Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Volume 2

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he plays a rich-sounding modern instrument, and Chandos supplies its usual feather-bed acoustic. Yet whenever there's a chance to be abrasive, Bavouzet seizes it, and he relishes the opportunities... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 6th Jan 2014
Catalogue No: CHAN10798(3)
Label: Chandos
Series: Bavouzet Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 22

Work length24:29

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Recorded: 20-22 September 2013
Recording Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk

I. Allegro con brio

Track length7:27

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II. Adagio con molta espressione

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III. Minuetto - Minore - Minuetto D.C. senza replica

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IV. Rondo. Allegretto

Track length6:08

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 26 "Grande Sonate"

Work length19:52

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Recorded: 20-22 September 2013
Recording Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk

I. Andante con Variazioni

Track length8:24

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II. Scherzo. La prima parte senza repetizione. Allegro molto

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III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe

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IV. Allegro

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata quasi una fantasia, Op. 27 No. 1

Work length15:47

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Recorded: 20-22 September 2013
Recording Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk

I. Andante - Allegro

Track length4:52

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II. Allegro molto e vivace

Track length2:09

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III. Adagio con espressione

Track length3:03

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IV. Allegro vivace - Tempo I - Presto

Track length5:43

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata quasi una fantasia, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"

Work length15:53

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

I. Adagio sostenuto. Si deve suonare tutto questo

Track length5:46

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II. Allegretto. La prima parte solamente una volta

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III. Presto agitato - Adagio - Tempo I

Track length7:33

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 31 No. 1

Work length23:25

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

I. Allegro vivace

Track length6:38

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II. Adagio grazioso

Track length10:00

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III. Rondo. Allegretto - Adagio

Track length6:47

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest"

Work length23:04

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

I. Largo - Allegro - Adagio - Largo - Allegro - Largo - Allegro

Track length8:27

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II. Adagio

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III. Allegretto

Track length6:47

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 31 No. 3

Work length22:33

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

I. Allegro

Track length8:12

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II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace

Track length5:22

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III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso - Trio - Coda

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IV. Presto con fuoco

Track length4:32

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 28 "Pastoral"

Work length24:32

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

I. Allegro - Adagio

Track length10:29

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II. Andante

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III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio. La seconda parte una volta

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IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo - Più Allegro quasi Presto

Track length5:18

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 49 No. 1 "Sonate facile"

Work length7:32

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

I. Andante

Track length4:01

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II. Rondo. Allegro

Track length3:31

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 49 No. 2 "Sonate facile"

Work length7:49

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

I. Allegro, ma non troppo

Track length4:22

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II. Tempo di Menuetto

Track length3:27

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein'

Work length24:05

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

I. Allegro con brio

Track length10:28

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II. Introduzione. Adagio molto

Track length3:37

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III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo

Track length10:00

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Beethoven: Andante, WoO 57 "Andante favori"

Work length8:15

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet returns for the second volume of his survey of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas. The project, set to conclude with Vol. 3 in 2014, runs alongside his complete recording of Haydn’s Piano Sonatas. Vol. 1 of the Beethoven series was critically acclaimed, BBC Music calling the performances ‘distinguished and virtuosic’ and Fanfare remarking that ‘his readings will withstand the test of time’. In this release Bavouzet performs the sonatas published between 1800 and 1804.

This period marked a transitional stage in Beethoven’s work and the arrival of his middle period. Included are the two Op. 27 sonatas, both modified ‘quasi una fantasia’ that break away from traditional forms. One of these, the ‘Moonlight’ Sonata, features one of his best-known movements, the opening Adagio sostenuto, which unfolds like a baroque prelude with its famous rolling triplets and lamenting melody. The ‘Waldstein’ Sonata, Op. 53 is one of the glories of Beethoven’s middle period and surpasses all his previous sonatas in scope and scale. Also recorded here is the Andante in F, a piece originally intended as the slow movement to the ‘Waldstein’. Although later replaced by a shorter Adagio molto this is a charming piece in its own right and quickly became one of Beethoven’s most popular works after being published alone as the Andante favori.

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February 2014

he plays a rich-sounding modern instrument, and Chandos supplies its usual feather-bed acoustic. Yet whenever there's a chance to be abrasive, Bavouzet seizes it, and he relishes the opportunities Beethoven gives him to sound wispy and 'French'.

11th January 2014

Bavouzet proves he has the elegance for the early sonatas and the pianistic command for Beethoven’s larger forms...The “Moonlight” radiates mystery and momentum, the “Tempest” has fabulous intensity (and a graceful touch), while the “Waldstein” is treated to a performance of unmitigated rapture.

March 2014

This second volume is lucid yet intense in the poised Opus 31 sonatas and vital in the 'Waldstein.'

February 2014

Those following his Beethoven cycle will not be disappointed by what is on offer here and the final volume can be only keenly awaited.

16th January 2014

At its best, his playing is engaging and fresh; there's never a hint of staleness about even the most familiar music...While some might feel increasingly short-changed by these performances, others who admire the polish and assurance of Bavouzet's playing as well as the surface slickness that goes with it, may well enjoy every one of these performances.

10th January 2014

The nervous, abrupt chords in the first movement of Op 31, No 1 jump out and bite us. He’s equally impressive capturing the music’s playful mischief and sudden poetic revelations. So much here is brilliantly achieved and so sharply polished that the few moments of dullness take us by surprise.

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