Beethoven Recital

Evgeny Kissin releases Beethoven album to launch new exclusive collaboration with Deutsche Grammophon after 25 years. Evgeny Kissin skyrocketed to international fame as a piano sensation in the 1980s. He entranced international audiences with captivating interpretations of Romantic masterworks during his teens, and has since flourished as one of the world’s most charismatic and visionary performers. Today he is a living legend, one of the most iconic names and magnetic personalities in all of music. Kissin’s discography so far contains landmark recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, critically acclaimed collaborations with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan and Claudio Abbado among them. Selected by the artist himself, this luxurious Beethoven double album represents Kissin's personal journey with the composer's solo work over the last decade and includes some of Beethoven's greatest and best-loved solo piano works such as the 'Moonlight' Sonata or the 'Appassionata' - most of them never released before.

Tracks

1~1~Piano Sonata No.3 In C, Op.2 No.3 (Seoul, 2006): Allegro Con Brio (Original Version)
1~2~Piano Sonata No.3 In C, Op.2 No.3 (Seoul, 2006): Adagio (Original Version)
1~3~Piano Sonata No.3 In C, Op.2 No.3 (Seoul, 2006): Scherzo Allegro (Original Version)
1~4~Piano Sonata No.3 In C, Op.2 No.3 (Seoul, 2006): Allegro Assai (Original Version)
1~5~32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, Woo 80 (Montpellier, 2007)
1~6~Piano Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 -"Moonlight" (New York, 2012): Adagio Sostenuto (Original Version)
1~7~Piano Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 -"Moonlight" (New York, 2012): Allegretto (Original Version)
1~8~Piano Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 -"Moonlight" (New York, 2012): Presto Agitato (Original Version)
2~1~Piano Sonata No.23 In F Minor, Op.57 -"Appassionata" (Amsterdam, 2016): Allegro Assai (Original Version)
2~2~Piano Sonata No.23 In F Minor, Op.57 -"Appassionata" (Amsterdam, 2016): Andante Con Moto (Original Version)
2~3~Piano Sonata No.23 In F Minor, Op.57 -"Appassionata" (Amsterdam, 2016): Allegro Ma Non Troppo (Original Version)
2~4~Piano Sonata No.26 In E Flat, Op.81A -"Les Adieux" (Vienna, 2006): Das Lebewohl Adagio - Allegro (Original Version)
2~5~Piano Sonata No.26 In E Flat, Op.81A -"Les Adieux" (Vienna, 2006): Abwesenheit Andante Espressivo (Original Version)
2~6~Piano Sonata No.26 In E Flat, Op.81A -"Les Adieux" (Vienna, 2006): Das Wiedersehen Vivacissimamente (Original Version)
2~7~Piano Sonata No.32 In C Minor, Op.111 (Verbier, 2013): Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato (Original Version)
2~8~Piano Sonata No.32 In C Minor, Op.111 (Verbier, 2013): Arietta Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile (Original Version)

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Evgeny Kissin
Release Date: 25 August 2017
Genre: Classical Music
Label: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (IMP)
Distributor: Universal Music