Beethoven Piano Sonatas

[Jennie_Gardner]

Dear Pianophiles,

I'd like to let you know about a new recording of Beethoven Piano Soantas by Leeds International Piano Competition winner Artur Pizarro.

Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Artur Pizarro
No 8 – pathétique in C minor: Op 13;
No 14 – moonlight in C# minor: Op 27/2;
No 17 – tempest in D minor: Op 31/2;
No 23 – appassionata in F minor: Op 57
Linn CKD 209,

Available now at www.linnrecords.com
and all good record stores.

“Let no one say that there is no room for another
set of established masterpieces when the pianist
is possessed with this sort of recreative energy and
exuberance!…. his…blaze of romantic fire would
have won Beethoven’s hearty applause and approval”
Bryce Morrison GRAMOPHONE

Following the triumphant opening gala of Artur
Pizarro’s Beethoven cycle at St John’s, Smith
Square London, we are pleased to promote his
first CD on Linn Records.  The disc boasts recordings
of Beethoven’s four best known and loved sonatas
“sufficiently individual and freshly conceived  to make
them emerge as new-minted rather than over-familiar.”  
GRAMOPHONE

Artur’s choice of instrument for the CD has been
informed by intensive aural research into a large
number of Beethoven piano cycles on disc.  Though
in many ways out of fashion, his choice of a Blüthner
concert grand piano, model 1 allows him to create his
own soundscape: “I selected a Blüthner because it’s
more nimble than a normal 20th-century grand, more
transparent in texture.  I wanted something ridiculously
expressive.”  

Artur Pizarro - Biography
Since winning the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1990, Artur Pizarro pursues a truly international career. Renowned for his lyrical poeticism and outstanding virtuosity, Artur Pizarro performs regularly throughout the world with the leading orchestras and the world’s most distinguished conductors including Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sir Andrew Davis, Charles Dutoit, Franz Welser-Most and Sir Simon Rattle.

Artur regularly appears as a recitalist and chamber musician. As a recitalist Artur has performed at many of the world’s most prestigious venues and festivals including Washington’s Kennedy Centre, The Wigmore Hall, the Aldeburgh Festival, Neues Gewandhaus, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Theatre du Chatelet, Musee D’Orsay, Zurich Tonhalle, the BBC Proms, and the NHK and Orchard Halls in Japan. Artur’s regular chamber music appearances have partnered him with Raphael Oleg, hristian Altenburger, Truls Mørk, Toby Hoffmann, the St Lawrence and the Muir Quartets.

Artur Pizarro has recorded extensively for Collins Classics to great critical acclaim. Artur has also released a disc of two piano works by Milhaud with Stephen Coombs for Hyperion. With Joan Enric Lluna Artur has released a CD for Harmonia Mundi of Spanish music for clarinet and piano. Artur’s recording of Rachmaninov’s third piano concerto with Martyn Brabbins and the NDR Orchestra has been particularly well received. Also with Martyn Brabbins, Artur recently recorded the premiere CD of the ‘Dramatic Fantasy’ and ‘Concerto for Piano & Orchestra’ by Jose Vianna da Motta with the Gulbenkian Orchestra. This CD is Artur’s debut album for Linn Records.

[PoSeiDoN]

Hmmm, I like what I hear.  Is there anywhere in the US that carries this CD?