Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 101, 106 (Hammerklavier) ,109, 110, 111

When they were released nearly twenty years ago, Pollini’s recordings of the late piano sonatas justifiably attained classic status in a highly competitive field. Since then, interpretative approaches to Beethoven have become more pluralist, but Pollini’s intellectually probing interpretations still manage to challenge the receptive listener, and the command of long-term structure, particularly in the slow movements, remains unsurpassed. An essential purchase to set beside recordings by Arrau, Schnabel and Brendel.

Published: January 20, 2012 at 2:31 pm

COMPOSERS: Beethoven
LABELS: DG
WORKS: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 101, 106 (Hammerklavier) ,109, 110, 111
PERFORMER: Maurizio Pollini (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: 449 740-2 ADD 1976-77

When they were released nearly twenty years ago, Pollini’s recordings of the late piano sonatas justifiably attained classic status in a highly competitive field. Since then, interpretative approaches to Beethoven have become more pluralist, but Pollini’s intellectually probing interpretations still manage to challenge the receptive listener, and the command of long-term structure, particularly in the slow movements, remains unsurpassed. An essential purchase to set beside recordings by Arrau, Schnabel and Brendel.

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