Benno Moiseiwitsch - Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Nos 8, 14 & 21 - Benno Moiseiwitsch [CD]

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Born in Odessa, 'the cradle of Russian pianism' in 1890, Benno Moiseiwitsch was one of the great pianists of the twentieth century. Volume 9 of the Naxos Moiseiwitsch Edition features a superlative reading of Beethoven's 'Moonlight' Sonata, of which the critic of 'The Gramophone' wrote \\Moiseiwitsch has surely never made such a good recording as this. The 1941 recording of the 'Path?\xaetique' Sonata is also exceptionally fine, with Moiseiwitsch's full tone at the beginning faithfully captured by the engineers. The tempo of the Allegro di molto e con brio is urgent and fast, while the pianist's sublime tonal qualities can be heard to full advantage in the Adagio. 'He [Moiseiwitsch] stands grander, traditional virtues on their head, replacing thunder and solidity with aristocratic rhetoric. Few pianists have responded to terms such as leggierement with a more winning charm.... nothing can dim the lustre of either performance. We can only beg Naxos for more Moiseiwitsch, especially in Beethoven and Chopin.' 'The Gramophone' on 8.110776''

Grave - Allegro Molto E Con Brio

Adagio Cantabile

Rondo Allegro

Adagio Sostenuto

Allegretto

Presto Agitato

Allegro Con Brio

Introduzione - Adagio molto

Rondo - Allegretto moderato

Andante in F major (Andante favori) - Ludwig van Beethoven

Rondo in C major, Op. 51, No. 1 - Ludwig van Beethoven

Pastorale and Capriccio - Domenico Scarlatti

Sonata No. 1 in C major: Perpetuum mobile - Carl Maria von Weber