This page lists all recordings of Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110, by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) on SACD. Generally, more recent releases are listed first, but with priority given to those that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Beethoven: Diabelli Variations & Piano Sonata No. 31
Sviatoslav Richter never played the 'Moonlight' Sonata in public - quite extraordinary when you consider that the opening adagio is one of the most performed keyboard pieces ever. Here we have an unusual juxtaposition of two very different aspects of Beethoven's oeuvre. Sonata No. 31, prefaces the disarray of the adagio of the 15th Quartet op.132, and has no dedicatee, but Richter's incomparable art of legato makes it irresistible. The 'Diabelli Variations', like the 'Art of Fugue' or Bach's 'Goldberg Variations', are not ideal in concert, too introspective or better served in bite-sized chunks. Richter offers his unique view leading from Bach to Stockhausen via Mozart and anticipating the pianism of Chopin and Liszt. “one of the most complete and exhilaratingly dramatic accounts of this supreme work that I have ever heard. In Richter’s hands, the old Petrof piano is both a singing and a percussion instrument...No colour in Beethoven’s kaleidoscopic invention, no fleeting harmonic change, is missed. Outstanding.” Sunday Times, 14th October 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Volume 11
This new release completes Michael Korstick’s cycle of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas. These recordings have been available previously but are reference recordings. They “make whole” a very significant cycle. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 30-32
This release is the latest addition to the complete Beethoven piano sonatas cycle by Kodama. Her previous releases in this series have been well received. “Never bearing down on heavily on the music, she always allows Beethoven his own voice.” Gramophone | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
The follow-up to Dejan Lazic’s impressive, if controversial, arrangement for piano of Brahm’s Violin Concerto, and a string of critically lauded ‘Liaisons’ discs. “There are plenty of surprises in this performance but on its own wayward terms it's captivating: anyone looking for a fresh, thought-provoking account of this concerto might feel minded to explore this disc...Lazić keeps everything well controlled and plays with great concentration.” International Record Review, March 2011 “Croatian pianist-composer Dejan Lazić will doubtless add to his reputation for erratic brilliance with this recording of Beethoven's Fourth Concerto...[the slow movement] is tremendous in its drama and exaltation...His Moonlight Sonata is clean, austere and breathtakingly beautiful.” The Guardian, 11th February 2011 **** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Beethoven - Complete Works for Solo Piano Volume 8
With this disc, Ronald Brautigam has reached the last of the 32, completing a sonata cycle which has made a great impression on all who have been following it. A review in The Times stated: ‘Beethoven the revolutionary comes closer than ever in Brautigam's fiery interpretations.' Brautigam has chosen to record these seminal works on fortepiano, and throughout the series uses two different instruments mirroring the rapid development of the piano during the three decades that saw the birth of these sonatas. “There are few early-instrument practitioners who can match Brautigam's music insight and technical prowess...there are no holds barred in his impressively passionate account of Op. 111's opening Allegro” BBC Music Magazine, September 2010 **** “The clarity that Brautigam achieves serves to offset the briskness of the tempos and the gain lies in the clear structural cohesion, with momentum clearly directed...This lack of indulgence is a hallmark of Brautigam's Beethoven...and [he] always mantains direction...This survey provides some of the finest Beethoven playing I have ever heard.” International Record Review, October 2010 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Beethoven - Late Piano Sonatas
Elisabeth Leonskaja is one of today’s leading pianists and she is celebrated throughout the world. Her many recordings attest to her high rank and these have been awarded the Grand Prix du Disque, Prix Caecilia, Diapason d’Or and an international MIDEM award. “Leonskaja's broad tempi, rounded phrases and generous ritardandos might satisfy those who'd like a suaver Barenboim or a less intense and harmonically complex Arrau...nothing ever sounds indulgent or pretentious, and Leonskaja's vibrant sonority consistently communicates rapture.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2010 “Leonskaja's sound is crystalline, liquescent and luminous...In the second movement [of Op.110] , she projects Beethoven's accented syncopations incisively, while the tricky cross-handed off-beats of its Trio section are delivered with similar aplomb... Leonskaja is clearly a very individual pianist with the will to play the music exactly as she hears it.” International Record Review, October 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Beethoven last three piano sonatas
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