Ludwig van Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas form an unparalleled canon, remaining one of the greatest and most rewarding challenges for pianists to this day. These three sonatas represent Beethoven's Early, Middle and Late periods but are united in the key of C - minor, for the dramatic and stormy intensity of mood in the PathÃ©tique, and major for the radiant and poetic Waldstein sonata. In his sonata Op. 111 the cycle is completed with music of utmost dramatic tension and the deepest spirituality.

Tracklist:

Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio
Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio Cantabile
Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo: Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro Con Brio
Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione: Adagio Molto
Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo: Allegretto Moderato
Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato
Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta: Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile

UPC: 747313340071
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 10.9.15
Format: CD

Beethoven / Boris Giltburg - Piano Sonatas (CD)