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Evgeny Kissin: Beethoven

Evgeny Kissin (piano)

Evgeny Kissin: Beethoven

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All but one of these performances are exceptional, even by Kissin’s stratospheric standards, the odd one out being the Moonlight Sonata…But the most extraordinary track is that of the 32 Variations....

BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 20174 out of 5 stars

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Evgeny Kissin: Beethoven

Evgeny Kissin (piano)

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Awards:

All but one of these performances are exceptional, even by Kissin’s stratospheric standards, the odd one out being the Moonlight Sonata…But the most extraordinary track is that of the 32 Variations....

BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 20174 out of 5 stars

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Evgeny Kissin releases Beethoven album to launch new exclusive collaboration with Deutsche Grammophon after 25 years.

Evgeny Kissin skyrocketed to international fame as a piano sensation in the 1980s.

He entranced international audiences with captivating interpretations of Romantic masterworks during his teens, and has since flourished as one of the world’s most charismatic and visionary performers. Today he is a living legend, one of the most iconic names and magnetic personalities in all of music..

Kissin’s discography so far contains landmark recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, critically acclaimed collaborations with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan and Claudio Abbado among them.

Selected by the artist himself, this luxurious Beethoven double album represents Kissin's personal journey with the composer's solo work over the last decade and includes some of Beethoven's greatest and best-loved solo piano works such as the "Moonlight" Sonata or the "Appassionata" - most of them never released before.

This album is a first in a series of releases renewing the relationship between Kissin and Deutsche Grammophon.

Contents and tracklist

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3
Work length27:09
1. Allegro con brio
Track length10:34
2. Adagio
Track length8:20
3. Scherzo (Allegro)
Track length3:06
4. Allegro assai
Track length5:09
Beethoven: Variations (32) on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80
Work length12:27
Thema. Allegretto
Track length0:18
Var. 1
Track length0:11
Var. 2
Track length0:11
Var. 3
Track length0:12
Var. 4
Track length0:12
Var. 5
Track length0:24
Var. 6
Track length0:11
Var. 7
Track length0:25
Var. 8
Track length0:24
Var. 9
Track length0:34
Var. 10
Track length0:17
Var. 11
Track length0:18
Var. 12
Track length0:28
Var. 13
Track length0:21
Var. 14
Track length0:21
Var. 15
Track length0:31
Var. 16
Track length0:30
Var. 17
Track length0:33
Var. 18
Track length0:19
Var. 19
Track length0:14
Var. 20
Track length0:14
Var. 21
Track length0:14
Var. 22
Track length0:17
Var. 23
Track length0:32
Var. 24
Track length0:10
Var. 25
Track length0:13
Var. 26
Track length0:12
Var. 27
Track length0:13
Var. 28
Track length0:18
Var. 29
Track length0:13
Var. 30
Track length0:32
Var. 31
Track length0:26
Var. 32
Track length1:59
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight'
Work length16:04
1. Adagio sostenuto
Track length6:41
2. Allegretto
Track length2:11
3. Presto agitato
Track length7:12
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata'
Work length26:29
1. Allegro assai
Track length11:10
2. Andante con moto
Track length7:16
3. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length8:03
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux'
Work length17:47
1. Das Lebewohl (Adagio - Allegro)
Track length7:11
2. Abwesenheit (Andante espressivo)
Track length4:29
3. Das Wiedersehen (Vivacissimamente)
Track length6:07
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Work length28:58
1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
Track length8:35
2. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile)
Track length20:23

Spotlight on this release

Awards and reviews

Christmas 2017

All but one of these performances are exceptional, even by Kissin’s stratospheric standards, the odd one out being the Moonlight Sonata…But the most extraordinary track is that of the 32 Variations. With some lasting just 11 seconds, and the kaleidoscope shaken vigorously each time, this work is a perennial teaser. Kissin’s solution is to tear through it at breakneck speed, yet somehow he manages to let each variation flower brilliantly in its own way.
4 out of 5 stars

January 2018

In the Moonlight Sonata, Kissin’s vivid account makes a fine conclusion to the first disc...Kissin’s Les Adieux, Appassionata and Op 111 are undeniably exciting, superb live accounts.
4 out of 5 stars

25th August 2017

What I think makes his playing remarkable is a combination of absolute clarity and precision in the faster passagework with an astonishing ability to vary his tone from the stormiest, heaviest onslaught to the most tender of sounds within an instant...I understand that Kissin personally selected which recordings should be included, and in every single case it's abundantly clear exactly why each one made the final cut on this outstanding collection.
James Longstaffe
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