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| Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas Vol. VI | 
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Sales Rank: 32166
Category: Music
Publisher: Ecm Records
Studio: Ecm Records
Manufacturer: Ecm Records
Label: Ecm Records
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 001081402
UPC: 028947661870
EAN: 0028947661870
ASIN: B0015YI246
Release Date: May 20, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | In Tempo d'un Menuetto | | • | Allegretto | | • | Allegro assai | | • | Andante con moto | | • | Allegro ma non troppo | | • | Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo | | • | Allegro vivace | | • | Presto alla tedesca | | • | Andante | | • | Vivace | | • | Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Allegro | | • | Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo | | • | Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente |
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Product Description
Andras Schiff s Beethoven cycle, recorded live in chronological order at Tonhalle Zurich, continues to collect critical praise as it moves forward to the
later middle period. Volume VI, including sonatas from the period
between 1804 and 1810, offers some of the most famous and widely-known works together with an astonishing variety of forms and concepts, a
constellation which, once again, highlights the attractiveness of Schiff s chronological approach.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Some wonderful playing, but... August 27, 2008
I bought as much of this new series of Sonatas as I could get hold of after listening short excerpts. Mr Schiff provides quite a wonderful, new and fresh interpretation of these great works, but unfortunately he tends to spoil some of the wonder by literally hammering out his fortissimo passages in a way that might even surprise and upset those of us who value interpretation that is true to the presumed playing style prevalent during Beethoven's lifetime.
Playing is (as mentioned by another reviewer) sometimes unexpectedly sluggish.
The thing that clearly stands out is his playing of the slower movements which are crisp, but gentle with wonderful consideration of melodic lines.
But this collection of discs will probably do for the Beethoven Piano Sonatas what Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lambert Orkis did for the Beethoven Violin sonatas with their recent recordings which are loved by some and despised by some.
 Schiff Continues to Enthrall July 2, 2008
Andras Schiff continues to enthrall with his series of Beethoven Piano Sonatas. I highly recommend his lecture series, given at Wigmore Hall, and captured on the Guardian UK website. His in-depth exploration of these pieces is illuminating. I am most impressed in Schiff's passionate and pure takes on the lesser-known sonatas. His G Major Sonata, No 25, will thrill and delight the listener. I have nothing to say about the Appasionata - it is supremely played and lived. As for Les Adieux, the slow movement is heart-wrenching, and the last movement, the return, is a breath of fresh air. I cannot wait to hear these pieces live at Carnegie Hall this year.
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