Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-3
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Of Beethoven's earliest published set of sonatas, it's the F minor first work that seems best suited to Pollini's somewhat austere style. Here, he conveys all the music's darkness and urgency,...
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-3
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
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Of Beethoven's earliest published set of sonatas, it's the F minor first work that seems best suited to Pollini's somewhat austere style. Here, he conveys all the music's darkness and urgency,...
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Composed in 1793-95, just after he went to Vienna and while he was still chiefly making his name as a pianist, Beethoven’s op.2 needs no apology for coming first in the series of 32: in scope, variety and dramatic power, these sonatas are already authentically Beethovenian – bold, brilliantly virtuosic and, in the slow movements, often profoundly expressive works which, deservedly, have always been popular among pianists and music lovers
Contents and tracklist
- Maurizio Pollini (piano), Christopher Alder (videoscripteditor)
- Recorded: 2007-01-26
- Recording Venue: Residenz, Herkulessaal, Munich
- Maurizio Pollini (piano), Christopher Alder (videoscripteditor)
- Recorded: 2007-01-26
- Recording Venue: Residenz, Herkulessaal, Munich
- Maurizio Pollini (piano), Christopher Alder (videoscripteditor)
- Recorded: 2007-01-26
- Recording Venue: Residenz, Herkulessaal, Munich
Awards and reviews
January 2008
Of Beethoven's earliest published set of sonatas, it's the F minor first work that seems best suited to Pollini's somewhat austere style. Here, he conveys all the music's darkness and urgency, with the prestissimo finale hurtling by like the wind.
Janurary 2008
The F minor and C major Sonatas outer movements nearly fly off the printed page…. This is Pollini's most arresting Beethoven release since he set down the late sonatas 30 years ago.
