COMPLETE PIANO TRIOS

2020 release. The 2020 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert takes place on January 1, 2020 under the baton of Andris Nelsons for the first time. Released in anticipation of this historic event and as part of Beethoven 2020, Nelsons' recording with the Vienna Philharmonic of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 is released on a single CD for fans to enjoy.

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to release a stunning new recording of Beethoven piano sonatas by Maurizio Pollini. This final recording from 2014 brings a 40-year project to completion: He now presents studio recordings of all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas. The piano sonatas are central to Beethoven's oeuvre. As a composer and virtuoso pianist himself, he wrote works for the instrument from the beginning to the end of his career, so a cycle of the piano sonatas gives an almost unparalleled insight into his development as a composer and as a master of the instrument.

Nine CD set. Wilhelm Kempff's landmark 1960 stereo recordings of Beethoven's complete piano sonatas, mastered at 24bit/96kHz in DTS-HD Master Audio, with CD Mastering taken from the HRA remastering to achieve a new and clearer sound. The impression made by Wilhelm Kempff's performances of Beethoven is that of an embodiment of Beethoven's remark that music must strike fire from the spirit of mankind. Kempff brought to the 32 Sonatas a sense of fantasy and improvisation.

This album combines Japanese and European art songs - two seemingly distant cultural spheres revealing often impressive affinities, whereby in the direct comparison the respective characteristic profiles of the Western and Far Eastern style traditions are certainly preserved, perhaps even more apparent. All in all, a musical round dance is created through the highs and lows of human emotions and experiences - and regardless of the permanent back and forth between East and West, an invisible bond leads us to the brilliant rising of the Far Eastern sun in the last song of "A magnificent morning" by Yoshinao Nakada. Wonderfully interpreted by Misaki Kobayashi and Matthias Veit.

Pierre Fournier/Friedrich Gulda -"Beethoven: Complete Works for Cello & Piano" - Pierre Fournier's and Friedrich Gulda's legendary 1959 recordings of Beethoven's complete works for cello and piano (5 Sonatas, 3 Variation Cycles), remastered at Emil Berliner Studios in 24 bit/192kHz, DTS-HD Master Audio. Cover adapted from the original artwork, booklet including iconic artist photos of Pierre Fournier and Friedrich Gulda.

3CD/1BR.

Acclaimed Lied singer Matthias Goerne is joined by pianist and DG exclusive artist Jan Lisiecki for a remarkable Beethoven recital. Though often eclipsed by his other compositions, Beethoven's Lieder are among his most intimate, poetic creations. The album features 14 Lieder including the Six Lieder, op. 48 cycle and Beethoven's most famous song, "An die ferne Geliebte."

Rejecting academic coolness, Armonia Atenea, under the baton of conductor George Petrou, injects dramatic energy and bright colour to Beethoven's bold ballet score. Beethoven's ballet music was written in 1801 (between the First and Second symphonies) and the theme from the overture provided the subject for the finale of the Eroica Symphony and Eroica Variations. Based on the Greek fire-stealing myth, the story of the Creatures of Prometheus is conveyed with music full of drama and verve, but was the only ballet score that Beethoven wrote. Armonia Atenea & George Petrou's Decca recording of Handel's Alessandro has received numerous accolades.

5Cd/1Br-Audio.

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas

Beethoven: String Quintets Opp. 4 & 29

Three CDs. In anticipation of Beethoven's 250th birthday in 2020, Jan LIsiecki presents a full cycle of Beethoven's five piano concertos, accompanied by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 has particularly played a significant role in Lisiecki's career. In 2013, he performed the work with Orchestra Mozart under Claudio Abbado in Bologna, replacing an indisposed Martha Argerich at short notice, and he performed the same work at his Carnegie Hall debut.

Herbert von Karajan's iconic 1966 recording of the Missa Solemnis with the Berliner Philharmoniker & a quartet of stunning soloists - Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich & Walter Berry. Newly remastered by Emil Berliner Studios and presented on Blu-ray Audio in 24bit/192kHz + 1 CD produced from the new remastering. 20-page booklet with liner notes and photos from the original release, plus new & exclusive commentary from Gundula Janowitz remembering "Recording

Seven CD set containing essential recordings - milestones of Deutsche Grammophon's Beethoven discography, featuring symphonies, violin and piano concerti, piano sonatas and string quartets. Legendary artists and landmark interpretations, presented with original album artwork and historic images.