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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0028947661870 Label: Ecm Records Manufacturer: Ecm Records MPN: 001081402 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Ecm Records Release Date: May 20, 2008 Studio: Ecm Records Editorial Review: Product Description: András 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. Album Description: Six months or after the release of his excellent fi fth volume of Beethoven piano sonatas, Hungarian-British pianist Andras Schiff tackles a sixth instalment, with music spanning 1804 to 1810 including the famous Appassionata (No. 23 Opus 57) and the equally highly regarded Les Adieux (No. 26 Opus 81a). Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Some wonderful playing, but...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 ... Read More Rating:  - Schiff Continues to EnthrallAndras 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 ... Read More |
