Beethoven Piano Your resource for the piano music of Ludwig van Beethoven

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Downloadable sheet music file

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If the "Hammerklavier" Sonata (No. 29), perhaps the most profound work ever written for the piano, were not on this disc, one would dwell on the singular charms of the rarely heard, two-movement Sonata No. 27 or the astonishing rightness of Solomon's interpretation of the Sonata No. 26, "Les Adieux." But the "Hammerklavier" is the touchstone of any Beethoven sonata cycle, and it's the rock upon which most pianists founder. Solomon meets its challenges as well as anyone who's every recorded it. Solomon may not match Artur Schnabel's intensity, but he's far superior technically, and he comes close to Claudio Arrau's depth and Wilhelm Kempff's poetry. Solomon is unique in bringing all these attributes to bear on a piece whose mysteries can never be encompassed in one interpretation. He captures the dynamism of the opening Allegro, makes the Scherzo a witty romp, and sustains the long, 22-minute Adagio with a flowing poetry that's breathtaking. The final fugue, played with superhuman ease by Solomon, for once seems an inevitable culmination of a timeless journey. An indispensable disc. --Dan Davis

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Track Listing: 1. Chorale Fantasy for Piano, Choir and Orchestra, Op. 80 2. Piano Sonata Op. 2/1 3. Piano Sonata Op. 2/2 in A Major

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CD 1
1-2.sonata no.1 for piano & cello op.5 no.1
3-4.sonata no.2 for piano & cello op.5 no.2
5-6.sonata no.4 for piano & cello op.102 no.1
CD 2
1-3.sonata no.3 for piano & cello op.69
4-6.sonata no.5 for piano & cello op.102 no.2
7.7 variations on"bei mannern welche liebe fuhlen"
8.12 variations on"ein madchen oder weibchen

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One of Pierre Fournier's Great Recordings - Arguably the Best Recording of the Beethoven Complete Cello Works - that Will Form Part of Our Fournier 100 Celebrations (The Anniversary of his Birth Falls on 24 June this Year). The Recordings were Made When Fournier was at his Technical Peak, and Partnered by the Keenly-insightful Friedrich Gulda. The CD Booklet Includes a Fascinating Memoir by the Son of Pierre Fournier - Jean Fonda - on "Fournier and Fritz [gulda]", plus a Couple of Delightful Fifties Photos !