Credits:

Beethoven (1770-1827)

Description:

Antti Siirala, the proud Finnish Beethoven player who was the youngest first prize winner at the 1997 Vienna Beethoven International Competition and also won the Best Performance Award for Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 29 "Hammerklavier," will play Beethoven's last three Sonatas. Siirala has performed with many famous conductors and orchestras in Europe and other countries, and has frequently visited Japan to perform with the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, and others, where he has received high acclaim. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo - Tempo 1
2.Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: Prestissimo
3.Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabi
4.Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
5.Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: Allegro molto
6.Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
7.Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
8.Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: Arietta. Adagio molto, semplice e cantabile