Grigory Sokolov: Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart CD
Ships on: January 1, 2025
Grigory Sokolov presents live recordings of Beethoven, Brahms and Mozart from his acclaimed 2019/20 season tour. Among them are early (No. 3) and late (Nos. 27 & 32) piano sonatas by Beethoven and Brahms’ intoxicating Op. 118 & 119.
“They document his stupendous pianistic level. But Sokolov’s magic arises in the moment, in his fine art of animating music across epochs, making it float, always mindful that our games must end.” (Tagesspiegel, Germany, April 11, 2019)
“. . . one of the greatest living pianists in the world . . . The playing is stunning in its clarity, articulation and color . . .” (Andrew Clements, The Guardian, UK, January 29, 2015)
Tracklist:
CD 1
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827)
Sonata in C major No. 3 op. 2/3
- Allegro con brio
- Adagio
- Scherzo. Allegro – Trio
- Allegro assai
Bagatelles op. 119
- No. 1 in G minor: Allegretto
- No. 2 in C major: Andante con moto
- No. 3 in D major: À l’Allemande
- No. 4 in A major: Andante cantabile
- No. 5 in C minor: Risoluto
- No. 6 in G major: Andante – Allegretto
- No. 7 in C major: Allegro, ma non troppo
- No. 8 in C major: Modera to cantabile
- No. 9 in A minor: Vivace moderato
- No. 10 in A major: Allegramente
- No. 11 in B flat major: Andante, ma non troppo
CD 2
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833 – 1897)
Piano Pieces op. 118
- No. 1 in A minor: Intermezzo.
Allegro non assai, ma molto
appassionato
- No. 2 in A major: Intermezzo. Andante teneramente
- No. 3 in G minor: Ballade. Allegro energico
- No. 4 in F minor: Intermezzo. Allegretto un poco agitato
- No. 5 in F major: Romanze. Andante –Allegretto grazioso
- No. 6 in E flat minor: Intermezzo. Andante, largo e mesto
Piano Pieces op. 119
- No. 1 in B minor: Intermezzo. Adagio
- No. 2 in E minor: Intermezzo. Andantino un poco agitato
- No. 3 in C major: Intermezzo. Grazioso e giocoso
- No. 4 in E flat major: Rhapsodie. Alle gro risoluto
ENCORES
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797 – 1828)
- Impromptu in A flat major D 935/2 (op. 142/2)
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU (1683–1764)
- Les Sauvages from Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin
JOHANNES BRAHMS
- Intermezzo in B flat minor op. 117/2
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
- Le Rappel des oiseaux from Pièces de clavecin
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
(1873–1943)
- Prelude in G sharp minor op. 32/12
FRANZ SCHUBERT
- Allegretto in C minor D 915
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918)
- Des pas sur la neige L 117/6 from Préludes, Book 1
DVD
- Opening
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)
Sonata in C major K 545
- Allegro
- Andante
- Rondo. Allegretto
Fantasia & Sonata in C minor K 475 & 457
- Adagio–Allegro–Andantino–Più allegro–Tempo I
- Molto allegro
- Adagio
- Allegro assai
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Sonata No. 27 in E minorop. 90
- Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
- Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
Sonata No. 32 in C minorop. 111
- Maestoso–Allegro con brio edappassionato
- Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
ENCORES
FRANZ SCHUBERT
- Moment musical in C major D 780/1 (op. 94/1)
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810–1849)
Nocturnesop. 32
- No. 1 in B major: Andante sostenuto
- No. 2 in A flat major: Lento
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
- L’Indiscrète from Pièces de clavecin en concerts
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856)
- Arabeske op. 18
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
- Canope L 123/10 from Préludes, Book 2
- Applause & Credits
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