Beethoven – Piano Sonatas
Published:
COMPOSERS: Beethoven
LABELS: Decca
WORKS: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 8 (Pathétique), 14 (Moonlight), 23 (Appassionata) etc
PERFORMER: Claudio Arrau (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: 478 2132
There’s a satisfying sense of ‘rightness’ about Arrau’s classic 1960s accounts of some of Beethoven’s most popular sonatas. Everything about these performances exudes wisdom and empathy. Jessica Duchen
Authors
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.