
Boris Giltburg - Complete Piano Sonatas 9CD (Boxed Set)
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 Études-Tableaux.
Label: Naxos
UPC: 747313900534
Release Date: September 24, 2021
Track List
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor Op. 2 No. 1
- I. Allegro
- II. Adagio
- III. Menuetto: Allegretto
- IV. Prestissimo
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major Op. 2 No. 2
- I. Allegro vivace
- II. Largo appassionato
- III. Scherzo: Allegretto - Trio
- IV. Rondo: Grazioso
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major Op. 2 No. 3
- I. Allegro con brio
- II. Adagio
- III. Scherzo: Allegro - Trio
- IV. Allegro assai
- Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major Op. 7
- I. Allegro molto e con brio
- II. Largo con gran espressione
- III. Allegro
- IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso
- Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor Op. 10 No. 1
- I. Allegro molto e con brio
- II. Adagio molto
- III. Finale: Prestissimo
- Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major Op. 10 No. 2
- I. Allegro
- II. Allegretto
- III. Presto
- Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major Op. 10 No. 3
- I. Presto
- II. Largo e mesto
- III. Menuetto: Allegro
- IV. Rondo: Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor Op. 13 "Pathétique"
- I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
- II. Adagio cantabile
- III. Rondo: Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major Op. 14 No. 1
- I. Allegro
- II. Allegretto
- III. Rondo: Allegro comodo
- Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major Op. 14 No. 2
- I. Allegro
- II. Andante
- III. Scherzo: Allegro assai
- Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major Op. 22
- I. Allegro con brio
- II. Adagio con molta espressione
- III. Minuetto
- IV. Rondo: Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major Op. 26 "Sonate mit dem Trauermarsch"
- I. Andante con variazioni
- II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
- III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe
- IV. Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major Op. 27 No. 1
- I. Andante
- II. Allegro molto e vivace
- III. Adagio con espressione
- IV. Allegro vivace
- Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
- I. Adagio sostenuto
- II. Allegretto
- III. Presto agitato
- Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major Op. 28 "Pastoral"
- I. Allegro
- II. Andante
- III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
- IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
- Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major Op. 31 No. 1
- I. Allegro vivace
- II. Adagio grazioso
- III. Rondo: Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest"
- I. Largo - Allegro
- II. Adagio
- III. Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major Op. 31 No. 3 "La Chasse"
- I. Allegro
- II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace
- III. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso
- IV. Presto con fuoco
- Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor Op. 49 No. 1
- I. Andante
- II. Rondo: Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major Op. 49 No. 2
- I. Allegro ma non troppo
- II. Tempo di Menuetto
- Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major Op. 53 "Waldstein"
- I. Allegro con brio
- II. Introduzione: Adagio molto
- III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo
- Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major Op. 54
- I. In tempo d'un menuetto
- II. Allegretto - Più allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor Op. 57 "Appassionata"
- I. Allegro assai
- II. Andante con moto
- III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
- Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major Op. 78
- I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
- II. Allegro vivace
- Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major Op. 79
- I. Presto alla tedesca
- II. Andante
- III. Vivace
- Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major Op. 81a "Lebewohl Abwesenheit und Wiedersehen" (Les Adieux l'Absence et le Retour)
- I. Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux): Adagio - Allegro
- II. Abwesenheit (L'Absence): Andante espressivo (In gehender Bewegung doch mit viel Ausdruck) -
- III. Das Wiedersehen (Le Retour): Vivacissimamente (Im lebhaftesten Zeitmasse)
- Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor Op. 90
- I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
- II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
- Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major Op. 101
- I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung: Allegretto ma non troppo
- II. Lebhaft. Marschmässig: Vivace alla Marcia
- III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll: Adagio ma non troppo con affetto -
- III. Geschwind doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit: Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"
- I. Allegro
- II. Scherzo: Assai vivace - Presto - Tempo I
- III. Adagio sostenuto appassionato e con molto sentimento
- IV. Largo - Allegro - Allegro risoluto. Fuga a tre voci con alcune licenze
- Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major Op. 109
- I. Vivace ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
- II. Prestissimo
- III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo (Gesangvoll mit innigster Empfindung)
- Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major Op. 110
- I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
- II. Allegro molto
- III. Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo
- Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor Op. 111
- I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
- II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile