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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol.1
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Track Listings
1 | Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10/1: 1. Allegro Molto E Con Brio |
2 | Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10/1: 2. Adagio Molto |
3 | Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10/1: 3. Prestissimo |
4 | Piano Sonata No. 11 in B Flat Major, Op. 22: 1. Allegro Con Brio |
5 | Piano Sonata No. 11 in B Flat Major, Op. 22: 2. Adagio Con Molt'espressione |
6 | Piano Sonata No. 11 in B Flat Major, Op. 22: 3. Menuetto |
7 | Piano Sonata No. 11 in B Flat Major, Op. 22: 4. Rondo: Allegretto |
8 | Piano Sonata No. 12 in a Flat Major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 1. Andante Con Variazioni |
9 | Piano Sonata No. 12 in a Flat Major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 2. Scherzo. Allegro Molto |
10 | Piano Sonata No. 12 in a Flat Major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 3. Maestoso Andante, Marcia Funebre Sulla Morte D'un Eroe |
11 | Piano Sonata No. 12 in a Flat Major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 4. Allegro |
12 | Piano Sonata No. 26 in E Flat Major ('Les Adieux'), Op. 81A: 1. Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Allegro |
13 | Piano Sonata No. 26 in E Flat Major ('Les Adieux'), Op. 81A: 2. Abwesenheit. Andante Espressivo (In Gehender Bewegung, Doch Mit Viel |
14 | Piano Sonata No. 26 in E Flat Major ('Les Adieux'), Op. 81A: 3. Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente (Im Lebhaftesten Zeitmaße) |
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One of the most exciting pianists of the younger generation, American Jonathan Biss is widely regarded for his artistry, musical intelligence and deeply felt interpretations, winning international recognition for his orchestral, recital and chamber music performances and for his award-winning recordings. He performs a diverse repertoire ranging from Mozart and Beethoven, through the Romantics to Janácek and Schoenberg as well as works by contemporary composers. This marks the debut release in Biss complete cycle of Beethoven s piano sonatas for Onyx. The first volume features three works from Beethoven s early period and one from the middle the famous Les Adieux, Op.81a in E-flat major. This fascinating program illustrates how Beethoven s sonatas developed from the early, virtuosic works of the 1790s to the assured compositions of his middle period.
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A young virtuoso and poetic pianist of the first order... --Chicago Sun Times
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- Product Dimensions : 4.97 x 5.55 x 0.38 inches; 3.52 ounces
- Manufacturer : Onyx Classics
- Original Release Date : 2012
- SPARS Code : DDD
- Date First Available : November 23, 2011
- Label : Onyx Classics
- ASIN : B005X0NRVG
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #421,934 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #3,024 in Classical Sonatas
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2014What a joy it is for this retired piano teacher to hear the clarity and proportion Jonathan Biss achieves in his first three albums of Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas. Biss has immersed himself in studying Beethoven's time, place, scores and personality. With this forethought, he goes for the long melodic lines, the well-balanced harmonies and the driving rhythms that Beethoven employs to express an amazing emotional range: sinister threats, good humor, despair, ardor, joy and serenity (to name just a few). His allegros declare the plot; his adagios dig deep; his prestos scale the heights. I have played several of the sonatas myself and listened to recordings by Schnabel and other artists for over 50 years, but Biss's performances are the truest and most stirring I have heard. In his skilled hands, Beethoven's music touches me deeply and gives me hope. Thank you, Jonathan Biss, for making the world a better place. I look forward to future releases.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2015Great Beethoven requires a life-time of committed concert performances or a seriously advanced intelligence that can wrestle with the composer's complexities and work through to consistent, authentic interpretations. At his young age, Mr Biss plays with profound authenticity and great beauty.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2015Bliss is one of the finest Beethoven interpreters on the current stage. This disc initiates his exploration of the 32 sonatas. He stands tall among my other, older sets: Kempff, Schnabel, Brendel, and Schiff.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2012Jonathan Biss has set about recording all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas. This CD is Volume 1 and an auspicious opus it is. The artistry of this young artist grows steadily and his mastery of the Beethoven sonatas is recognized throughout the world. The selection of how these volumes will be organized is doubtless due in part of Biss' input. This Volume I offers sonatas that in tis sequence sound as though they have not been performed better by any pianist: if that sounds like puffery then treat yourself to this Volume and be stunned. The cycle of the 32 sonatas will be spread over 9 discs and released over the course of 9 years. To quote Biss' liner notes the cycle represents '32 masterpieces, 32 distinct structures, 32 fully realized, often awe-inspiring, always unique emotional universes. As individual works, each is endlessly compelling on its own merits; as a cycle, it moves from transcendence to transcendence, the basic concerns always the same, but the language impossibly varied.'
Jonathan Biss is only thirty one years old and he has said that the project's lengthy span is due to his being reluctant to record the sonatas until he has performed each of them live, giving him the opportunity to study and live with them for a period of time before committing a performance to a recording. To date, he has performed 18 of the sonatas live. 'No matter when I started, recording the complete Beethoven Sonatas was always going to be daunting. But given that I've now been working on this music for 20 years, and that not a day goes by when its beauty, grit, and sheer force of personality fail to take hold of me, I felt that now was as good a time as any. The challenge remains enormous, but the elation in playing Beethoven is like no other feeling and makes the challenge well worth it'.
The works on this album are Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor Opus 10, Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major Opus 22, Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26, and Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major ('Les Adieux'), Op. 81a. Each dazzles, each mesmerizes, and each is completely satisfying even to the most critical ear. We can eagerly await Volume II. Grady Harp, January 12
- Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2012I had purchased the cd based on comments made from a person who actually saw him in concert. I am a great fan of Beethoven and have played many of his sonatas over the years. I thought that Jonathan's playing was technically brilliant...would like to hear more 'feeling' in his playing. What was disappointing was that either the recording or piano thst he played on for the recording rendered the base chords 'tinny'. I don't think I'll risk purchasing another cd for this reason.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2015Perl approaches the Op. 2 sonatas of Beethoven beautifully. A worthy consideration of the similar op, 2 discs available. I prefer the Murray Perahia performance overall, but the listener cannot go wrong with this recording. The Perahia recording sparkles with brilliance throughout, but the mic-ing and engineering of this performance are a bit closer, resulting in a heavier sound. His performance, particularly of the third sonata is thrilling as a result, but the first sonata needs the lighter, more brilliant type of sound.
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- Ann J. PearsonReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 10, 2013
5.0 out of 5 stars Well done!
I bought this becasue we had heard Jonathan Biss at the Tetbury Music Festival and had been very impressed. It did not disappoint!