{"product_id":"beethoven-sonatas-nos-18-27-28-31-vinyl","title":"Beethoven: Sonatas Nos. 18, 27, 28 \u0026 31 - Vinyl","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike many other artists, Richter felt that he could play more freely and give better performances in the concert hall rather than in the studio. These tremendous recordings reveal the pianist at the height of his powers. Indeed, they evoke Van Cliburn's comment: ‘That is the most powerful piano playing I have ever heard’. Richter's interpretations of Beethoven are phenomenal. The performances of the Sonatas Nos. 18, 27, 28 and 31 show a strikingly modern approach that never shies away from taking risks to express the music in its furthest extreme. Pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja, a confidante of Richter, was enthusiastic about the artistic freedom, technical brilliance and love of the music conveyed in these recordings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLP1 – side 1\u003cbr\u003ePiano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 \"The Hunt\"\u003cbr\u003eI. Allegro\u003cbr\u003eII. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace\u003cbr\u003eIII. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso\u003cbr\u003eIV. Presto con fuoco\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLP1 – side 2\u003cbr\u003ePiano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90\u003cbr\u003eI. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck\u003cbr\u003eII. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLP2 – side 1\u003cbr\u003ePiano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101\u003cbr\u003eI. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto ma non troppo\u003cbr\u003eII. Lebhaft, marschmäßig. Vivace alla marcia\u003cbr\u003eIII. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto\u003cbr\u003eIV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLP2 – side 2\u003cbr\u003ePiano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110\u003cbr\u003eI. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo\u003cbr\u003eII. Allegro molto\u003cbr\u003eIII. Adagio ma non troppo\u003cbr\u003eFuga. Allegro ma non troppo\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sviatoslav Richter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337851998488,"sku":"4867214","price":42.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/4297\/9608\/files\/Beethoven_Sonatas_Nos_vinyl.png?v=1750066084","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.co.uk\/products\/beethoven-sonatas-nos-18-27-28-31-vinyl","provider":"Recordstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}