KASP 57611— Works by Beethoven
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"It is easy to assert, as many have, that Beethoven's last works partake of a spirituality which differentiates them from his earlier masterpieces. What is not so easy to factor out are the musical techniques which create this difference in the artistic equation."
So begin the provocative program notes written for this CD by the noted pianist and scholar, Jerome Lowenthal.
Featuring
quirky fast movements bizarrely juxtaposed against both moderate and very
deep, soulful movements the Bagatelles, Op. 126 are Beethoven's last major
work for piano.
The rest of this disk is devoted to Beethoven's last two piano works in
the sonata form. Unique creative highpoints both, it is hard to imagine
the piano repertoire without them.
The Classical
Music Guide said of this disk "Donald Isler brings forward the traditions
of great piano playing.....a 'thinking' pianist.....lovely singing tone.....a
most satisfying recital."
KASP 57611:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Bagatelles, Op. 126
Sonata No. 31 in A Flat Major, Op. 110
Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111