Beethoven: Piano Sonatas No. 8 "Pathétique", No. 17 "The Tempest" & No. 23 "Appassionata"

Ingrid Fliter

Released on 02/05/2011 by Warner Classics
Main artists: Ingrid Fliter
Genre: Classical
Distinctions: Gramophone Editor's Choice

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Ingrid Fliter, a pianist of Argentine background, was known mostly as a Chopin specialist until the 2011 release of this group of Beethoven sonatas. Crossing the divide between "early" and "middle" Beethoven, the selection reflects that background; all three are clearly proto-Romantic Beethoven, with subjective, episodic structures. Fliter's playing points up the connection to Chopin strongly; it is chamber-sized and reflective. It's not that Fliter lacks power; the finale of the Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ("Appassionata"), explodes in perorations of resounding left-hand chords. But she deploys the power sparingly. The most original interpretation of the three comes in the Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 ("Tempest"), the most proto-Romantic of all the early sonatas. Hear how Fliter, simply by being quiet and careful with her phrasing in the first movment, gives its alternations of soft and loud a weird, unearthly quality. The "Appassionata" is also very strong, with a dramatic yet inward quality, but the Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 ("Pathétique"), breaks new ground only in its very poetic slow movement. It is unknown whether Fliter has studied the Beethoven work of historical-instrument specialists such as Paul Komen, but her emphasis on modest dimensions and on contrast and phrasing over drama and power suggest that she is drawing on similar ways of thinking to theirs. A very promising Beethoven debut.

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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas No. 8 "Pathétique", No. 17 "The Tempest" & No. 23 "Appassionata"

Ingrid Fliter

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Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio

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Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Ingrid Fliter, Piano, MainArtist

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

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