SOLOMON: THE COMPLETE BEETHOVEN RECORDINGS (12 CDS)

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2020 is the Beethoven year as it marks the 250th birthday of the genius from Bonn – the perfect occasion to release Solomon’s complete Beethoven recordings. The internationally ren owned music critic Joachim Kaiser counts the pianist among the "few great Beethoven players of our time" and praises his "pianistic energy, which every person that cares about piano playing has to know and love". Without a doubt the recordings of the sonatas (Solomon's complete recording of the piano sonatas unfortunately remained incomplete), namely the Grand Sonata for the Hammerklavier, "Les Adieux" and the "Mondscheinsonate" are among the most insistent interpretations that these works have experienced.Born in London in 1902 as Solomon Cutner, the son of Jewish immigrants was aprodigy par excellence. A grand disciple of Clara Schumann’s, he already gave up his last name as a child. Not only, but especially his Beethoven interpretations made him legendary in the 1930s and 40s. Left with one-sided paralysis due to a stroke, his career found an abrupt end in 1956.Only four works appear twice in Solomon's Beethoven discography; two of them - the Sonata Op. 111 (1948 and 1951), and the 3rd Piano Concerto (1944 and 1956) - are presented in this compilation of the entire Beethoven repertoire in both versions, which Solomon has recorded for vinyl. CD 1■ Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in CMajor Op. 15 / Sonata No. 27 in E Minor Op. 90 (1958)Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major Op. 15 / C-Dur1. I. Allegro con brio 13‘342. II. Largo 12‘123. III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando 8‘55Sonata No. 27 in E Minor Op. 90 / e-Moll4. I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung 5‘59und Ausdruck5. II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen 7‘11Solomon piano / KlavierPhilharmonia Orchestra conductor / Dirigent Herbert Menges (1-3)recorded / aufgenommen 1956■ BonusPiano Sonata No. 7 in D Major Op. 10, 3 / D-Dur6. I. Presto 7‘057. II. Largo e mesto 10‘098. III. Minuet: Allegro & Trio 2‘439. IV. Rondo: Allegro 4‘12Solomon piano / Klavierrecorded / aufgenommen 1956 TotalTime 72‘03 CD 2■ BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat MajorOp. 19 (c. 1953)Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major op. 19 / B-Dur1. I. Allegro con brio 13‘282. II. Adagio 8‘513. III. Rondo: Molto allegro 6‘05Solomon piano / KlavierPhilharmonia Orchestraconductor / Dirigent André Cluytensrecorded / aufgenommen 1952The Emperor Concerto (1956)Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat MajorOp. 73 “Emperor” / Es-Dur4. I. Allegro 19‘265. II. Adagio un poco mosso 8‘236. III. Rondo: Allegro. Più allegro 9‘46Solomon piano / KlavierPhilharmonia Orchestraconductor / Dirigent Herbert Mengesrecorded / aufgenommen 1955Total Time 66‘02 CD 3■ BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor Op. 37(1958)Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor Op.37 / c-Moll1. I. Allegro con brio 16‘222. II. Largo 10‘433. III. Rondo: Allegro. Presto 8‘48Solomon piano / KlavierPhilharmonia Orchestra conductor /Dirigent Herbert Mengesrecorded / aufgenommen 1956■ BonusPiano Sonata No. 22 in F Major Op. 54 /F-Dur4. I. In tempo di minuetto 4‘525. II. Allegretto. Più allegro 4‘56Solomon piano / KlavierPiano Sonata No. 28 in A Major Op.101 / A-Dur6. I. Allegretto ma non troppo 3‘437. II. Vivace alla Marcia 5‘298. III. Adagio ma non troppo 2‘319. IV. Allegro 7‘07Solomon piano / Klavierrecorded / aufgenommen 1951 (4-5)1954 (6-9)Total Time 64‘33 CD 4■ BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 4 in G major Op.58 / G-Dur (1955)Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)1. I. Allegro moderato 18‘102. II. Andante con moto 5‘203. III. Rondo: Vivace 9‘34Solomon piano / KlavierPhilharmonia Orchestraconductor / Dirigent André Cluytensrecorded / aufgenommen 1952■ BonusPiano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor Op.111 / c-Moll4. I. Maestoso. Allegro con brio edppassionato 8‘435. II. Arietta (con variazioni): Adagiomolto semplice e cantabile 17‘58Solomon piano / Klavierrecorded / aufgenommen 1951Total Time 59‘46 CD 5■ BeethovenTempest and Appassionata Sonatas(1956)Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor Op. 31,2 “Tempest” / d-Moll „Der Sturm“1. I. Largo. Allegro 8‘072. II. Adagio 8‘103. III. Allegretto 6‘08Sonata No. 23 in F Minor Op. 57“Appassionata” / f-Moll4. I. Allegro assai. Adagio. Più allegro8‘505. II. Andante con moto. Variazioni I-III –attacca: 7‘176. III. Allegro, ma non troppo. Presto4‘53Solomon piano / Klavierrecorded / aufgenommen 1954■ BonusPiano Sonata No. 18 in E Flat Major Op.31, 3 / Es-Dur7. I. Allegro 9‘168. II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace 5‘299. III. Minuet: Moderato grazioso & Trio.Coda 4‘2510. Presto con fuoco 4‘36Solomon piano / Klavierrecorded / aufgenommen 1954 TotalTime 67‘14 CD 6■ BeethovenSonata No. 29 in B Flat Major Op. 106„Hammerklavier“ /Sonata No. 26 in E Flat Major Op. 81a„Les adieux“ (1953)Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)Piano Sonata No. 29 in B Flat Major Op.106 „Hammerklavier“ / B-Dur1. I. Allegro 10'072. II. Scherzo: Assai vivace. Presto 2'313. III. Adagio sostenuto 22‘20Piano Sonata No. 26 in E Flat Major Op.81a „Les Adieux“ /Es-Dur „Das Lebewohl“4. I. Adagio. Allegro (Abschied) 6'445. II. Andante espressivo (Abwesenheit)3'506. III. Viviacissimamente (Ankunft) 5‘27Solomon piano / Klavierrecorded / aufgenommen 1952Total Time 51‘02 CD 7■ BeethovenSonata in C Minor Op. 13 / Sonata in EMajor Op. 109 (1954)Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor Op. 13„Pathétique“ / c-Moll1. I. Grave. Allegro di molto e con brio8‘542. II. Adagio cantabile 6‘103. III. Rondo: Allegro 4‘16Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major Op.109 / E-Dur4. I. Vivace ma non troppo. Vivaceespressivo 3‘395. II. Prestissimo 2‘136. III. Tema: Andante molto cantabile edespressivo 13‘09Solomon piano / Klavierrecorded / aufgenommen 1951■ BonusPiano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp MinorOp. 27, 2 “Moonlight” /cis-Moll „Mondschein“7. I. Adagio sostenuto 8‘338. II. Allegretto 1‘569. III. Presto agitato. Adagio. Prestoagitato 7‘22Solomon piano / Klavierrecorded / aufgenommen 1952 TotalTime 56‘14 CD 8■ BeethovenSonata in E Flat Major Op. 27, 1 /Sonata in A Flat Major Op. 110 (1962)Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)Piano Sonata No. 13 in E Flat Major Op.27, 1 / Es-Dur1. I. Andante. Poco meno mosso.Allegro. Tempo I 5‘382. II. Allegro molto e vivace. Trio 1‘483. III. Adagio con espressione – Allegrovivace. Tempo I. Presto 9‘13Piano Sonata No. 31 in A Flat Major Op.110 / As-Dur4. I. Moderato cantabile moltoespressivo 7‘085. II. Allegro molto 1‘586. III. Adagio, ma non troppo 10‘51Solomon piano / Klavierrecorded / aufgenommen 1956■ BonusPiano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor Op.111 / c-Moll7. I. Maestoso. Allegro con brio edappassionato 9‘048. II. Arietta (con variazioni): Adagiomolto semplice e cantabile 19‘30Solomon piano / Klavierrecorded / aufgenommen 1948Total Time 65‘11 CD 9■ BeethovenSonatas Op. 2 No. 1 in F Minor & No. 3in C Major (1954)Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor Op. 2, 1 /f-Moll1. I. Allegro 4‘572. II. Adagio 5‘403. III. Minuetto: Allegretto & Trio 3‘154. IV. Prestissmo. L’istesso tempo 7‘25Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major Op. 2, 3 /C-Dur5. I. Allegro con brio 9‘386. II. Adagio 7‘277. III. Scherzo: Allegro 3‘048. IV. Allegro assai 4‘55Solomon piano / Klavierrecorded / aufgenommen 1951 (5-8)1952 (1-4)Total Time 46‘22 CD 10■ BeethovenSonatas for Violoncello & Piano Vol. I(1955)Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)Cello Sonata in F Major Op. 5, 1 / F-Dur1. I. Adagio sostenuto 3‘352. Allegro. Adagio. Presto. Tempo I11‘053. II. Allegro vivace 7‘06Sonatas for Violoncello & Piano Vol. II(1955)Cello Sonata in G Minor Op. 5, 2 / g-Moll4. I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo 6‘555. II. Allegro molto più tosto presto 6‘506. III. Rondo: Allegro 9‘18Cello Sonata in A Major Op. 69 / A-Dur7. I. Allegro ma non tanto 11‘598. II. Scherzo: Allegro molto 4‘589. III. Adagio cantabile. Allegro vivace9‘07Gregor Piatigorsky cello / CelloSolomon piano / Klavierrecorded / aufgenommen 1954Total Time 70‘56 Show more