Etiket: Sonatas
“Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 2″, Frank Peter Zimmermann
After recording with Martin Helmchen a reference version of Beethoven’s sonatas for violin and piano, Frank Peter Zimmermann delivers a complete version of Bach’s sonatas and partitas, of which here…
“Hélène de Montgeroult. Piano Sonatas”, Simone Pierini
While this weekend Arion, Mathieu Lussier and pianist Élisabeth Pion will present a Piano concerto by Hélène de Montgeroult (1764-1836), recordings of the latter’s piano music are multiplying. This composer,…
[Critique] “Sonatas for Violin and Piano Nos. 1-3” by Robert Schumann, Andrew Wan and Charles Richard-Hamelin
The Quebec tandem, after its integral sonatas for violin and piano of Beethoven, turned to Schumann at the very moment when the DG published the 1D Sonata of Schumann by…
[Critique] “Haydn. Piano Sonatas, vol. 11”, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Thus ends the complete keyboard sonatas by Haydn, played on the piano by Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Along the way, the Frenchman wished to juxtapose sonatas from different periods, to the point…
[Critique] “Chopin, Rachmaninoff. Cello Sonatas”, J.-G. Queyras, A. Melnikov
The magic of this CD begins with the first notes, through the sound universe created by the Érard piano chosen by Alexander Melnikov for Chopin’s sonata. Associated with the golden…
[Critique] “Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 959 and 960”, Dong Hyek Lim
His media life began with a bang. In 2003, he put down and challenged the 3e prize in the Queen Elizabeth Competition because he thought he deserved better. Since then,…