Idil Biret - Best of Beethoven (Sonates, Concertos, Symphonies) (2020)

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Title: Best of Beethoven (Sonates, Concertos, Symphonies)
Year Of Release: 2020
Label: Idil Biret Archive
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 04:18:56
Total Size: 879 MB
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Tracklist:

1. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio (10:18)
2. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile (6:34)
3. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro (5:03)
4. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (6:09)
5. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto (2:21)
6. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato (7:44)
7. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai (10:32)
8. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto (6:41)
9. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto (9:14)
1. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: I. Presto (6:51)
2. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: II. Largo e mesto (10:36)
3. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegro (3:00)
4. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: IV. Rondo. Allegro (4:02)
5. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio (11:06)
6. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione. Adagio molto (4:12)
7. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo (10:28)
8. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca (4:48)
9. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: II. Andante (2:29)
10. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: III. Vivace (2:02)
1. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro (21:26)
2. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso (9:11)
3. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo. Allegro (11:01)
4. Fantasia in C Minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy" (21:03)
1. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, S. 464 No. 5 (After Beethoven's Op. 67): I. Allegro con brio (8:18)
2. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, S. 464 No. 5 (After Beethoven's Op. 67): II. Andante con moto (14:05)
3. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, S. 464 No. 5 (After Beethoven's Op. 67): III. Allegro (6:51)
4. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, S. 464 No. 5 (After Beethoven's Op. 67): IV. Allegro (11:15)
5. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, S. 464 No. 9 "Choral" (After Beethoven's Op. 125): IV. Finale (31:53)

« A supreme mastery of tempi, sonorities, polyphony and of course technique permits Biret to embrace all the moods of the great Beethoven and gives her playing a symphonic depth rarely heard until now.» Le Nouvel Observateur (France) / Henry-Louis de la Grange


« Idil Biret grasps the size of Beethoven's style. The polyphony is laid out in a relaxed way with little indulgence in point making. She keeps her big line, and yet is thankfully sparing in her use of fortissimos... The piano tone is sumptuous. Biret's gentle and almost sensuous sonorities are really captivating. This is a remarkable achivement. One is reminded that her mentor has been Wilhelm Kempff. » Gramophone (UK) / J. Methuen-Campbell


“Her superbly authentic performance of the 5th Symphony, heard at her Herkülessaal recital in Munich, received a thunderous reception.” Münchner Merkur

Details of original recording : Recorded in Brussels, Belgium: Symphony No.5 (July 13/14, 1985) - Symphony No.9 (April 3/4, 1986) - Sonatas Nos.7, 21, 25 (May 14/16, 1994) - Sonata No.8 (Oct.15/17, 2006), No.23 (Nov.26/28, 2001) - Sonata No.14 (May 26/27, 2008) – Recorded at the Bilkent Symphony Hall in Ankara, Turkey: Concerto No.5 (Jan.31/Feb.1, 2008) - Choral Fantasy (Feb.1/2, 2008)