Paul Lewis’s recording of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas at once took its place as one of the great modern sets. To celebrate twenty years of collaboration with the British pianist, harmonia mundi invites you to rediscover some of the finest sonatas from this monument, each with its own unique character. A splendid opportunity to admire Paul Lewis’s infinite range of touch, with its combination of rigour and imagination, which brings out all the poetry of these famous works.
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN [1770-1827]
Sonata n°8 "Pathétique" en ut mineur/C minor/c-moll op.13
· I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio (9'48)
· II. Andante cantabile (5'23)
· III. Rondo. Allegro (5'21)
Sonata n°14'Clair de lune' en ut dièse mineur/C sharp minor/cis-moll op.27 n°2
· I. Adagio sostenuto (5'15)
· II. Allegretto (2'19)
· III. Presto agitato (7'38)
Sonata n°24 "À Thérèse" en Fa dièse majeur/F sharp major/Fis-dur op.78
· I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo (7'19)
· II. Allegro vivace (3'10)
· Bagatelle ? Für Elise' WoO 59 en la mineur / A minor / a-Moll (3'23)
Sonata n°17 "The Tempest" en ré mineur/D minor/d-moll op.31 n°2
· I. Largo. Allegro (8'53)
· II. Adagio (8'23)
· III. Allegretto (7'15)Sonata n°23 'Appassionata' en fa mineur/F minor/f-moll op.57
· I. Allegro assai (10'25)
· II. Andante con moto (5'46)
· III. Allegro ma non troppo (8'38)
Sonata n°29 "Hammerklavier" en Si bémol majeur/B flat major/B-dur op.106
· I. Allegro (11'39)
· II. Scherzo. Assai vivace (2'48)
· III. Adagio sostenuto. Appassionato e con molto sentimento (18'31)
· IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto (12'52)
