Beethoven / Giltburg Complete Piano Sonatas CD

Boris Giltburg is lauded worldwide as a deeply sensitive, insightful and compelling interpreter, with critics praising his impassioned approach to performance. This project to record all of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas is a personal exploration for Giltburg, driven by curiosity and his profound respect for the composer. These exceptional performances received widespread critical acclaim upon their original digital release and this premiere release includes extended personal and informative booklet notes written by the pianist. From the vivid energy of the early sonatas, through the dark passions and enchanted lyricism of Beethoven's middle period, to the awe-inspiring transcendence of the final sonatas - this cycle runs the full gamut of human emotion. About Boris Giltburg, PianoPianist Boris Giltburg is lauded across the globe as a deeply sensitive, insightful and compelling interpreter, with critics praising his impassioned, narrative-driven approach to performance. At home in repertoire ranging from Beethoven to Shostakovich, in recent years he has been increasingly recognized as a leading interpreter of Rachmaninov. He is recording the complete Beethoven piano concertos for Naxos with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic (RLPO) and Vasily Petrenko. In 2018 he won Best Soloist Recording (20th/21st century) at the inaugural Opus Klassik Awards for his Naxos recording of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Carlos Miguel Prieto, coupled with the ?tudes-Tableaux.

1. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1 2. I. Allegro 3. II. Adagio 4. III. Menuetto: Allegretto 5. IV. Prestissimo 6. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2 7. I. Allegro vivace 8. II. Largo appassionato 9. III. Scherzo: Allegretto - Trio 10. IV. Rondo: Grazioso 11. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 12. I. Allegro con brio 13. II. Adagio 14. III. Scherzo: Allegro - Trio 15. IV. Allegro assai 16. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 17. I. Allegro molto e con brio 18. II. Largo con gran espressione 19. III. Allegro 20. IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso 21. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1 22. I. Allegro molto e con brio 23. II. Adagio molto 24. III. Finale: Prestissimo 25. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2 26. I. Allegro 27. II. Allegretto 28. III. Presto 29. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3 30. I. Presto 31. II. Largo e mesto 32. III. Menuetto: Allegro 33. IV. Rondo: Allegro 34. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Path?tique" 35. I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio 36. II. Adagio cantabile 37. III. Rondo: Allegro 38. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1 39. I. Allegro 40. II. Allegretto 41. III. Rondo: Allegro comodo 42. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2 43. I. Allegro 44. II. Andante 45. III. Scherzo: Allegro assai 46. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22 47. I. Allegro con brio 48. II. Adagio con molta espressione 49. III. Minuetto 50. IV. Rondo: Allegretto 51. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, "Sonate mit dem Trauermarsch" 52. I. Andante con variazioni 53. II. Scherzo: Allegro molto 54. III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe 55. IV. Allegro 56. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1 57. I. Andante 58. II. Allegro molto e vivace 59. III. Adagio con espressione 60. IV. Allegro vivace 61. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight" 62. I. Adagio sostenuto 63. II. Allegretto 64. III. Presto agitato 65. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, "Pastoral" 66. I. Allegro 67. II. Andante 68. III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 69. IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo 70. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1 71. I. Allegro vivace 72. II. Adagio grazioso 73. III. Rondo: Allegretto 74. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2, "Tempest" 75. I. Largo - Allegro 76. II. Adagio 77. III. Allegretto 78. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, "La Chasse" 79. I. Allegro 80. II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace 81. III. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso 82. IV. Presto con fuoco 83. Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1 84. I. Andante 85. II. Rondo: Allegro 86. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2 87. I. Allegro, ma non troppo 88. II. Tempo di Menuetto 89. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein" 90. I. Allegro con brio 91. II. Introduzione: Adagio molto 92. III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo 93. Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54 94. I. In tempo d'un menuetto 95. II. Allegretto - Pi? allegro 96. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata" 97. I. Allegro assai 98. II. Andante con moto 99. III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto 100. Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 101. I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo 102. II. Allegro vivace 103. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 104. I. Presto alla tedesca 105. II. Andante 106. III. Vivace 107. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a, "Lebewohl, Abwesenheit und Wiedersehen" (Les Adieux, l'Absence et le Retour) 108. I. Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux): Adagio - Allegro 109. II. Abwesenheit (L'Absence): Andante espressivo (In gehender Bewegung, doch mit viel Ausdruck) - 110. III. Das Wiedersehen (Le Retour): Vivacissimamente (Im lebhaftesten Zeitmasse) 111. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90 112. I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck 113. II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen 114. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101 115. I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung: Allegretto ma non troppo 116. II. Lebhaft. Marschm?ssig: Vivace alla Marcia 117. III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll: Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto - 118. III. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit: Allegro 119. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier" 120. I. Allegro 121. II. Scherzo: Assai vivace - Presto - Tempo I 122. III. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento 123. IV. Largo - Allegro - Allegro risoluto. Fuga a tre voci, con alcune licenze 124. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 125. I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo 126. II. Prestissimo 127. III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo (Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung) 128. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110 129. I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo 130. II. Allegro molto 131. III. Adagio, ma non troppo - Fuga: Allegro, ma non troppo 132. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111 133. I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato 134. II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile