Evgeny Kissin - Beethoven (2017)

Evgeny Kissin releases Beethoven album to launch new exclusive collaboration with Deutsche Grammophon after 25 years. Evgeny Kissin skyrocketed to international fame as a piano sensation in the 1980s. He entranced international audiences with captivating interpretations of Romantic masterworks during his teens, and has since flourished as one of the world’s most charismatic and visionary performers. Today he is a living legend, one of the most iconic names and magnetic personalities in all of music.. Kissin’s discography so far contains landmark recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, critically acclaimed collaborations with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan and Claudio Abbado among them. Selected by the artist himself, this luxurious Beethoven double album represents Kissin's personal journey with the composer's solo work over the last decade and includes some of Beethoven's greatest and best-loved solo piano works such as the "Moonlight" Sonata or the "Appassionata" - most of them never released before. This album is a first in a series of releases renewing the relationship between Kissin and Deutsche Grammophon.

TRACKLIST

1. Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 : 1. Allegro con brio (Live)
2. Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 : 2. Adagio (Live)
3. Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 : 3. Scherzo (Allegro) (Live)
4. Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 : 4. Allegro assai (Live)
5. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Thema. Allegretto (Live)
6. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 1 (Live)
7. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 2 (Live)
8. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 3 (Live)
9. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 4 (Live)
10. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 5 (Live)
11. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 6 (Live)
12. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 7 (Live)
13. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 8 (Live)
14. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 9 (Live)
15. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 10 (Live)
16. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 11 (Live)
17. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 12 (Live)
18. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 13 (Live)
19. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 14 (Live)
20. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 15 (Live)
21. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 16 (Live)
22. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 17 (Live)
23. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 18 (Live)
24. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 19 (Live)
25. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 20 (Live)
26. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 21 (Live)
27. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 22 (Live)
28. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 23 (Live)
29. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 24 (Live)
30. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 25 (Live)
31. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 26 (Live)
32. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 27 (Live)
33. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 28 (Live)
34. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 29 (Live)
35. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 30 (Live)
36. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 31 (Live)
37. 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80 : Var. 32 (Live)
38. Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 -"Moonlight" : 1. Adagio sostenuto (Live)
39. Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 -"Moonlight" : 2. Allegretto (Live)
40. Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 -"Moonlight" : 3. Presto agitato (Live)
41. Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata" : 1. Allegro assai (Live)
42. Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata" : 2. Andante con moto (Live)
43. Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata" : 3. Allegro ma non troppo (Live)
44. Piano Sonata No. 26 In E Flat Major, Op. 81a -"Les adieux" : 1. Das Lebewohl (Adagio - Allegro) (Live)
45. Piano Sonata No. 26 In E Flat Major, Op. 81a -"Les adieux" : 2. Abwesenheit (Andante espressivo) (Live)
46. Piano Sonata No. 26 In E Flat Major, Op. 81a -"Les adieux" : 3. Das Wiedersehen (Vivacissimamente) (Live)
47. Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111 : 1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato (Live)
48. Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 1