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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol 3 / Garrick Ohlsson
Bridge Records

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol 3 / Garrick Ohlsson

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Details

Composer
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
Artist
Garrick Ohlsson
Format
CD
Label
Bridge Records
Released
Oct 24, 2006
Catalog #
BCD9207
UPC
090404920721

About

2008 Grammy Winner! - "Best Instrumental Soloist Performance"

The god of inspiration sprints hand in hand with Garrick Ohlsson as the pianist nears completion of his Beethoven sonata cycle. The present disc opens with one of Op. 2 No. 3's finest recorded performances. Ohlsson's lean, propulsive first movement incorporates distinctly contrasted themes and subtle tempo modifications. Everything hangs together so well that when Ohlsson leans on the accelerator for the movement's final octave outburst the effect is conclusive rather than vulgar.

Ohlsson also plays Op. 14 No. 1 beautifully, bringing a refreshingly terse quality to the Allegretto by underlining its sudden dynamic shifts. The pianist's genial, expansive account of Op. 14 No. 2's opening movement evokes memories of Claudio Arrau's likeminded mid-1960s recording, yet Ohlsson stresses different details, such as the left hand's chromatic broken octaves. Ohlsson's crisp yet full-bodied shaping of the second movement's detached chords brings out the music's Haydn-like wit, to say nothing of the finale's aptly timed, elegant fingerwork.

Excellent sound and notes.

-- Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com

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Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro con brio 10:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    10:09
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Garrick Ohlsson
  2. 2 II. Adagio 09:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    09:47
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Garrick Ohlsson
  3. 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro 03:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Garrick Ohlsson
  4. 4 IV. Assai allegro 05:22
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Assai allegro
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Garrick Ohlsson
  5. 5 I. Allegro 06:55
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Garrick Ohlsson
  6. 6 II. Allegretto 04:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Garrick Ohlsson
  7. 7 III. Rondo: Allegro comodo 03:28
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro comodo
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Garrick Ohlsson
  8. 8 I. Allegro 07:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:46
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Garrick Ohlsson
  9. 9 II. Andante 06:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:25
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Garrick Ohlsson
  10. 10 III. Scherzo: Allegro assai 03:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro assai
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Garrick Ohlsson
  11. 11 I. Presto alla tedesca 05:04
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Presto alla tedesca
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Garrick Ohlsson
  12. 12 II. Andante 03:22
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Garrick Ohlsson
  13. 13 III. Vivace 02:00
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Vivace
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Garrick Ohlsson