Beethoven: Moonlight, Pathétique & Appassionata Sonatas - DG: 4765049 - CD or download | Presto Classical

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on this showing he is significantly more attuned to Beethoven than Chopin, his self-proclaimed favourite composer...we seldom hear these works played with such unmannered restraint: the slow... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2013, More…

Release Date: 25th Mar 2013
Catalogue No: 4765049
Label: DG
Length: 57 minutes

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Contents

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique'

18:03

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Yundi (piano)
Recorded: 2012-06-18
Recording Venue: Teldex Studio, Berlin

1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio

8:30

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2. Adagio cantabile

5:12

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3. Rondo (Allegro)

4:21

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight'

15:54

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Yundi (piano)
Recorded: 2012-06-18
Recording Venue: Teldex Studio, Berlin

1. Adagio sostenuto

7:05

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2. Allegretto

1:59

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3. Presto agitato

6:50

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata'

23:10

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Yundi (piano)
Recorded: 2012-06-18
Recording Venue: Teldex Studio, Berlin

1. Allegro assai

9:20

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2. Andante con moto

6:21

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3. Allegro ma non troppo

7:29

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YUNDI makes his return to Universal and DG conquering new grounds with his first ever Beethoven recording. The album focuses on the composer’s most beloved and romantic piano works, the three name sonatas Moonlight, Pathétique and Appassionata

After winning the 2000 Warsaw Chopin competition Yundi immediately established himself among the leading pianists of his generation.

Rising to outstanding stardom in his native China (where he has performed in TV shows watched by hundreds of millions of people, together with stars like Kylie Minogue) he has maintained his dedication to the classical world.

Reviews

June 2013

on this showing he is significantly more attuned to Beethoven than Chopin, his self-proclaimed favourite composer...we seldom hear these works played with such unmannered restraint: the slow movements are not milked for emotion, while the fury of the fast ones is held in check by an admirable refusal to play to the gallery. The playing throughout is refreshingly disciplined and clean.

May 2013

In the Pathetique's first-movement introduction, Yundi's pronounced dynamic contrasts and stable pulse marked by the tiniest expressive adjustments compel serious listening...Yundi polishes the motivic components in the first movement of the Appassionata with impressive surface finish, yet somehow fails to link them into a cohesive narrative.

22nd March 2013

The warmth of the colouring, the recording too, certainly makes this Beethoven recital — Yundi’s first — different from the norm. Even when the music indicates something granitic, our pianist still stands on velvet. Drama and impetuosity abound in the first movement of the Pathétique

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