Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Ott Alice Sara
Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Ott Alice Sara
Catalogue # 4779291
ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 26th September 2011
Beethoven:
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 ‘Waldstein’
Andante Favori in F, Wo057
Rondo a capriccio in G major, Op. 129 ‘Rage over a lost penny’
Alice Sara Ott (piano)
Following the success of her previous Deutsche Grammophon recordings (4778095, 4778362, 4778779), Alice Sara Ott embraces two milestones of piano literature: Beethoven’s Sonatas in C major, summarizing different phases of the composer’s life. Sonata op. 2 no. 3, written in his mid-twenties, is ripe with youthful spirit, wit, and force. The “Waldstein” op. 53 was composed in his thirties when Beethoven was struggling with impending deafness. Additionally, Alice Sara Ott selected the fierce Rondo “Rage over a Lost Penny” dating from Sonata op. 2’s time, and the beautiful Andante favori, originally written as the Waldstein’s slow movement.
Review
Kate Rockstrom, Readings Carlton
This is Alice Sara Ott’s first Beethoven recording, after three other highly successful releases through Deutsche Grammophon in the past few years. Aside from Piano sonatas No. 3 & 21 it also includes the work Rage over a Lost Penny. (Don’t know what this is? Check it out; it’s decidedly cute.) In every work, her technique is exciting, without getting in the way of the sense of musicality. This German–Japanese pianist is heading to the top and after constantly listening to her Tchaikovsky/Liszt recording on my iPod, I’m looking forward to adding a bit of Beethoven to the mix.
Kate Rockstrom is from Readings Carlton
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