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Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54

Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van

Giltburg, Boris

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Catalogue Number: NVF1319

UPC: 730099631914

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Nestled between two titans - the Waldstein and the Appassionata - is an unusual, enigmatic two-movement work. Beethoven's contemporaries and later generations of critics didn't think much of it, and it remains seldom performed today. The Sonata was Beethoven's first serious look at the possibilities of a two-movement form (if we disregard the two 'for the drawer' Sonatas, Op. 49), which he went on to explore in the increasingly poetic Opp. 78, 90 and finally 111.

Boris Giltburg is lauded worldwide as a deeply sensitive, insightful and compelling interpreter, with critics praising his impassioned approach to performance. This project to record all of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas is a personal exploration for Giltburg, driven by curiosity and his profound respect for the composer.