Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos 12, 17, 22 and 23 performed bu Sviatoslav Richter

Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos 12, 17, 22 and 23 performed bu Sviatoslav Richter

Electrifying performances from Sviatoslav Richter, especially in the rapt and mystical elements of the D minor Tempest  Sonata, plus a hair-raising Appassionata. Sound quality varies quite a lot from sonata to sonata.

Jessica Duchen

 

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5

Jessica Duchen

Published: September 5, 2018 at 12:58 pm

COMPOSERS: Beethoven
LABELS: Alto
ALBUM TITLE: Beethoven
WORKS: Piano Sonatas: No. 12 in A flat; No. 17 in D minor (Tempest); No. 22 in F; No. 23 in F minor (Appasionata)
PERFORMER: Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: ALC 1326 (1960-61)




Electrifying performances from Sviatoslav Richter, especially in the rapt and mystical elements of the D minor Tempest Sonata, plus a hair-raising Appassionata. Sound quality varies quite a lot from sonata to sonata.

Jessica Duchen

Jessica Duchen

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Jessica Duchen studied music at Cambridge University and was the classical music correspondent for The Independent from 2004 to 2016. She has also written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, BBC Music Magazine and the JC, among others. Jessica Duchen has written librettos include numerous choral works and operas for the composer Roxanna Panufnik, including Silver Birch, commissioned by Garsington Opera and shortlisted for an International Opera Award in 2018. Two more works based on stories by Oscar Wilde were commissioned for Garsington’s Youth Company, The Happy Princess with composer Paul Fincham (2019) and The Selfish Giant with John Barber, which fell victim to lockdown, this has been postponed to 2021.
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