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Cover: Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonatas Opp. 7, 13 'Pathétique', 109, 110, 111

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Sonatas Opp. 7, 13 'Pathétique', 109, 110, 111

Paavali Jumppanen, piano

ODE 1298-2D · 2 CDs · November 2016

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Track listing

15 tracks · 118:34

Listen to samples on selected tracks.

CD 1

Ludwig van Beethoven

  1. Grand Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 7 32:11
  2. 1 I Allegro molto e con brio 8:25
  3. 2 II Largo con gran espressivo 9:34
  4. 3 III Allegro - Minore 6:54
  5. 4 IV Rondo: Poco Allegretto e Grazioso 7:16
  6. Grand Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 ?Pathétique? 18:07
  7. 5 I Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio 8:58
  8. 6 II Adagio cantabile 4:32
  9. 7 III Rondo: Allegro 4:36

CD 2

Ludwig van Beethoven

  1. Piano Sonata in E major, Op. 109 20:16
  2. 1 I Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo 4:22
  3. 2 II Prestissimo 2:21
  4. 3 III Andante, molto cantabile et espressivo 13:32
  5. Piano Sonata in A-fl at major, Op. 110 20:55
  6. 4 I Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 7:09
  7. 5 II Allegro molto 2:13
  8. 6 III Adagio, ma non troppo - Fuga: Allegro, ma non troppo 11:32
  9. Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 111 27:11
  10. 7 I Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appasionato 9:09
  11. 8 II Arietta: Adagio, molto semplice e cantabile 18:01

About this recording

The final volume of pianist Paavali Jumppanen’s acclaimed cycle of Beethoven piano sonatas.

This volume combines the early Op. 7 and the famous Pathétique sonata together with the Last Sonatas Opp. 109-111 written by Beethoven in the 1820s.

Jumppanen has collaborated with numerous contemporary composers and premiering many solo and chamber works for the piano. He has worked personally with esteemed composers including Pierre Boulez, William Duckworth, Henri Dutilleux, as well as composers of his native Finland. On the DG recording project of the complete works by Pierre Boulez, Jumppanen recorded the piano sonatas upon the composer’s request.

Paavali Jumppanen is an internationally esteemed pianist, a versatile performer equally at home as a concerto soloist, chamber musician, and a recitalist. His vast repertoire spans piano literature from Bach to the Avant-garde. Jumppanen has spent several years performing the works of Viennese Classics, in particular Beethoven. His performances of the complete cycles of Beethoven's and Mozart's Piano Sonatas as well as Beethoven's concertos and chamber music have won critical acclaim.

Jumppanen’s instalments in the Beethoven cycle have received thrilling reviews and, among others, the ‘Choc’ Award from the French music magazine Classica.

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Paavali Jumppanen

One of the most fascinating pianists from Finland, Paavali Jumppanen is equally at home on the stage as a soloist or chamber musician. His vast repertoire spans much of the classical piano literature, including Bach, Mozart, and the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, as well as contemporary music and avant-garde. His close collaboration with composer Pierre Boulez has resulted in the much acclaimed recordings of the composer's complete Piano Sonatas for Deutsche Grammophon, hailed by The Guardian "the best recorded disc of Boulez's piano music so far."

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