Beethoven Piano

Christian Leotta - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 4 (2012)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at March 24, 2023
Christian Leotta - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 4 (2012)

Christian Leotta - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 4 (2012)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 399 MB | 02:16:44
Genre: Classical | Label: ATMA Classique

For once the hyperbole rings true. Christian Leotta’s fourth volume of Beethoven sonatas is indeed ‘a major addition to other sets currently available’. Musicianly to the core, this young Italian pianist quietly but unmistakably commands your attention at every level. His musical focus and concentration are unswerving, nothing is rushed or overly volatile, everything is scrupulously placed yet illuminated with acute detail and vitality. You will rarely encounter performances more meticulously prepared.

Christian Leotta - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 1 (2008)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at March 24, 2023
Christian Leotta - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 1 (2008)

Christian Leotta - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 1 (2008)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 529 MB | 02:22:10
Genre: Classical | Label: ATMA Classique

French Canada's ATMA Classique label tends to favor Canadian artists and specifically those from Québec, but the only connection between Canada and young Italian pianist Christian Leotta is apparently that he appeared in 2002 and perhaps – this is not made clear in the booklet – that he began playing the complete cycle of Beethoven's piano sonatas in that city. He's certainly among the youngest performers to have attempted that feat, and perhaps that mark of ambition is what attracted the label to the project.

Christian Leotta - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 3 (2010)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at March 24, 2023
Christian Leotta - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 3 (2010)

Christian Leotta - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 3 (2010)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 436 MB | 02:37:33
Genre: Classical | Label: Atma Classique

Le pianiste italien Christian Leotta nous revient avec le volume 3 de son intégrale des 32 sonates pour piano de Beethoven. Il a fait de ce corpus une spécialité. Ce CD double contient notamment les sonates pour piano No. 17 en ré mineur op. 31 No. 2 “ La Tempête” et la No. 31 en la bémol majeur op. 110, ainsi que quelques sonates des premiers opus.
Paavali Jumppanen - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp. 7, 13 "Pathetique", 109, 110 & 111 (2016)

Paavali Jumppanen - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp. 7, 13 "Pathetique", 109, 110 & 111 (2016)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:58:42 | 364 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Ondine | Catalog: ODE 1298-2D

The final volume of pianist Paavali Jumppanen’s acclaimed cycle of Beethoven piano sonatas. This volume combines the early Op. 7 and the famous Pathétique sonata together with the Last Sonatas Opp. 109-111 written by Beethoven in the 1820s. Jumppanen has collaborated with numerous contemporary composers and premiering many solo and chamber works for the piano.

Storioni Trio - Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos. 2 & 5 (2005)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at March 23, 2023
Storioni Trio - Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos. 2 & 5 (2005)

Storioni Trio - Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos. 2 & 5 (2005)
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 61:10 | 285 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: PentaTone Classics | Catalog: 5186071

Dutch musicians are different. They are absolutely objective, but deeply passionate; completely faithful to the letter of the score, but totally in touch with the spirit behind the score; wholly dedicated to their ensemble, but profoundly individualistic in their expression. In these ways, the Storioni Trio is the epitome of Dutch music-making. On this disc, the Storioni Trio fully inhabits not only the late eighteenth century world of Beethoven's early E flat major Trio Op. 1/2, but also the early nineteenth century world of Beethoven's later D major Trio, Op. 70/1, nicknamed the "Ghost."
Sviatoslav Richter - Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8 & 23; 8 Bagatelles; Choral Fantasy, Op.80 (2003)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8 & 23; 8 Bagatelles; Choral Fantasy, Op.80 (2003)
Sviatoslav Richter, piano; All-Union Radio Large Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kurt Sanderling
USSR State Russian Chorus, Artistic Director Alexander Sveshnikov

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 304 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Melodiya | # MEL CD 10 00732 | Time: 01:19:37

This live Appassionata, from a Moscow recital of 1959, is one of the most thrilling piano performances ever recorded. Sviatoslav Richter fills every moment of the first movement with intense drama, creates the illusion of total repose in the central variations, and then takes off in the finale with an exhibition of musical virtuosity and ever-increasing tension that becomes almost unbearably intense (and unbelievably fast and accurate). The studio Pathétique is quite fine, and the Fantasy (sung in Russian!) well performed by all but still rather quaint in its effect. But don't miss that Appassionata!
Dejan Lazic, Richard Tognetti - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4, Piano Sonatas Nos. 14 & 31 (2011)

Dejan Lazic, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4, Piano Sonatas Nos. 14 & 31 (2011)
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 1:09:36 | 250 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Channel Classics | Catalog: CCS SA 30511

For this super audio disc from Channel Classics, Dejan Lazic's live performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major is programmed with his solo recordings of the Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, "Moonlight," and the Sonata No. 31 in A flat major. Ostensibly, this is a sonic showcase for Lazic and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, under Richard Tognetti, and the state-of-the-art technology brings out the best in the musicians, giving the pianist an intimate presence without crowding him or artificially boosting his volume, while at the same time lending the orchestra a spaciousness that really opens it up.

Lang Lang - Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 (2007)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at Dec. 19, 2022
Lang Lang - Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 (2007)

Lang Lang - Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 (2007)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 331 MB | 01:14:11
Genre: Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Lang Lang delivers his first-ever Beethoven recording, a stunning reading of the extensive Concerto no. 4 and the jubilant Concerto no. 1. Even though he has performed this repertoire extensively in concert, Lang Lang waited for the perfect moment and the perfect team to record his first pair of concertos from these milestones of piano repertoire When Lang Lang embarked on his international career, Christoph Eschenbach became one of his first and most enthusiastic proponents - and a mentor and close friend ever since, Eschenbach was the ideal collaborator for Lang Lang's first Beethoven recording.
Mikhail Pletnev - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas - Moonlight, Waldstein, Appassionata (1996)

Mikhail Pletnev - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas - Moonlight, Waldstein, Appassionata (1996)
EAC | APE (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 67:18 | 209 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Virgin Classics | Catalog: 0946363280

Russian pianist Mikhail Pletnev has an astoundingly clean and virtuosic technique. He has the ability to bring out inner voices that in some other recordings are completely lost. These skills are sometimes enough to make his interpretations of these three early and middle period Beethoven sonatas completely satisfying. The third movement of the "Moonlight" Sonata, for example, is absolutely electrifying in its virtuosity. The first movement of the"Waldstein" and the final movement of "Appassionata" are brisk, energetic, and always completely under control. Movements such as these, where the performer's technique truly comes to the forefront, are absolutely satisfying here.

Murray Perahia - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 4, 7 & 11 (2013)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at Sept. 27, 2023
Murray Perahia - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 4, 7 & 11 (2013)

Murray Perahia - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 4, 7 & 11 (2013)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 275 MB | MP3 (CBR 320 kbps) - 195 MB | 01:15:39
Genre: Classical | Label: Sony Classical

Murray Perahia is a master interpreter of Beethoven. Here are his recordings of three Piano Sonatas that prompted the Penguin Guide to proclaim Perhaia “an authoritative and sensitive interpreter of Beethoven”. His release has long been awaited after almost 30 years of the original LP release. The results are of predictable excelency,as most of Perahia"s recordings: Taste,great technique and an ever improving maturity.