Special offer. Beethoven: Piano Works
Martino Tirimo (piano)
But the fact is that over the course of nearly 21 hours of music (the average duration per disc is 78 minutes), one becomes enraptured by Beethoven’s genius in all of its aspects. The consistency...
Special offer. Beethoven: Piano Works
Martino Tirimo (piano)
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But the fact is that over the course of nearly 21 hours of music (the average duration per disc is 78 minutes), one becomes enraptured by Beethoven’s genius in all of its aspects. The consistency...
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Beethoven's piano output alone is enormous and arguably the greatest collection of all, and surely its most remarkable feature is the sheer variety of expression. Among the 32 Sonatas you will not find two that are similar; and in the 20 sets of Variations one marvels at the range and inspiration of his vision and imagination. Indeed, he was a rebel and he defined the course of classical music probably more than any other composer. He travelled fast and far, from the influence of Haydn and Mozart in his early works to his own idiomatic language of the middle period works and, finally, reached heights of great spiritual depth in the last 10 years or so. The works are presented in chronological order, but there are many instances where scholars cannot pin down the precise time of composition. Also, in a few cases, strict chronology is deliberately ignored so that on each CD the order offers more attractive listening'.
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Jul/Aug 2020
But the fact is that over the course of nearly 21 hours of music (the average duration per disc is 78 minutes), one becomes enraptured by Beethoven’s genius in all of its aspects. The consistency of Tirimo’s playing, and the consistency of his insight, is utterly remarkable. You may think you know Beethoven; Tirimo, in what is surely his magnum opus, will persuade you otherwise.
April 2020
this 16-disc collection is a gargantuan achievement.