A Thérèse

Beethoven, Casadesus
Robert Casadesus performs Beethoven: Moonlight / Les Adieux / Appassionata / A Thérèse
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Allegro sostenuto
2. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 'Moonlight': Allegretto
3. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 'Moonlight': Presto agitato
4. Piano Sonata No. 26 In E - Flat Major, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux': Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux): Adagio; Allegro
5. Piano Sonata No. 26 In E - Flat Major, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux': Abwesenheit (L'Absence): Adante esrpessivo
6. Piano Sonata No. 26 In E - Flat Major, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux': Das Wiedersehn (Le Retour): Vivacissimamente
7. Piano Sonata No. 24 In F - Sharp Major, Op. 78 'A Therese': Adagio cantabile; Allegro, ma non troppo
8. Piano Sonata No. 24 In F - Sharp Major, Op. 78 'A Therese': Allegro vivace
9. Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata': Allegro assai
10. Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata': Andante con moto
11. Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57: Allegro, ma non troppo; Presto

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CD Details

All Artists: Beethoven, Casadesus
Title: Robert Casadesus performs Beethoven: Moonlight / Les Adieux / Appassionata / A Thérèse
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Original Release Date: 1/1/1991
Re-Release Date: 4/5/1991
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Romantic (c.1820-1910)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 074644634525

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CD Reviews

Excellent Performance With Rather Poor Sound

BLee | HK | 12/18/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The reading of these pieces are quite different from Backhaus or Kempff. If you want to have a change from these German pianists (or even from the Russians), this might be the one for you. Casadesus in these pieces will for sure give you boundless inspirations and insights.

But personally, and as a fan of both Casadesus & Horszowski, and oddly enough, I would prefer the former's Mozart & the latter's Beethoven at times. However, also note that the inlay gives no information on recorded time/place and the sleeve says "mono" and the recorded sound simply leaves much too be desired, much worse than what we get from Kempff's 50's Beethoven cycle or even Horszowski's Mozart cycle."