This double-CD release is the third volume in the young Finnish pianist Paavali Jumppanen's ongoing recording cycle of the Beethoven piano sonatas. This release includes Piano Sonatas Nos. 9-15 and 19 & 20, among them perhaps Beethoven's most recognizable piano composition, the "Moonlight" Sonata. Widely lauded for the breadth of his repertoire that ranges from Baroque to the avant-garde, Jumppanen has spent several years focusing on the repertoire of the Viennese Classics, in particular Beethoven. His performances of the complete cycles of Beethoven's and Mozart's Piano Sonatas as well as Beethoven's concertos and chamber music have won critical acclaim. He was also specifically commissioned by Pierre Boulez to be the instrumentalist for the commemorative Boulez retrospective box set recently releases

Tracklist:

Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: II. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: III. Rondo: Allegro Comodo
Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: II. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro Assai
Piano Sonata No. 11 In B-Flat Major, Op. 22: I. Allegro Con Brio
Piano Sonata No. 11 In B-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio Con Molto Espressione
Piano Sonata No. 11 In B-Flat Major, Op. 22: III. Minuetto
Piano Sonata No. 11 In B-Flat Major, Op. 22: IV. Rondo: Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1 "Leichte No. 1": I. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1 "Leichte No. 1": II. Rondo: Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 20 In G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 "Leichte No. 2": I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Piano Sonata No. 20 In G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 "Leichte No. 2": II. Tempo Di Menuetto
Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": I. Andante Con Variazioni
Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo: Molto Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": III. Marcia Funebre Sulla Morte D'un Eroe
Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": IV. Allegro
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 Con 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. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": II. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": III. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace
Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": IV. Rondo: Allegro Ma Non Troppo

UPC: 761195128022
Label: Ondine
Release Date: 11.13.15
Format: CD

Beethoven / Paavali Jumppanen - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (2 CD)