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Beethoven: Sonatas, Op. 49 Nos.1 & 2, Op. 14 No. 2, Op. 110 / Trudelies Leonhardt
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Beethoven: Sonatas, Op. 49 Nos.1 & 2, Op. 14 No. 2, Op. 110 / Trudelies Leonhardt

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Details

Composer
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
Artist
Trudelies Leonhardt
Format
CD
Label
Musica Omnia
Released
Jun 09, 2015
Catalog #
MO0607
UPC
801890060729

About

Collectors familiar with Trudelies Leonhardt’s previous Beethoven releases on the Globe and Meridian labels will know what to expect here. As before, she uses a Viennese Benignus Seidner model fortepiano dating from 1815. Its low notes have a warm, slightly nasal timbre, with an attractive singing quality to the middle and high registers that contrasts to the jangly sonorities we sometimes hear from other instruments from that period, such as the Graf fortepiano. Leonhardt’s genial performing style evokes the intimacy and spontaneous inflections typical of Wilhelm Kempff and Wilhelm Backhaus in their later years.

She takes the two Op. 49 sonatas’ modest dimensions on their own terms, projecting the melodies in natural, conversational arcs. Leonhardt’s tempo for the G major Op. 14 No. 1 first movement is more of a Moderato than the Allegro that Beethoven specifies, and we might wish for more rhythmic backbone in the development section, or a brusquer attack to the Andante’s soft staccato chords. By contrast, Leonhardt brings out the Allegro assai finale’s sense of surprise in her sophisticated timing of the ascending scales and rests.

Also note the uncommonly clear left-hand passagework in Leonhardt’s expansive and well-proportioned Op. 110 sonata opening movement. Her little luftpauses at phrase ends disrupt the rhythmic flow of the Allegro molto movement’s main theme. The expressive eloquence informing the third movement’s ”Klagender Gesang” best illustrates Leonhardt’s seasoned musicianship, although she doesn’t match Peter Serkin and Ronald Brautigam for virtuosic momentum in the fugue’s climax. The booklet includes an extensive essay about the Seidner fortepiano and excellent musical annotations.

-- Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro ma non troppo 04:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Trudelies Leonhardt
  2. 2 II. Tempo di menuetto 03:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Tempo di menuetto
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Trudelies Leonhardt
  3. 3 I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 06:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Trudelies Leonhardt
  4. 4 II. Allegro molto 02:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Allegro molto
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Trudelies Leonhardt
  5. 5 III. Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo 10:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    10:43
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Trudelies Leonhardt
  6. 6 I. Andante 04:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Trudelies Leonhardt
  7. 7 II. Rondo: Allegro 04:26
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Trudelies Leonhardt
  8. 8 I. Allegro 08:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    08:30
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Trudelies Leonhardt
  9. 9 II. Andante 05:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Trudelies Leonhardt
  10. 10 III. Scherzo: Allegro assai 04:15
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro assai
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Trudelies Leonhardt