 | from Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp 90, 101 & 106 (CDA68073) 1 Allegretto ma non troppo (Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung) [3'44] 20 minutes 5 seconds 4 tracks2 Vivace alla marcia (Lebhaft, Marschmäßig) [6'08] 3 Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto (Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll) [2'55] 4 Allegro (Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit) [7'18] ‘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 |