Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas

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Beethoven (1770-1827): Complete Piano Sonatas Boris Giltburg (piano)

[CD1] 1-4. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, Op. 1 5-8. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, Op. 2 9-12. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, Op. 3

[CD2] 1-4. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7 5-7. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1 8-10. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2 11-14. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3

[CD3] 1-3. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique" 4-6. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1 7-9. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14, No. 2 10-13. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, Op. 22

[CD4] 1-4. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 26, "Funeral March" 5-8. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27, No. 1 9-11. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 12-15. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, "Pastoral"

[CD5] 1-3. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1 4-6. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2, "The Tempest" 7-10. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3

[CD6] 1-2. Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1 3-4. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2 5-7. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, "Waldstein" 8-9. Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54

[CD7] 1-3. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata" 4-5. Piano Sonata No. 24 "Therese" in F-sharp major, Op. 78 6-8. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79 9-11. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a, "Farewell"

[CD8] 1-2. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 3-6. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 7-10. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier"

[CD9] 1-3. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 4-6. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 7-8. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111

Boris Giltburg (piano)

Recording: CD1:1-4... December 3, 2019 London, Jaques Samuel Pianos Others... December 2019, January, July, September, November 2020 Sacile, Fazioli Concert Hall

[The long-awaited release of Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, which garnered rave reviews digitally, is finally here!]

Boris Giltburg has become one of the world's leading pianists. His keen sensitivity, insightful and persuasive interpretations, and passionate approach have earned him acclaim. Giltburg himself writes in the master recording commentary (in English) that this project, "Recording the Complete Piano Sonatas," commemorating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's death, is a personal adventure born out of respect for the composer. From the vibrant energy of his early sonatas, the passion and lyricism of his mid-period works, to the reverence for the transcendent in his later sonatas, Giltburg expresses the full range of human emotion. This magnificent cycle has been completed.

*The Japanese edition includes a Japanese commentary by Yudai Mashima.

Boris Giltburg (piano) Born in Moscow in 1984, he spent his childhood in Tel Aviv, Israel. He received piano lessons from his mother and began studying with Arie Vardy at the age of five. His career as a pianist began with winning first prize at the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition in Brussels in 2013. He has appeared with leading orchestras around the world, including the Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, WDR Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and NHK Symphony Orchestra, and has given recitals at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Southbank Centre (London), Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg), and Auditorium Radio France (Paris). He has also been invited to major European music festivals and has toured repeatedly to Asia and South America. Since 2015, he has been working on a long-term recording project with the Naxos label. His Shostakovich: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 and 2, etc. (8.573666) won the Diapason Award of the Month, his Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 (8.573629) won the Opus Klassik Award for Best Soloist (20th & 21st Century Music), and his Rachmaninoff: Etudes "Pictures on Sound"/Moments Musicaux [8.573469] won the Gramophone CD of the Month award.

He is also an amateur photographer and blogger, creating cover photos for his own albums and writing articles aimed at non-authentic classical music fans.

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