Beethoven: Last Three Sonatas

This disc is of sublime music, gloriously played, and it is one of those occasions when it seems superfluous to say much more…What Sunwook Kim brings to [the last three sonatas], as he also does... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 30th Apr 2021
Catalogue No: ACC10527
Label: Accentus Music

International Classical Music Awards

2022

Nominated - Solo Instrument
International Classical Music Awards

2022

Nominated - Video Performance

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109

Sunwook Kim (piano)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110

Sunwook Kim (piano)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111

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"Large industrial complexes, built of solid brick tell the story of industrialization of 19th century Leipzig. Where spinning wheels once rattled, chimneys smoked and thousands of workers carried out their daily work, new life has moved in over the past few years. Today, former factories are home to artists' studios, galleries and manufactories. The term 'industrial culture' is taken literally here. The Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig is one of these buildings that tell the story of time and was now the chosen location for a very special audio and video production: the exceptional Korean pianist Sunwook Kim played Ludwig van Beethoven's last three Piano Sonatas op. 109-111 in an industrial setting framed by light projections that filled the brick hall. Beethoven's last three piano sonatas occupy a very special place within his oeuvre. Completely deaf by then, the composer puts three of his most intimate and personal works on paper, which at the same time radiate optimism and point musically into the future like hardly any other works. This recording is being released simultaneously on CD, DVD, & Blu-ray. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, op. 109 Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110 Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, op. 111 Sunwook Kim, piano Recorded at Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig, Germany, July 2020"

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June 2021

This disc is of sublime music, gloriously played, and it is one of those occasions when it seems superfluous to say much more…What Sunwook Kim brings to [the last three sonatas], as he also does to the Hammerklavier, is an intimacy which has nothing to do with volume – though he has no trouble with Beethoven’s most boisterous outbursts – but with proportion.

August 2021

As ever with this musician, the pianism is pristine and the level of finish unfailingly impressive. Highlights are many.

Beethoven: Last Three Sonatas

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