Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas Vol.1

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Release Date: 23rd Jun 2017
Catalogue No: 95103
Label: Brilliant Classics
Length: 3 hours 59 minutes

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1

Work length22:23

$4.00

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Giovanni Bellucci

I. Allegro

Track length3:59

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II. Adagio

Track length6:18

$1.00

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III. Menuetto. Allegretto

Track length5:10

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IV. Prestissimo

Track length6:56

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2

Work length28:16

$7.00

$9.05

Giovanni Bellucci

I. Allegro vivace

Track length7:28

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II. Largo appassionato

Track length10:38

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III. Scherzo. Allegretto - Trio

Track length3:20

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IV. Rondo. Grazioso

Track length6:50

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3

Work length29:17

$7.00

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Giovanni Bellucci

I. Allegro con brio

Track length11:20

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II. Adagio

Track length9:13

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III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio

Track length3:40

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IV. Allegro assai

Track length5:04

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7

Work length32:00

$8.00

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Giovanni Bellucci

I. Allegro molto e con brio

Track length10:03

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II. Largo con gran espressione

Track length8:54

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III. Allegro

Track length5:54

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IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso

Track length7:09

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1

Work length9:00

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Giovanni Bellucci

I. Andante

Track length5:07

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II. Rondo. Allegro

Track length3:53

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2

Work length8:45

$2.00

$2.60

Giovanni Bellucci

I. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length5:17

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II. Tempo di menuetto

Track length3:28

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1

Work length15:39

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Giovanni Bellucci

I. Allegro

Track length7:50

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II. Allegretto

Track length4:27

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III. Rondo. Allegro comodo

Track length3:22

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2

Work length14:10

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$3.90

Giovanni Bellucci

I. Allegro

Track length6:23

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II. Andante

Track length4:28

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III. Scherzo. Allegro assai

Track length3:19

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1

Work length20:39

$4.00

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Giovanni Bellucci

I. Allegro molto e con brio

Track length6:23

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II. Adagio molto

Track length9:32

$2.00

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III. Finale. Prestissimo

Track length4:44

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2

Work length14:33

$3.00

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Giovanni Bellucci

I. Allegro

Track length6:09

$1.00

$1.30

II. Allegretto

Track length4:35

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III. Presto

Track length3:49

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3

Work length24:08

$6.00

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Giovanni Bellucci

I. Presto

Track length6:36

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II. Largo e mesto

Track length10:24

$3.00

$3.85

III. Menuetto. Allegro

Track length2:58

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IV. Rondo. Allegro

Track length4:10

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique'

Work length20:30

$4.00

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Giovanni Bellucci

I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio

Track length9:48

$2.00

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II. Adagio cantabile

Track length5:40

$1.00

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III. Rondo. Allegro

Track length5:02

$1.00

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‘Not just another Hammerklavier recording’: this was Gramophone’s enthusiastic verdict on a recording made more than 15 years ago by Giovanni Bellucci, who now returns to Beethoven with a complete series, newly recorded, of the piano sonatas.

In 2000 the reviewer noted that Bellucci was barely known to the wider concert-going public; no longer is that an issue, since his reputation precedes him thanks to this and other recordings. ‘The abundant vitality of feeling’ and ‘untrammelled freshness of feeling’ contributed towards an appreciation of Bellucci’s remarkable achievement, at a relatively tender age, in assimilating the mighty work so thoroughly, ‘yet to be able to play it in a way that is unburdened by a consciousness of that knowledge.’

Later Beethoven recordings were praised elsewhere along similar lines for their ‘exemplary control’, ‘beguiling lightness of touch’ and ‘masterful command of sonority’ (Musical Opinion): ‘Refreshing, occasionally idiosyncratic and unpredictable playing that further bolsters Bellucci's reputation as a pianist both deeply musical and fearlessly virtuosic.’

These previous releases concentrated on imaginative pairings of well-known sonatas with transcriptions and other works by Romantic composers unimaginable without Beethoven’s example. Now, in the complete cycle, he (quite properly) goes back to the beginning, presenting the sonatas in roughly chronological order, in so far as dates can be firmly established. CD1 contains the three sonatas Op.1; CD2 contains Op.7, the Op.49 pair and the Op.14 pair, and CD3 the trio of Op.10 sonatas before concluding with the ‘Pathétique’, Op.13. Further critical encomia are sure to follow: Brilliant Classics presents here another milestone in the long and eventful path of this music on record.

The start of an exciting and prestigious series: the complete Beethoven piano sonatas played by Giovanni Bellucci!

Giovanni Bellucci is one of the most interesting and extraordinary pianists of today. Described by Piero Rattalino as “a force of nature, vast and palpitating”, his playing is highly original, striving to recreate the original impact of the works he is playing: “he takes us back to the Golden Age of the Piano” wrote Le Monde. His recordings, notably with works by Liszt, were showered with prizes such as Diapason d’Or, Choc, Editor’s Choice, CD Maestro etc.

Giovanni Bellucci embarks on this epic musical journey of recording the complete Beethoven Sonatas (and later the Beethoven/Liszt symphonies), a challenge that every pianist of world stature will face. His Beethoven is free, with a strong sense of rhetoric and improvisation, adhering nevertheless strictly to the score and its intentions. The result is fresh, exhilarating and illuminating, letting us marvel at the originality and genius of the music.

Issued in 3-CD sets, the series starts chronologically with the Early Sonatas Op. 2, 7, 10, 13., 14 and 22.

Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas Vol.1

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