{"product_id":"vladimir-ashkenazy-beethoven-pno-sonatas-nos-21-29","title":"Vladimir Ashkenazy: Beethoven: Pno Sonatas Nos 21 \u0026 29 - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBeethoven: Pno Sonatas Nos 21 \u0026amp; 29\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eVladimir Ashkenazy\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eEloquence Australia\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e028948013043\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical Artists\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2010-04-13\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: 1. Allegro Con Brio \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: 2. Introduzione (Adagio Molto) - \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: 3. Rondo (Allegretto Moderato - Prestissimo) \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Piano Sonata No. 29 in B Flat Major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: 1. Allegro \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Piano Sonata No. 29 in B Flat Major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: 2. Scherzo (Assai Vivace - Presto - Prestissimo - Tempo 1) \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Piano Sonata No. 29 in B Flat Major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: 3. Adagio Sostenuto \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Piano Sonata No. 29 in B Flat Major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: 4. Largo - Allegro Risoluto\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vladimir Ashkenazy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32503264247879,"sku":"15011725","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/1627433.jpg?v=1747347886","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/vladimir-ashkenazy-beethoven-pno-sonatas-nos-21-29","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}