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Music : 'Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp. 109, 110 & 111' |
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from: Philips
Amazon.com's Price: $16.98 Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028947569350
Label: Philips
Manufacturer: Philips
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Philips
Release Date: April 25, 2006
Sales Rank: 70295
Studio: Philips
Disc 1:- 1. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo - Tempo 1
- 2. Prestissimo
- 3. Andante molto cantabile e espressivo (Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung). Var. 1. Molto espre
- 1. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo
- 2. Allegro molto
- 3. Adagio ma non troppo - Arioso dolente
- 4. Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo - L'istesso tempo di Arioso - L'istesso tempo della Fuga (Nach und n
- 1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
- 2. Arietta. Adagio molto, semplice e cantabile - L'istesso tempo
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas have long been regarded as the Mt. Everest of the form, heights that can be scaled only by pianists who possess the keyboard technique to realize the depth of the composer’s vision. By those standards, if Uchida isn’t the equal of such giants as Arrau, Kempff, and Schnabel, she certainly comes close enough to make this an outstanding release. Her pianissimos are feathery-light; her fortes are as powerful as one might wish, and her trills are analogues of Beethoven’s spiritual ideas. She renders Beethoven’s full dynamic palette with nuances that make every shading register. Uchida never makes an ugly sound. Her tone remains warm, colorful, and full-bodied. More important, her interpretation encompasses the inward, contemplative slow sections as well as the energetic ones, and she plays Beethoven’s contrapuntal passages with a clarity that makes every musical strand count. She’s helped by outstanding engineering, too. Not all of the transcendental Beethoven is captured here, but Uchida comes a lot closer than most pianists can aspire to. That alone makes this disc a must-have. -- Dan Davis
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Articulate in Every Sense
I admire Mitsuko Uchida's scholarship, and her clearly planned trajectory in choice of repertory. My impression, which is solely based on my observation of her career, is that she wisely chose to begin with Mozart, as that simply was what she knew she could play with all her heart, bringing to the music intelligence, the perfect techinique (and as a pianist, believe me, that technique is maybe not even "teachable" but a karmic gift...)
There is good reason why we have had to wait awhile ... Read More
Rating: - Music for the soul.
I bought this music for my dear hubby who is mad about classical music. Uchida plays the piano beautifully, with intensity, passion, and such desperation, you can hear her heart echo through the symphonies of Beethoven. I have never been much of a classical music fan but such beautiful music is changing my original assumptions. Highly recommend it.
Rating:  - Filled With Concentration, Imagination And Clarity!
Mitsuiko Uchida continues to amaze with her unique ingenuity, creativity and musical imagination. Her depth of understanding in Beethoven's E major sonata, Op. 109 stands true, proven by her incredible accuracy revealing that Beethoven has never expressed himself more directly and intimately. She magnificently blends the lyrical aspects and ingenuity of the sonata's first movement allowing it to take on an improvisatory character. In the Prestissimo, Uchida doesn't rush ahead, but takes time to pace ... Read More
Rating:  - NOT ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE
I've heard Uchida many times, just last month for example. She is terrific in live perfomances, but on record, for some reason she is a little lame. This is, how should I say it, BOHHHRRRINNNNNGGGG!
And as sacrilgious as it may sound, opus 109, and 110 are not 'transcendental', but just ordinary pieces of music. If they were not Beethoven's they would not be given much shrift.
Not to get on another subject, but a lot of writing about Beethoven is 'The White Man's Burden' type ... Read More
Rating: - Uchida - unparalleled
It has been clear to me for some time now that I listen to other aspects of musical renditions than most classical fans. Sure, the obvious aspects are important (hitting all the notes as it were) but this is merely the baseline. The extreme difficulty I experienced in finding an acceptable rendition of Bach's 48, for example, contrasted with the glowing reviews of many renditions which I own and have rejected as being unacceptably inaccurate.
Similarly, I had great difficulty finding a rendition ... Read More
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