Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp 10/2, 26, 27/2 & 90

Angela Hewitt’s legion of fans will be delighted at this eagerly awaited third volume of Beethoven sonatas. Her first two releases in this series were praised for their ‘clarity, intelligence and elegance’ … ‘fusing poetry and passion’, and all these trademark qualities of her playing are fully present in this third disc.

Four contrasting sonatas are presented here, including Op 27 No 2 ‘Moonlight’, which needs no introduction.

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‘The great A flat major Sonata and the later E minor Sonata receive emotionally contained, affectionate performances with exemplary attention to the score (I love the cushioned tone and rhythmic bounc ...
‘Hewitt's pristine articulation and clarity of thought, line and feeling are, as ever, inimitable … I am still surprised at just how expressively, and romantically, the great Canadian plays this ...
‘Angela Hewitt's Beethoven is like no one else's … the sense of Beethoven’s music unfolding against a series of harmonic peaks and troughs is at its most poignant in the two-movement E minor Sona ...