Boris Giltburg - Beethoven 32, Vol. 7: Piano Sonatas Nos. 23-26 '2021

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 Appassionata: I. Allegro assai
02. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 Appassionata: II. Andante con moto
03. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 Appassionata: III. Allegro ma non
troppo - Presto
04. Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 A Thérèse: I. Adagio
cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
05. Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 A Thérèse: II. Allegro
vivace
06. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 Cuckoo: I. Presto alla tedesca
07. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 Cuckoo: II. Andante
08. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 Cuckoo: III. Vivace
09. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a Les adieux: I. Das Lebewohl.
Adagio - Allegro
10. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a Les adieux: II. Abwesenheit.
Andante espressivo
11. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a Les adieux: III. Das
Wiedersehn. Vivacissimamente



The first six volumes (9.70307–9.70312) of Boris Giltburg’s
traversal of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas have been received with much
acclaim: ‘[Giltburg brings] us closer to the spontaneous feel of a live
performance… on this form Naxos’s cycle looks set to be something
special’ (Malcolm Hayes, BBC Music Magazine, on Sonatas Nos. 4–7 /
9.70308). In this instalment the light and joyful Nos. 24 and 25 are bookended
by two cornerstones of Beethoven’s piano sonatas: the powerfully dramatic
Appassionata, and Les Adieux, the only programmatic sonata in Beethoven’s
cycle.

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