American pianist Andrew Rangell started his recording career with Bach's massive Goldberg Variations in 1989, and then moved on to Beethoven's monumental five final sonatas in 1990 and 1991. Since then, he has released recordings of works by composers as close to Beethoven as Schubert and as far from Beethoven as Ives, but while he has returned to Bach several times, he has not returned to Beethoven's sonatas until this 2009 disc coupling the composer's three Opus 10 sonatas with his single Op. 13 Sonata, the "Pathétique." ...
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American pianist Andrew Rangell started his recording career with Bach's massive Goldberg Variations in 1989, and then moved on to Beethoven's monumental five final sonatas in 1990 and 1991. Since then, he has released recordings of works by composers as close to Beethoven as Schubert and as far from Beethoven as Ives, but while he has returned to Bach several times, he has not returned to Beethoven's sonatas until this 2009 disc coupling the composer's three Opus 10 sonatas with his single Op. 13 Sonata, the "Pathétique." What a pleasure it is to hear Rangell tear into these early works! With a combination of intellectual rigor, emotional passion, and technical virtuosity, Rangell turns in performances that rival the finest ever recorded. The sweeping strength of his opening Presto in the D major Sonata Op. 10/3, and the irrepressible energy of his Prestissimo in the C minor Sonata, Op. 10/1, are incredibly impressive. But even more remarkable are the expressive depths of his slow movements. His Largo...
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