The long-awaited Beethoven year has turned out different from what everyone expected. The major project of Nike Wagner, artistic director of the Beethoven Festival in Bonn, has also had to be postponed for a year. It was to include amongst other things all of Beethoven's symphonies in the piano version by Franz Liszt, and Boris Bloch would have been involved in this project. And yet for many People Beethoven is omnipresent, and not only in 2020, but every year, indeed every day. Boris Bloch's real work and passion for Beethoven began in New York City, after meeting his fellow student, the German pianist Michael Korstick, who is rated by critics as an outstanding Beethoven interpreter, his repertoire encompassing all of Beethoven's sonatas and concertos. It was he who sparked Bloch's true love for Beethoven and defined his understanding of his style and spirit. On this double album recording Boris Bloch presents various works by Beethoven, including the Moonlight Sonata and the "Storm Sonata" in D minor.

Tracklist:

Piano Sonata No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1 "Little Pathétique": I. Allegro Molto E Con Brio
Piano Sonata No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1 "Little Pathétique": II. Adagio Molto
Piano Sonata No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1 "Little Pathétique": III. Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 13 In E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi Una Fantasia": I. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 13 In E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi Una Fantasia": II. Allegro Molto E Vivace
Piano Sonata No. 13 In E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi Una Fantasia": III. Adagio E Espressione
Piano Sonata No. 13 In E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi Una Fantasia": IV. Allegro Vivace
Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio Sostenuto
Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto Agitato
Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: I. Allegro Con Brio
Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: II. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Scherzo. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: IV. Allegro Assai
Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: I. Allegro Vivace
Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: II. Largo Appassionato
Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: IV. Rondo. Grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": II. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: II. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: III. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 26 In E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 26 In E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": II. Abwesenheit. Andante Espressivo
Piano Sonata No. 26 In E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": III. Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente

UPC: 4260052385111
Label: Apr Recordings
Release Date: 12.4.20
Format: CD

Beethoven / Bloch - Boris Bloch 10 (2 CD)