Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op 10 No 1; 22; 26; 81a – review

Jonathan Biss(Onyx)Jonathan Biss did record a disc of Beethoven's piano sonatas during his association with EMI, but he is evidently going to take his time over the complete cycle that he has now agreed to record for Onyx. The nine discs are scheduled to appear at the rate of one a year, and if this first disc is a guide, Biss plans to juxtapose works from different periods of Beethoven's creative life in each issue. The nervy, hyperactive C minor sonata, Op 10 No 1, is certainly an unexpected c...

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