Kovacevich Performs Beethoven Piano Sonatas On 180g Vinyl 2LP!
Simply one of the greatest versions of Beethoven's favorite Piano Sonatas. "Nobody plays this music more authoritatively and eloquently," wrote London's Sunday Times of Stephen Kovacevich in Beethoven. "He is in his element, responding wholeheartedly to the extreme physicality that Beethoven brought to music...but the wit and delicacy of the playing are also remarkable." Kovacevich himself has spoken of his love for the "fun and virtuosity" of the composer's early sonatas, while in the often challenging later works he sees a "subtext of radiance and some sort of inherent faith in life."
Features
- 180g Vinyl
- Double LP
- Made in Germany
Musicians
Stephen Kovacevich | piano |
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Selections
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Side A:
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'
- I. Grave - Allegro molto e con brio
- II. Adagio cantabile
- III. Rondo: Allegro
6 Bagatelles, Op. 126
- No. 1: Andante con moto
- No. 2:Allegro
Side B:
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight'
- I. Adagio sostenuto
- II. Allegretto
- III. Presto agitato - Adagio - Presto agitato
6 Bagatelles, Op. 126
- No. 3:Andante
- No. 4: Presto
- No. 5: Quasi allegretto
Side C:
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'The Tempest'
- I. Largo - Allegro
- II. Adagio
- III. Allegretto
6 Bagatelles, Op. 126
- No. 6: Presto - Andante amabile e con moto
Side D:
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein'
- I. Allegro con brio
- II. Introduzione: Adagio molto
- III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo