Pavel Kolesnikov - Beethoven: Piano Sonata 'Moonlight' Op. 27/2; Piano Sonata Op. 14/2; Seven Bagatelles Op 33 (2018)
Pavel Kolesnikov - Beethoven: Piano Sonata 'Moonlight' Op. 27/2; Piano Sonata Op. 14/2; Seven Bagatelles Op 33; Variations on an original theme WoO80 (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 193 Mb | Total time: 76:18 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | CDA68237 | Recorded: 2017
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 193 Mb | Total time: 76:18 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | CDA68237 | Recorded: 2017
The young Novosibirsk-born pianist Pavel Kolesnikov has made a splash in London not only by virtue of his technical facility – perhaps nobody on the scene today can manage a perfectly smooth surface at low volumes the way he can – but also with unusual programming. Some may find his programs perverse, but there is generally some method to them, and in cases like the present one they may be revelatory. Beethoven's sonatas are routinely presented in various kinds of groupings, but it is rare indeed that they are put down in the middle of groups of small pieces, many of them "WoO," or without opus number. That's just what Kolesnikov does here, opening with four short without-opus pieces and resuming the sequence of freestanding short works with the set of seven Bagatelles, Op. 33. In between comes the Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 ("Moonlight"), and if you need a reason to check out Kolesnikov's work, it's this: not many performances make you hear this most familiar of all Beethoven's sonatas in a new way. Kolesnikov's intent with the short pieces is dual. First, he stresses the formal experimentalism of Beethoven's early music, with the result that the two piano sonatas on the album come across expanded versions of the ideas developed in the shorter pieces. And second, he is aware that Beethoven's solo piano music, especially at first, was chamber music in the broad sense of the word. He wasn't playing in big halls; his music was intended for homes and for private gatherings of his patrons. Thus, where almost everyone else foregrounds the irregular rhythms of, say the second of the Op. 33 set of Bagatelles, Kolesnikov reins it in. And the entire "Moonlight" sonata, even the tumultuous finale, is relatively quiet. One might object that the trend in historical performance is going the other way, that Beethoven's piano was an ungainly but expressive beast with a strongly percussive quality that would have emphasized the accents, not smoothed them out. But sample the first movement of the "Moonlight" and admire the almost perfectly glassy surface: there's no denying Kolesnikov's skills as a technician. The climax is reached, as it ought to be, with the 32 Variations on an Original Theme, WoO 80, another without opus work but one with which Beethoven himself might easily have ended a recital. Hyperion contributes perfect sound for this kind of experiment at the Wyastone Estate concert hall, and the bottom line is that if you're thinking you don't need another "Moonlight" sonata, think again.–James Manheim
Performer:
Pavel Kolesnikov, piano
Tracklist:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1927)
01. Andante in C major, WoO 211
02. Presto in C minor, WoO 52
03. Allegretto in C major, WoO 56
04. Allegretto in C minor, WoO 53
Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 'Moonlight'
05. Adagio sostenuto
06. Allegretto
07. Presto agitato
7 Bagatelles, Op. 33
08. No 1 in E flat major: Andante grazioso, quasi allegretto
09. No 2 in C major: Scherzo. Allegro — Trio
10. No 3 in F major: Allegretto
11. No 4 in A major: Andante
12. No 5 in C major: Allegro ma non troppo
13. No 6 in D major: Allegretto quasi andante
14. No 7 in A flat major: Presto
Piano Sonata in G major, Op. 14/2
15. Allegro
16. Andante
17. Scherzo: Allegro assai
18. Variations on an original theme in C minor, WoO 80
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Pavel Kolesnikov - Beethoven: Piano Sonata 'Moonlight' Op. 27/2; Piano Sonata Op. 14/2; Seven Bagatelles Op 33 (2018)
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