Emil Gilels - Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas '2006

Tracks list

Tracklist

CD1
01. Piano Sonata No.2 in A, Op.2 No.2: 1. Allegro vivace
02. Piano Sonata No.2 in A, Op.2 No.2: 2. Largo appassionato
03. Piano Sonata No.2 in A, Op.2 No.2: 3. Scherzo (Allegretto)
04. Piano Sonata No.2 in A, Op.2 No.2: 4. Rondo (Grazioso)
05. Piano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2 No.3: 1. Allegro con brio
06. Piano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2 No.3: 2. Adagio
07. Piano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2 No.3: 3. Scherzo (Allegro)
08. Piano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2 No.3: 4. Allegro assai
09. 3 Sonatas for Piano, WoO 47: 1. Sonata in E-Flat Major: I. Allegro cantabile
10. 3 Sonatas for Piano, WoO 47: 1. Sonata in E-Flat Major: II. Andante
11. 3 Sonatas for Piano, WoO 47: 1. Sonata in E-Flat Major: III. Rondo vivace
12. 3 Sonatas for Piano, WoO 47: 2. Sonata in F Minor: I. Larghetto maestoso -
Allegro assai
13. 3 Sonatas for Piano, WoO 47: 2. Sonata in F Minor: II. Andante
14. 3 Sonatas for Piano, WoO 47: 2. Sonata in F Minor: III. Presto

CD2
01. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: 1. Allegro molto e con brio
02. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: 2. Largo, con gran espressione
03. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: 3. Allegro
04. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: 4. Rondo. Poco allegretto e
grazioso
05. Piano Sonata No.8 In C Minor, Op.13 -Pathétique: 1. Grave - Allegro di
molto e con brio
06. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 Pathétique: 2. Adagio cantabile
07. Piano Sonata No.8 In C Minor, Op.13 -Pathétique: 3. Rondo (Allegro)
08. Piano Sonata No.10 in G, Op.14 No.2: 1. Allegro
09. Piano Sonata No.10 in G, Op.14 No.2: 2. Andante
10. Piano Sonata No.10 in G, Op.14 No.2: 3. Scherzo (Allegro assai)

CD3
01. Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, Op.10 No.1: 1. Allegro molto e con brio
02. Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, Op.10 No.1: 2. Adagio molto
03. Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, Op.10 No.1: 3. Finale (Prestissimo)
04. Piano Sonata No.6 in F, Op.10 No.2: 1. Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No.6 in F, Op.10 No.2: 2. Allegretto
06. Piano Sonata No.6 in F, Op.10 No.2: 3. Presto
07. Piano Sonata No.7 in D, Op.10 No.3: 1. Presto
08. Piano Sonata No.7 in D, Op.10 No.3: 2. Largo e mesto
09. Piano Sonata No.7 in D, Op.10 No.3: 3. Menuetto (Allegro)
10. Piano Sonata No.7 in D, Op.10 No.3: 4. Rondo (Allegro)

CD4
01. Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat, Op.22: 1. Allegro con brio
02. Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat, Op.22: 2. Adagio con molto espressione
03. Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat, Op.22: 3. Menuetto
04. Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat, Op.22: 4. Rondo (Allegretto)
05. Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat, Op.26: 1. Andante con variazioni
06. Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat, Op.26: 2. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
07. Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat, Op.26: 3. Marcia funebre sulla morte dun Eroe
08. Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat, Op.26: 4. Allegro
09. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Introduction. Allegro
vivace
10. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Theme
11. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Variation I
12. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Variation II
13. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Variation III
14. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Variation IV
15. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Variation V
16. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Variation VI
17. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Variation VII. Canone
allottava
18. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Variation VIII
19. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Variation IX
20. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Variation X
21. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Variation XI
22. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Variation XII
23. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Variation XIII
24. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Variation XIV. Minore
25. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Variation XV. Maggiore.
Largo
26. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Coda
27. 15 Variations on Eroica in E-Flat Major, Op. 35: Finale. Alla Fuga. Allegro
con brio

CD5
01. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1: 1. Andante - Allegro -
Tempo I
02. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1: 2. Allegro molto e vivace
03. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1: 3. Adagio con espressione
04. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1: 4. Allegro vivace - Tempo
I - Presto
05. Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 -Moonlight: 1. Adagio
sostenuto
06. Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 -Moonlight: 2. Allegretto
07. Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 -Moonlight: 3. Presto
agitato
08. Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 -Pastorale: 1. Allegro
09. Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 -Pastorale: 2. Andante
10. Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 -Pastorale: 3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
11. Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 -Pastorale: 4. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

CD6
01. Piano Sonata No.16 in G, Op.31 No.1: 1. Allegro vivace
02. Piano Sonata No.16 in G, Op.31 No.1: 2. Adagio grazioso
03. Piano Sonata No.16 in G, Op.31 No.1: 3. Rondo (Allegretto)
04. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 The Tempest: 1. Largo - Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 The Tempest: 2. Adagio
06. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 The Tempest: 3. Allegretto
07. Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat, Op.31 No.3 -The Hunt: 1. Allegro
08. Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat, Op.31 No.3 -The Hunt: 2. Scherzo (Allegretto
vivace)
09. Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat, Op.31 No.3 -The Hunt: 3. Menuetto (Moderato e
grazioso)
10. Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat, Op.31 No.3 -The Hunt: 4. Presto con fuoco

CD7
01. Piano Sonata No.19 in G minor, Op.49 No.1: 1. Andante
02. Piano Sonata No.19 in G minor, Op.49 No.1: 2. Rondo (Allegro)
03. Piano Sonata No.20 in G, Op.49 No.2: 1. Allegro ma non troppo
04. Piano Sonata No.20 in G, Op.49 No.2: 2. Tempo di Menuetto
05. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 Waldstein: 1. Allegro con brio
06. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 Waldstein: 2. Introduzione. Adagio
molto
07. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 Waldstein: 3. Rondo. Allegretto
moderato - Prestissimo
08. Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 Appassionata: 1. Allegro assai
09. Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 Appassionata: 2. Andante con moto
10. Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 Appassionata: 3. Allegro ma non
troppo
11. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79: 1. Presto alla tedesca
12. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79: 2. Andante
13. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79: 3. Vivace

CD8
01. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a Les Adieux: 1. Das Lebewohl
(Adagio - Allegro)
02. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a Les Adieux: 2. Abwesenheit
(Andante espressivo)
03. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a Les Adieux: 3. Das Wiedersehn
(Vivacissimamente)
04. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus
mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
05. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: 2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr
singbar vorgetragen
06. Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109: 1. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio
espressivo - Tempo I
07. Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109: 2. Prestissimo
08. Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109: 3. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung
(Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)
09. Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109: Variation I: Molto espressivo
10. Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109: Variation II: Leggiermente
11. Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109: Variation III: Allegro vivace
12. Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109: Variation IV: Etwas langsamer als das Thema
13. Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109: Variation V: Allegro, ma non troppo
14. Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109: Variation VI: Tempo I del tema
15. Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat, Op.110: 1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
16. Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat, Op.110: 2. Allegro molto
17. Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat, Op.110: 3. Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga
(Allegro ma non troppo)

CD9
01. Piano Sonata No.28 in A, Op.101: 1. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten
Empfindung (Allegretto ma non troppo)
02. Piano Sonata No.28 in A, Op.101: 2. Lebhaft, marschmäßig (Vivace alla
marcia)
03. Piano Sonata No.28 in A, Op.101: 3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio ma
non troppo, con affetto)
04. Piano Sonata No.28 in A, Op.101: 4. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit
Entschlossenheit (Allegro)
05. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 -Hammerklavier: 1. Allegro
06. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 -Hammerklavier: 2. Scherzo
(Assai vivace - Presto - Prestissimo - Tempo I)
07. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 -Hammerklavier: 3. Adagio
sostenuto
08. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 -Hammerklavier: 4. Largo - Fuga
(Allegro risoluto)


La quintessence de lart dEmil Gilels, lun des plus grands pianistes du XXe
siècle et avec Sviatoslav Richter le meilleure de lécole russe, se trouve
dans ce coffret de 9 CD édité pour la première fois en 1996, puis sous
une nouvelle présentation en 2006.

Mort en 1985, Gilels naura pas eu le temps dachever lenregistrement de
lintégralité des sonates pour piano de Beethoven, laissant au silence cinq
dentre elles dont la première (Opus 2, n° 1) et la dernière, le fameux
Opus 111 de la trente-deuxième. Ce sont donc vingt-sept autres numéro
dopus qui sont réunis dans ce qui constitue lune des meilleures performances
du genre, aux côtés des intégrales de Claudio Arrau, Alfred Brendel et
Wilhelm Kempff.

Ces enregistrements réalisés entre 1972 et lannée de sa mort donnent
à entendre des sommets dinterprétation, à commencer par la Sonate n°
7 op. 10 n°3 , publiée simultanément aux Variations Eroica op. 35 - de
toute beauté -, incluses dans le coffret. À la maîtrise du tempo
sajoute la rigueur toute russe et le sentiment (Largo e mesto). La suite va
crescendo dans la clarté et la perfection du jeu. La Sonate n° 17 op. 31
n°2 dite « La Tempête », la plus personnalisée, est dotée dune
conclusion historique, lune des plus belles du répertoire beethovénien
(Allegretto).

Sans perdre en nuances, la Sonate n° 21 op. 53 « Waldstein » est un
roulement rythmique inextinguible porté par la puissance et lassurance du
jeu. La Sonate n° 23 op. 57 « Appassionata », couplée à lorigine
à la précédente, est tout aussi imparable dans son tempo sûr et
serein. La Sonate n° 25 op. 79 « Alla tedesca » est tout simplement
magistrale, une interprétation olympienne.

La dernière année, Gilels réalise à Berlin les Sonate n° 30 op.
109 et Sonate n° 31 op. 110, qui sont encore considérées comme la
référence absolue trente ans après la disparition du pianiste, qui
naura pas eu le temps daccéder à lultime étape de cette ascension
monumentale.

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