For this second volume of Beethoven sonatas, NikolaÃ¯ Lugansky goes back in time and selects three milestones in the composer's stylistic evolution: the Moonlight, the Tempest and the Appassionata. The Master of Bonn gradually broke with the models he had inherited from the codes of Viennese Classicism in order to give free rein to affect, emotion and Romantic gesture. With these three works, Beethoven laid the foundations of a free and humanistic art.

Tracklist:

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.14 "Moonlight" Op.27 No.2 I. Adagio Sostenuto
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.14 "Moonlight" Op.27 No.2 II. Allegretto
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.14 "Moonlight" Op.27 No.2 III. Presto Agitato
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.23 "Appassionata" Op.57 I. Allegro Assai
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.23 "Appassionata" Op.57 II. Andante Con Moto
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.23 "Appassionata" Op.57 III. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Presto
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.17 "The Tempest" Op.31 No.2 I. Largo - Allegro
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.17 "The Tempest" Op.31 No.2 II. Adagio
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.17 "The Tempest" Op.31 No.2 III. Allegretto

UPC: 3149020944370
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Release Date: 2.11.22
Format: CD

Nikolai Lugansky - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 (CD)