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‘Not just another Hammerklavier recording’: this was Gramophone’s enthusiastic verdict on a recording made more than 15 years ago by Giovanni Bellucci, who now returns to Beethoven with a complete series, newly recorded, of the piano sonatas.
In 2000 the reviewer noted that Bellucci was barely known to the wider concert-going public; no longer is that an issue, since his reputation precedes him thanks to this and other recordings. ‘The abundant vitality of feeling’ and ‘untrammelled freshness of feeling’ contributed towards an appreciation of Bellucci’s remarkable achievement, at a relatively tender age, in assimilating the mighty work so thoroughly, ‘yet to be able to play it in a way that is unburdened by a consciousness of that knowledge.’
Later Beethoven recordings were praised elsewhere along similar lines for their ‘exemplary control’, ‘beguiling lightness of touch’ and ‘masterful command of sonority’ (Musical Opinion): ‘Refreshing, occasionally idiosyncratic and unpredictable playing that further bolsters Bellucci's reputation as a pianist both deeply musical and fearlessly virtuosic.’
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Artist: Giovanni Bellucci piano
00:00:00 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: I. Allegro
00:03:59 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: II. Adagio
00:10:18 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
00:15:29 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: IV. Prestissimo
00:22:25 Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
00:29:53 Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: II. Largo appassionato
00:40:32 Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegretto
00:43:52 Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: IV. Rondo. Grazioso
00:50:43 Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: I. Allegro con brio
01:02:03 Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: II. Adagio
01:11:17 Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Scherzo. Allegro
01:14:57 Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: IV. Allegro assai
01:20:01 Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: I. Allegro molto e con brio
01:30:05 Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: II. Largo e con gran espressione
01:39:00 Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: III. Allegro
01:44:54 Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
01:52:03 Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1: I. Andante
01:57:10 Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro
02:01:04 Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2: I. Allegro, ma non troppo
02:06:21 Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2: II. Tempo di menuetto
02:09:50 Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: I. Allegro
02:17:40 Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: II. Allegretto
02:22:07 Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro comodo
02:25:30 Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: I. Allegro
02:31:53 Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: II. Andante
02:36:22 Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro assai
02:39:42 Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio
02:46:05 Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: II. Adagio molto
02:55:38 Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: III. Finale. Prestissimo
03:00:23 Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: I. Allegro
03:06:33 Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: II. Allegretto
03:11:08 Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: III. Presto
03:14:58 Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: I. Presto
03:21:34 Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: II. Largo e mesto
03:31:59 Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegro
03:34:57 Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: IV. Rondo. Allegro
03:39:08 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13: I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
03:48:56 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13: II. Adagio cantabile
03:54:37 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13: III. Rondo. Allegro