiled tone…. The finale, at a relaxed tempo, is beautifully pointed but does not seek extrovert excitement…. Les Adieux: finale is striking and direct… recordings excellently remastered: bright, bold and resonant with fine presence.
— Penguin Guide
The rare opportunity not only to reassess the musical and interpretative development of this fine pianist over more than 30 years, but also to benefit from the purely musical insights which such a comparison can give
— Gramophone
Essential Beethoven played by a master pianist
Alfred Brendel Plays Beethoven: Piano Sonatas
Alfred Brendel
Alto ALC-1016
Number of Units: 1 CD
EAN: 894640001165
| CD 1 | |||
| 1 | Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" | I. Grave- allegro di molto e con brio | 04:10 |
| 2 | Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" | II. Adagio cantabile | 03:08 |
| 3 | Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" | III. Rondo: Allegro | 02:33 |
| 4 | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 "Moonlight" | I. Adagio sostenuto | 03:29 |
| 5 | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 "Moonlight" | II. Allegretto | 04:04 |
| 6 | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 "Moonlight" | III. Presto agitato | 04:33 |
| 7 | Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat minor, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" | I. Das Lebewohl: Adagio-allegro | 04:06 |
| 8 | Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat minor, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" | II. Abwesenheit: andante espressivo | 00:07 |
| 9 | Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat minor, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" | III. Das Wiedersehen: vivacissimamente | 05:35 |
| 10 | Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" | I. Allegro assai | 02:45 |
| 11 | Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" | II. Andante con moto | 04:15 |
| 12 | Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" | III. Allegro ma non troppo - presto | 06:54 |
Alfred Brendel
Remastered for alto by Paul Arden-Taylor (www.dinmore-records.co.uk)
Released under license from SPJ Music.
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