Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas, Opp. 109-111

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Thanks to his precision and clarity, he was always able to bring out each voice in a movement like the Fuga finale of op. 110, which is now a little blurry, but there is drama and eloquence on... — Fanfare, Jul/Aug 2020 More…

Release Date: 28th Feb 2020
Catalogue No: 4838250
Label: DG
Length: 56 minutes

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109

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Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Recorded: 2019-09-27
Recording Venue: Herkulessaal, Munich

1. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo

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2. Prestissimo

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3a. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)

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3b. Variation I: Molto espressivo

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3c. Variation II: Leggiermente

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3d. Variation III: Allegro vivace

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3e. Variation IV: Etwas langsamer als das Thema

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3f. Variation V: Allegro, ma non troppo

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3g. Variation VI: Tempo I del tema

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110

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Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Recorded: 2019-09-27
Recording Venue: Herkulessaal, Munich

1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo

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2. Allegro molto

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3a. Adagio ma non troppo

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3b. Fuga (Allegro ma non troppo)

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111

Work length22:46

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Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Recorded: 2019-09-27
Recording Venue: Herkulessaal, Munich

1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato

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2a. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

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2b. Variation I

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2c. Variation II

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2d. Variation III

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2e. Variation IV

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2f. Variation V

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On the occasion of Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th Anniversary year one of the greatest pianist of our time, Maurizio Pollini, returns to the miracle and enigma of Beethoven's Last Sonatas: 42 years after the first recording of these masterpieces under studio conditions and with the fantastic acoustics of the Herkulessaal at the Residence in Munich, Maurizio Pollini came back to the very same place for this new and unique project.

Having spent all his life, almost 60 years on stage, with Beethoven, allowing over four decades to record in studio to the highest pianistic, artistic and technical level all of Beethoven's 32 Sonatas, it was his desire to record Beethoven's pianistic last will once more and this time in concert. With the emotional support of his loyal audience and allowing cameras to capture the performance for one of the rare audio-visual releases that exist."After playing these works many, many times over the last forty years, I have always discovered new riches in every detail.

In these masterpieces we see Beethoven moving away from conventional form - in addition to the sonata form, variation and fugue play a significant, even decisive role, and we see completely free episodes that seem like direct translations of the composer's subjective feeling", explains Maurizio Pollini and is convinced: "Music is a higher revelation than any wisdom or philosophy”.

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Jul/Aug 2020

Thanks to his precision and clarity, he was always able to bring out each voice in a movement like the Fuga finale of op. 110, which is now a little blurry, but there is drama and eloquence on a masterly scale in this reading. By the time we arrive at the opening of op. 111, it’s clear that the overall effect Pollini is aiming for is drama…the piano sounds magnificent in its depth and richness

Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas, Opp. 109-111

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