Nikolai Lugansky - Beethoven: Sonatas - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Édouard Herriot once said, InchIn Beethoven, everything comes from within. His model is not the rule of the schoolroom.Inch This is particularly true of the late sonatas, which contain elements of both an intimate journal (Romain Rolland saw in Op.101 Incha day in the inner lifeInch of Beethoven) and total experimentation (the variations of Op.109) before attaining the mystical serenity of the very last sonata, Op.111. Here is Nikolai Lugansky's powerful vision of this pianistic Everest. Album Tracks 1. Beethoven Piano Sonata No.28 in a Major Op.101 - I. Etwas Lebhaft Und Mit Der Innigsten Empfindung 2. Beethoven Piano Sonata No.28 in a Major Op.101 - II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig 3. Beethoven Piano Sonata No.28 in a Major Op.101 - III. Langsam Und Sehnsuchtsvoll 4. Beethoven Piano Sonata No.28 in a Major Op.101 - IV. Geschwind, Doch Nicht Zu Sehr Und Mit Entschlossenheit 5. Beethoven Piano Sonata No.30 in E Major Op.109 - I. Vivace Ma Non Troppo 6. Beethoven Piano Sonata No.30 in E Major Op.109 - II. Prestissimo 7. Beethoven Piano Sonata No.30 in E Major Op.109 - III. Gesangvoll, Mit Innigster Empfindung 8. Beethoven Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor Op.111 - I. Maestoso 9. Beethoven Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor Op.111 - II. Arietta

Rachmaninov The Piano Concertos, The Symphonies, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini, Variations, Préludes, Moments musicaux (7CD) Box set - A sumptuous Rachmaninov collection built around the piano concertos - interpreted by Nikolai Lugansky (InchRachmaninov just doesn't get any better than this,Inch declared the Guardian's on hearing him in Concerto No. 2) - and the symphonies, performed by André Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra, a team celebrated in the Russian Romantic repertoire. Gramophone judged Previn's advocacy of the Symphony No. 2 Inchamong his most enduring contributions to our musical lifeInch. Album Tracks 1. Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.1 in F Sharp minor Op.1 I Vivace 2. Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.1 in F Sharp minor Op.1 II Andante 3. Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.1 in F Sharp minor Op.1 III Allegro Vivace 4. Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor Op.30 I Allegro, Ma Non Tanto 5. Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor Op.30 II Intermezzo - Adagio 6. Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor Op.30 III Finale - Alla Breve 1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 I. Moderato 2. Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18 II Adagio Sostenuto 3. Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18 III Allegro Scherzando 4. Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.4 in G minor Op.40 I Allegro Vivace 5. Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.4 in G minor Op.40 II Largo 6. Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.4 in G minor Op.40 III Allegro Vivace 1. Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op.43 I Introduction 2. Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op.43 II Variations 1 - 6 3. Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op.43 III Variation 7 4. Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op.43 IV Variations 8,9 5. Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op.43 V Variation 10 6.

A monument of piano literature, the grand finale of the InchNew Testament of the pianoInch Tomoko Ogasawara performs Ludwig van Beethoven's last three piano sonatas on her new GENUIN album. She captures the transcendent quality of these masterpieces, which transcend boundaries in every respect, with precision and sensitivity. The immense technical difficulties vanish, just as Beethoven must have wished, behind great seriousness and depth of feeling. Musical proclamation par excellence! Album Tracks 1. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109~Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo 2. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109~Prestissimo 3. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109~Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo 4. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110~Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 5. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110~Allegro molto 6. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110~Adagio ma non troppo - Arioso dolente - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo 7. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111~Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato 8. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111~Arietta. Adagio molto semplice cantabile