By the time Beethoven came to compose the last three of his 32 piano sonatas, written, he said, “in a single breath” and conceived as a unified whole, he was almost completely deaf. Dense and complex, these innovative works, marking indelibly his farewell to the genre, pose many challenges, which are taken up here with mastery by Fabrizio Chiovetta.
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata in E major no.30 op.109
1. I. Vivace ma non troppo. Adagio espressivo
2. II. Prestissimo
3. III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung
Piano Sonata in A flat major no.31 op.110
4. I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
5. II. Allegro molto
6. III. Adagio ma non troppo. Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Sonata in C minor no.32 op.111
7. I. Maestoso. Allegro con brio ed appassionato
8. II. Arietta: Adagio molto, semplice e cantabile