Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol. 1 / Buchbinder

Buchbinder, Rudolf

DVD 734204

The Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder was invited by the Salzburg Festival to perform a pinnacle of piano literature in its entirety, a first for the festival: Beethoven’s magnum opus of 32 piano sonatas, developed throughout his life gain depths for their reflection of his evolution as a man and musician through the years. With the sonatas “Pathétique”, “Moonshine”, “Waldstein”, “Appassionata”, “Hammerklavier” and the final sonata Op. 111, the cycle is an astonishing bounty of the best-known piano pieces of all time. This Blu-Ray collection captures the first two concerts of the memorable performance, and Buchbinder’s scholarship and attention which his playing is known for comes dazzlingly to the fore.

Works:

• Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1
• Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7
• Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1
• Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2
• Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 'March Funebre'
• Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 'Quasi una fantasia'
• Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight'
• Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest'
• Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 'The Hunt'
• Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54

Blu-ray x 1

C Major

11/6/15

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