Credits:

Andras Schiff

Description:

[Schiff/Beethoven Masterpieces on SHM-CD] To celebrate András Schiff's visit to Japan, the complete Beethoven piano sonatas recorded between 2004 and 2007 are being re-released on SHM-CD at a reduced price! The complete sonatas, which were recorded live (except for Vol. 8) with such a high degree of perfection that they could not be considered live recordings, have fascinated fans around the world, and have been highly acclaimed worldwide, winning the prestigious Italian Abbiati Award, as well as the Record Academy Award in Japan. For this achievement, Schiff was made an honorary member of the Beethoven House in Bonn in 2006. Volume 6 contains five sonatas including "Passion" and "Farewell. First SHM-CD release. Commemorative disc for his visit to Japan. Recorded April 2, 2006 in Zurich (live)

Tracklisting:

1 SONATA NO.22 F MAJOR OP.54 1:IN TEMPO D'UN MENUETTO / Andras Schiff
2 SONATA NO.22 F MAJOR OP.54 2:ALLEGRETTO / Andras Schiff
3 SONATA NO.23 F MINOR OP.57 'APPASSIONATA' 1:ALLEGRO ASSAI / Andras Schiff
4 SONATA NO.23 F MINOR OP.57 'APPASSIONATA' 2:ANDANTE CON MOTO / Andras Schiff
5 SONATA NO.23 F MINOR OP.57 'APPASSIONATA' 3:ALLEGRO MA NON TROPPO / Andras Schiff
6 SONATA NO.24 F-SHARP MAJOR OP.78 'A THERESE' 1:ADAGIO CANTABILE-ALLEGRO MA NON TROPPO / Andras Schiff
7 SONATA NO.24 F-SHARP MAJOR OP.78 'A THERESE' 2:ALLEGRO VIVACE / Andras Schiff
8 SONATA NO.25 G MAJOR OP.79 1:PRESTO ALLA TEDESCA / Andras Schiff
9 SONATA NO.25 G MAJOR OP.79 2:ANDANTE / Andras Schiff
10 SONATA NO.25 G MAJOR OP.79 3:VIVACE / Andras Schiff
11 SONATA NO.26 E-FLAT MAJOR OP.81A 'LES ADIEUX' 1:DAS LEBEWOHL.ADAGIO-ALLEGRO / Andras Schiff
12 SONATA NO.26 E-FLAT MAJOR OP.81A 'LES ADIEUX' 2:ABWESENHEIT.ANDANTE ESPRESSIVO / Andras Schiff
13 SONATA NO.26 E-FLAT MAJOR OP.81A 'LES ADIEUX' 3:DAS WIEDERSEHEN.VIVACISSIMAMENTE / Andras Schiff