Title: Beethoven: Pno Sonatas Nos 21 & 29
Artist: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Label: Eloquence Australia
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 028948013043
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2010-04-13
Number of Discs: 1

The two sonatas featured on this release charted unprecedented paths of sonority and virtuosity, although the musical and pianistic aims radically differ. Vladimir Ashkenazy re-recorded them both, the 'Hammerklavier' for his complete Beethoven sonata cycle, and the 'Waldstein' as a digital remake for a separate CD. The rare and much sought-after 1967 recording of the 'Hammerklavier' - Vladimir Ashkenazy's first of any Beethoven sonata for Decca - is sharply delineated and full of tensile energy, the fugal finale's gnarlier sequences more incisively articulated than his later remake.

Tracks:
1.1 Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: 1. Allegro Con Brio
1.2 Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: 2. Introduzione (Adagio Molto) -
1.3 Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: 3. Rondo (Allegretto Moderato - Prestissimo)
1.4 Piano Sonata No. 29 in B Flat Major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: 1. Allegro
1.5 Piano Sonata No. 29 in B Flat Major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: 2. Scherzo (Assai Vivace - Presto - Prestissimo - Tempo 1)
1.6 Piano Sonata No. 29 in B Flat Major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: 3. Adagio Sostenuto
1.7 Piano Sonata No. 29 in B Flat Major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: 4. Largo - Allegro Risoluto

Vladimir Ashkenazy: Beethoven: Pno Sonatas Nos 21 & 29 - COMPACT DISCS

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