Paul Wee - Beethoven: The Late Piano Sonatas (2025) [Hi-Res]
Artist: Paul Wee
Title: Beethoven: The Late Piano Sonatas
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: BIS
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-192kHz FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:07:28
Total Size: 298 MB / 3.89 GB
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Tracklist:Title: Beethoven: The Late Piano Sonatas
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: BIS
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-192kHz FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:07:28
Total Size: 298 MB / 3.89 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto, ma non troppo) (4:12)
2. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig (Vivace alla Marcia) (6:06)
3. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto) (2:51)
4. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: IV. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro) (7:52)
5. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": I. Allegro (10:07)
6. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo. Assai vivace (2:45)
7. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": III. Adagio sostenuto (18:01)
8. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": IV. Largo — Allegro risoluto — Fuga a tre voci, con alcune licenze (11:48)
9. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo — Adagio espressivo (3:40)
10. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo (2:04)
11. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo) (12:46)
12. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo (6:47)
13. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto (1:58)
14. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo — Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo (10:33)
15. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso — Allegro con brio ed appassionato (8:13)
16. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile) (17:53)
Pianist and barrister Paul Wee has made recordings devoted to the virtuoso repertoire of the 19th century, earning him the highest praise from the specialist press. He also tackled Beethoven with Franz Liszt's transcription of the Heroica Symphony, a recording named "Editor's Choice" by Gramophone, which wrote: 'Paul Wee proves himself a master of these treacherously demanding transcriptions, sweeping aside the technical challenges to present these great works with consummate musicianship.' It was therefore only a matter of time before he turned his attention to the pinnacle of piano literature: Beethoven's late sonatas. While Sonata Op. 101 is the least known of this select group, it nonetheless opens Beethoven's third and most prophetic creative period. It is followed by Sonata Op. 106, the "Hammerklavier", an immense work in every sense of the word which, as the author of the liner notes put it, "makes such demands ..., that it is as if a new set of auditory equipment was required." As for the last three sonatas, worked on at the same time and conceived as a triptych, Beethoven knew that they would constitute his three final utterances in the genre of the sonata. To quote the author of the introductory text once again, "the closing pages of Op. 111 escape earth's orbit forever, leaving the listener behind".
