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Peter Serkin|Beethoven: The Last Six Piano Sonatas

Beethoven: The Last Six Piano Sonatas

Peter Serkin

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Back in the '80s, there was Pro Arte, a small, Minnesota-based label specializing in classical records made using the then-new digital technology. Among its releases were three LPs featuring Peter Serkin performing late Beethoven sonatas on a strong-toned but sweet and subtle Graf fortepiano. Remastered and re-released on two CDs in 2007, Pro Arte's recordings hold up remarkably well. Though the sessions were all done in St. Mary's Chapel in St. Paul Seminary in 1984 and 1985, each of the three sessions used different microphone configurations and different instrument positioning, resulting in three very different sounding recordings ranging from the close and intimate to the big and brash. Still, whatever the configuration or positioning, the sound in these re-mastering is remarkably clean and crisp and often surprisingly present. Serkin's performances are highly individualistic, perhaps even idiosyncratic, in conception and execution. He does not refrain from driving a tempo forward into a climax nor from reigning it back for a coda. He does not shrink from emphasizing accents nor from stressing rhythm, but rather does both frequently and gladly to prove the strength of the music. Though for some there may be more interpreting in Serkin's performance than Beethoven can stand, for others they will be just the thing to enliven these familiar masterpieces.
© TiVo

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Peter Serkin

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1
Sonata No. 27 In E Minor, Op. 90 - Mit Lebhaftigkeit Und Durchaus Mit Empfidung Und Ausdruck
00:05:26

Peter Serkin, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer

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Sonata No. 27 In E Minor, Op. 90 - Nicht Zu Geschwind Und Sehr Singbar Vergetragen
00:06:44

Peter Serkin, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer

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3
Rondo Op. 51, No. I In C
00:05:31

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4
Sonata No. 30 In E, Op. 109 - Vivace Ma Non Troppo
00:03:54

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Sonata No. 30 In E, Op. 109 - Prestissimo
00:02:13

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Sonata No. 30 In E, Op. 109 - Andante Molto Cantabile Ed Esspressivo
00:13:41

Peter Serkin, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer

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Sonata No. 29 In B Flat, Op. 106 "hammerklaver" - Allegro
00:09:50

Peter Serkin, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer

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Sonata No. 29 In B Flat, Op. 106 "hammerklaver" - Scherzo: Assai Vivace
00:02:31

Peter Serkin, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer

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Sonata No. 29 In B Flat, Op. 106 "hammerklaver" - Adagio Sostenuto
00:18:28

Peter Serkin, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer

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10
Sonata No. 29 In B Flat, Op. 106 "hammerklaver" - Largo - Allegro Risoluto
00:11:22

Peter Serkin, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer

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DISC 2

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Sonata No. 28 In A, Op. 101 - Etwas Lebhaft Und Mit Der Innigsten Empfindung
00:04:23

Peter Serkin, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer

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2
Sonata No. 28 In A, Op. 101 - Lebhaft, Marschmassig
00:06:06

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3
Sonata No. 28 In A, Op. 101 - Langsam Und Sehnsuchtvoll
00:03:10

Peter Serkin, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer

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4
Sonata No. 28 In A, Op. 101 - Geschwinde, Doch Nicht Zu Sehr Und Mit Entschlossenheit
00:07:02

Peter Serkin, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer

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5
Rondo, Op. 51 No. 2 In G
00:10:37

Peter Serkin, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer

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6
Sonata No. 31 In A Flat, Op. 110 - Moderate Cantabile
00:06:32

Peter Serkin, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer

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Sonata No. 31 In A Flat, Op. 110 - Allegro Molto
00:01:59

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Sonata No. 31 In A Flat, Op. 110 - Adagio, Ma Non Troppo
00:12:07

Peter Serkin, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer

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Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111 - Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio
00:08:51

Peter Serkin, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer

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Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111 - Arietta: Adagio
00:19:02

Peter Serkin, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer

2007 Musical Concepts 2007 Musical Concepts

Album review

Back in the '80s, there was Pro Arte, a small, Minnesota-based label specializing in classical records made using the then-new digital technology. Among its releases were three LPs featuring Peter Serkin performing late Beethoven sonatas on a strong-toned but sweet and subtle Graf fortepiano. Remastered and re-released on two CDs in 2007, Pro Arte's recordings hold up remarkably well. Though the sessions were all done in St. Mary's Chapel in St. Paul Seminary in 1984 and 1985, each of the three sessions used different microphone configurations and different instrument positioning, resulting in three very different sounding recordings ranging from the close and intimate to the big and brash. Still, whatever the configuration or positioning, the sound in these re-mastering is remarkably clean and crisp and often surprisingly present. Serkin's performances are highly individualistic, perhaps even idiosyncratic, in conception and execution. He does not refrain from driving a tempo forward into a climax nor from reigning it back for a coda. He does not shrink from emphasizing accents nor from stressing rhythm, but rather does both frequently and gladly to prove the strength of the music. Though for some there may be more interpreting in Serkin's performance than Beethoven can stand, for others they will be just the thing to enliven these familiar masterpieces.
© TiVo

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