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Schubert // Beethoven

Sokolov

2016 · Classical

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Schubert // Beethoven by Sokolov

Schubert // Beethoven is a Classical album by Sokolov, originally released in 2016. On Gatefold: 2 pressings tracked.

About

Having won the renowned International Tchaikovsky Competition at age 16, Grigory Sokolov is a true colossus of the piano and heir to the great Russian piano tradition exemplified by the likes of Emil Gilels and Sviatoslav Richter. Sokolov possesses a huge repertoire from the Baroque period to the 20th century, yet very little of it has been recorded, including nothing between 1995 and 2015. His few recordings, however, display a phenomenal technique and an extraordinarily expressive range. This 2016 album of live performances features a deeply considered performance of Beethoven’s mighty <i>”Hammerklavier” Sonata</i>, alongside an exquisitely shaped Schubert <i>Impromptus</i> and a selection of pieces by Rameau originally intended for the harpsichord, to which Sokolov brings a scintillating freshness.

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Tracklist

  1. 14 Impromptus, Op. 90, D.899: No. 1 in C Minor (Allegro molto moderato) [Live]10:34
  2. 24 Impromptus, Op. 90, D.899: No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Allegro) [Live]5:45
  3. 34 Impromptus, Op. 90, D.899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major (Andante) [Live]5:24
  4. 44 Impromptus, Op. 90, D.899: No. 4 in A-Flat Major (Allegretto) [Live]8:22
  5. 53 Klavierstücke, D.946: No. 1 in E-Flat Minor (Allegro assai) [Live]14:10
  6. 63 Klavierstücke, D.946: No. 2 in E-Flat (Allegretto) [Live]13:33
  7. 73 Klavierstücke, D.946: No. 3 in C (Allegro) [Live]7:12
  8. 8Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier": I. Allegro (Live)13:43
  9. 9Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo (Assai vivace - Presto - Prestissimo - Tempo I) [Live]3:30
  10. 10Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier": III. Adagio sostenuto (Live)21:28
  11. 11Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier": IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto (Live)14:02
  12. 12Premier livre de pieces de clavecin / Suite in D Minor-Major (1724): 2. Les tendres plaintes (Live)3:35
  13. 13Premier livre de pieces de clavecin / Suite in D Minor-Major (1724): 17. Les tourbillons (Live)2:24
  14. 14Premier livre de pieces de clavecin / Suite in D Minor-Major (1724): 18. Les cyclopes (Live)3:59
  15. 15Premier livre de pieces de clavecin / Suite in D Minor-Major (1724): 15. La follette (Live)2:24
  16. 16Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin / Suite in G Major: 6. Les sauvages (Live)1:53
  17. 17Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 2. in B-Flat Minor (Live)6:17

Sound DNA

  • Classical

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Live recordings:
LP 1: Warszaw, Philharmonic Concert HAll, 12 May 2013
LPs 2 & 3: Salzburg Festival, Großes Festspielhaus, 23 August 2013
In the runouts, 1X, 1⋀, 2⋀ are mirrored.

Credits

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Performers

  • Grigory SokolovPIANO

2 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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