Launching his Mozart debut recorded with the Czech Philharmonic and JirÃ BelohlÃ¡vek, Jan Bartos drew to himself a lot of critical attention on an international scale. Those who reviewed the album especially appreciated his rare ability to combine thorough understanding both of the musical architecture and the deep emotionality of the works (a quality possessed also by the pianist's tutors Ivan Moravec and Alfred Brendel). From the early "Haydn-like" Sonata No. 3 in C major to the highly dramatic "Appassionata" to the transcendent last Sonata No. 32 in C minor, which gives an impression of the composer parting with this world, the pianist facilitates to us the amazing integrity and colorfulness of Beethoven's piano work. During the thirty years separating his first and last piano opus, the composer tried out numberless experiments, and yet some crucial themes come up again and again; the imprint of his unique musical DNA is discernible from his very first opuses. In the hands of Jan Bartos, Beethoven whispers, sings and thunders. We encounter a world full of contrasts, an image whose colors remain impressed in our memory for a long time.

Tracklist:

I. Allegro Con Brio
II. Adagio
III. Scherzo. Allegro
IV. Allegro Assai
I. Allegro
II. Allegretto
III. Rondo: Allegro Comodo
I. Allegro Assai
II. Andante Con Moto 1
III. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Presto 1
32 Variations on An Original Theme in C minor, Woo80 1
I. Andante Con Moto 1
II. Allegro 1
III. Andante Cantabile E Grazioso 1
IV. Presto 1
V. Quasi Allegretto 1
VI. Presto - Andante Amabile E Con Moto 1
I. Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato 1
II. Arietta. Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile

UPC: 099925425227
Label: Supraphon
Release Date: 6.22.18
Format: CD

Beethoven / Bartos - Jan Bartos Plays Beethoven (CD)