BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonatas Op. 10 No. 2, Op. 26, Op. 27 No 2 "Moonlight", Op. 90 - Angela Hewitt

Piano Sonata in A flat major Op 26[19'09]
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Movement 1a: Andante con variazioni[1'12]
2
Movement 1b: Variation I[1'07]
3
Movement 1c: Variation II[0'55]
4
Movement 1d: Variation III[1'14]
5
Movement 1e: Variation IV[0'56]
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Movement 1f: Variation V[1'45]
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Movement 2: Scherzo: Allegro molto[2'45]
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Movement 3: Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe[6'09]
9
Movement 4: Allegro[3'06]
Piano Sonata in F major Op 10 No 2[16'17]
10
Allegro[8'23]
11
Allegretto[3'50]
12
Presto[4'04]
Piano Sonata in E minor Op 90[13'20]
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Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck[5'37]
14
Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen[7'43]
Piano Sonata in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op 27 No 2[14'57]
15
Adagio sostenuto[5'37]
16
Allegretto[2'05]
17
Presto agitato[7'15]

Angela Hewitt’s legion of fans will be delighted at this eagerly awaited third volume of Beethoven sonatas. Her first two releases in this series were praised for their ‘clarity, intelligence and elegance’ … ‘fusing poetry and passion’, and all these trademark qualities of her playing are fully present in this third disc.

Four contrasting sonatas are presented here, including Op 27 No 2 ‘Moonlight’, which needs no introduction.