Niklas Sivelov – Beethoven: Late Sonatas (2018) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Niklas Sivelöv – a professor at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen – is one of the leading pianists in the Nordic countries. He was born in Skellefteå in northern Sweden and began playing the organ at the age of six. When he was fourteen, he switched to the piano and studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm from the age of seventeen. He made his debut, playing Bartók’s Second Piano Concerto, in 1991, and since then the conductors he has worked with include Thomas Dausgaard, Alan Gilbert, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Jukka-Pekka Saraste and Leif Segerstam.

Tracklist:
1. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung
2. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig
3. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll
4. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit
5. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
6. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
7. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: I. Allegro
8. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: II. Scherzo. Assai vivace
9. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: III. Adagio sostenuto
10. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: IV. Largo – Allegro risoluto
11. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo
12. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo
13. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
14. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
15. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
16. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo
17. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
18. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice cantabile