Harmonia Mundi: HMC901906/08

Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Volume 3

Paul Lewis performed all the Beethoven piano sonatas on tour in the USA and Europe between 2005 and 2007 seasons, in parallel with his already acclaimed complete recording of the cycle for harmonia mundi. This is the third installment in the cycle that critics have predicted will become benchmark recordings.

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HMC901906/08

Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Volume 3

Beethoven:

Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1

Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2

Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3

Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7

Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 'March Funebre'

Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 'Quasi una fantasia'

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight'

Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata'

Paul Lewis (piano)

‘There isn’t a bar in any of these sonatas that seem ill-considered or hastily characterised; if tempos are generally on the measured side, Lewis’s sense of structure and constant awareness of what the harmonic rhythm is doing allows him to generate tension in the most subtle ways.’ (The Guardian)

“As always, Paul Lewis offers playing of rare insight and intelligence.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2007 *****

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