Rudolf Buchbinder – Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 – 6 (2021) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Following on from his recent debut album for DG focused around Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, the celebrated pianist and renowned Beethoven specialist Rudolf Buchbinder rejoins the celebrations of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary that come to a climax with a breath-taking live performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with his long-time friend Christian Thielemann conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker. Recorded in 2016 the recording is also the first release on DG of Christian Thielemann and the Berliner Philharmoniker. The album is completed with a recording by Buchbinder of Beethoven’s six variations for piano op. 34.

Tracklist:
1. Rudolf Buchbinder – I. Allegro
2. Rudolf Buchbinder – II. Adagio
3. Rudolf Buchbinder – III. Menuetto. Allegretto
4. Rudolf Buchbinder – IV. Prestissimo
5. Rudolf Buchbinder – I. Allegro vivace
6. Rudolf Buchbinder – II. Largo appassionato
7. Rudolf Buchbinder – III. Scherzo (Allegretto)
8. Rudolf Buchbinder – IV. Rondo (Grazioso)
9. Rudolf Buchbinder – I. Allegro con brio
10. Rudolf Buchbinder – II. Adagio
11. Rudolf Buchbinder – III. Scherzo (Allegro)
12. Rudolf Buchbinder – IV. Allegro assai
13. Rudolf Buchbinder – I. Allegro molto e con brio
14. Rudolf Buchbinder – II. Largo, con gran espressione
15. Rudolf Buchbinder – III. Allegro – Trio
16. Rudolf Buchbinder – IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
17. Rudolf Buchbinder – I. Allegro molto e con brio
18. Rudolf Buchbinder – II. Adagio molto
19. Rudolf Buchbinder – III. Finale (Prestissimo)
20. Rudolf Buchbinder – I. Allegro
21. Rudolf Buchbinder – II. Allegretto
22. Rudolf Buchbinder – III. Presto