Piano Sonatas Nos.8, 14, 21, 25 : Steven Osborne

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonatas - Moonlight, Pathetique & Waldstein

Steven Osborne (piano)

Piano Sonata in C sharp minor 'Moonlight', Op 27 No 2
Piano Sonata in C minor 'Pathetique', Op 13
Piano Sonata in G major, Op 79
Piano Sonata in C major 'Waldstein', Op 53

Recording details: September 2008 Henry Wood Hall, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Andrew Keener
Engineered by Simon Eadon

Steven Osborne has been performing Beethoven live in concert for many years, always to great acclaim. Now for the first time he has committed these extraordinary performances to disc. It is clear from listening to the opening movement of the ‘Moonlight’ that this release will establish him firmly as one of the great Beethoven pianists of today. Performances of such passionate humility, such musical intelligence, such subtlety and yet such instinctive understanding of the music are rare indeed.

This disc features three of Beethoven’s most celebrated sonatas and the miniature Op 79. ( Hyperion )