Rudolf Serkin - The Unreleased Studio Recordings: Beethoven Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 6, 12, 13, 16, 21, 30, 31, 32 (1994)
Artist: Rudolf Serkin
Title: The Unreleased Studio Recordings: Beethoven Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 6, 12, 13, 16, 21, 30, 31, 32
Year Of Release: 1994
Label: Sony Classical
Genre: Classical, Piano
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 03:08:44
Total Size: 752 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: The Unreleased Studio Recordings: Beethoven Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 6, 12, 13, 16, 21, 30, 31, 32
Year Of Release: 1994
Label: Sony Classical
Genre: Classical, Piano
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 03:08:44
Total Size: 752 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
CD1
Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 (17:28)
1-1 I. Allegro 4:38
1-2 II. Adagio 4:56
1-3 III. Menueto (Allegretto) - Trio 3:23
1-4 IV. Prestissimo 4:32
Piano Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10 No. 2 (15:52)
1-5 I. Allegro 8:40
1-6 II. Allegretto 3:30
1-7 III. Presto 3:43
Piano Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26 (20:36)
1-8 I. Andante Con Variazoni 8:35
1-9 II. Scherzo (Allegro Molto) - Trio 2:45
1-10 III. Marcia Funebre Sulla Morte D'un Eroe 5:47
1-11 IV. Allegro 3:28
CD2
Piano Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 'Sonata quasi Una Fantasia' (16:15)
2-1 I. Andante - Allegro - Tempo I - Attacca: 5:16
2-2 II. Allegro Molto E Vivace - Attacca: 2:01
2-3 III. Adagio Con Espressione - Attacca: 2:38
2-4 IV. Allegro Vivace - Tempo I - Presto 6:24
Piano Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31 No. 1 (24:33)
2-5 I. Allegro Vivace 6:54
2-6 II. Adagio Grazioso 10:37
2-7 III. Rondo (Allegretto - Presto) 7:05
Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 'Waldstein' (26:11)
2-8 I. Allegro Con Brio 11:14
2-9 II. Introduzione (Adagio Molto) 4:18
2-10 III. Rondo (Allegretto Moderato - Prestissimo) 10:43
CD3
Piano Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109 (20:04)
3-1 I. Vivace, Ma Non Troppo - Adagio Espressivo - 4:04
3-2 II. Prestissimo 2:29
3-3 III. Gesangvoll, Mit Innigser Empfindung. Andante Molto Cantabile Ed Espressivo 13:32
Piano Sonata No. 31 In A Flat Major, Op. 110 (21:15)
3-4 I. Moderato Cantabile Molto Espressivo 6:32
3-5 II. Allegro Molto 2:05
3-6 Iii. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo - Arioso Dolente - Fuga (Allegro Ma Non Troppo) - ... Tempo Di Arioso - ... Tempo Della Fuga 12:41
Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111 (26:50)
3-7 I. Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato 8:56
3-8 Ii. Arietta (Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile) 17:55
Recorded between 1960 and 1980, these previously unreleased studio performances are cogent testaments to Rudolf Serkin's formidable powers in this repertoire. Not many pianists can emulate the late pianist's unrelenting rhythmic intensity in the finales of Nos. 1 and 6, yet still manage to let the music breathe. In his early 70s, Serkin may not have been the impetuous virtuoso heard in his incandescent mono versions of the No. 23 (Waldstein) and No. 30 (Op. 109), yet these stereo remakes are no less scrupulous in detail. The pianist's lean, unvarnished sonority--always difficult to record--acquires added depth and warmth in these 20-bit transfers. --Dan Davis