Daniel Heide - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 17 “The Tempest”, 20, 27 & 31 (2023)

ME and the middle and later ones. A result of the the Pandemic and challenging the re discovery of Beethoven’s sonatas Vol. III.

„In each volume of my complete recording of the piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven, I have clearly chosen the order of pieces with autobiographical criteria in mind. Over the past 15 years, my work as a pianist has increasingly migrated toward music-making in partnership with others. Although I started out mainly as a chamber musician collaborating with instrumentalists and singers, the focus has increasingly shifted toward duo recitals, primarily vocal recitals on a worldwide scale – but I never could have dreamed that such appearances would become so frequent that they would allow me to earn a stable living.

Whenever I was asked what became of my solo playing, I had to answer with a shrug, explaining that I needed a sort of sabbatical to let me practice solo repertoire undisturbed before I started giving solo piano recitals again. Then, covid struck. All of a sudden, I had time on my hands.

Tracklist:
01. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
02. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
03. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro
04. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": II. Adagio
05. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto
06. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo
07. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2: II. Tempo di Menuetto
08. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
09. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
10. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: IIIa. Adagio ma non troppo
11. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: IIIb. Fuga (Allegro ma non troppo)