Steven Osborne - Beethoven: Moonlight, Pathétique & Waldstein Sonatas (2010)

Tracklist

01. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
02. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
03. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato
04. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
05. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
06. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro
07. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 "Cuckoo": I. Presto alla tedesca
08. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 "Cuckoo": II. Andante
09. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 "Cuckoo": III. Vivace
10. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio
11. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
12. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo

Steven Osborne has been performing Beethoven live in concert for many years, always to great acclaim. Now for the first time he has committed these extraordinary performances to disc. It is clear from listening to the opening movement of the ‘Moonlight’ that this release will establish him firmly as one of the great Beethoven pianists of today. Performances of such passionate humility, such musical intelligence, such subtlety and yet such instinctive understanding of the music are rare indeed.

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