 | from Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp 90, 101 & 106 (CDA68073) 1 Allegro [9'41] 40 minutes 48 seconds 4 tracks2 Scherzo: Assai vivace – Presto [2'37] 3 Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento [17'08] 4 Largo – Allegro – Allegro risoluto [11'22] ‘Beethoven’s polyphony is finely realised, each chord vying with its successor for beauty of voicing in a flow that is seamless and serene’ (Gramophone) ‘I was halfway through writing up Alice Coote's wonderfully fragile 'L'heure exquise' album when I unwrapped Steven Osborne's Hammerklavier Sonata. Raw, dangerous, profound—this is a true marriage of ...  BBC Music Magazine |