Rudolf Buchbinder is one of the legendary artists of our time. His piano playing is an unparalleled fusion of the authority of a career spanning more than 60 years with spirit and spontaneity. Few musicians have engaged with Beethoven’s music as intensively and over such a long period as legendary Austrian MaestroRudolf Buchbinder. He has performed the 32 piano sonatas 60 times in cycles all over the world and developed the story of their interpretation over decades. At theSalzburger Festspiele in 2014 he was the first pianist ever playingall32 Sonatas on several recitals inone festivalseason. This recording was only available as a DVD and now the whole cycle will be releaseddigitallyand in a9-CD edition.


Tracklist

CD 1

Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor op. 2 no. 1

Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major op. 2 no. 2

Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major op. 2 no. 3

CD 2

Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major op. 7

Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor op. 10 no. 1

Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major op. 10 no. 2

CD 3

Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major op. 10 no. 3

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor “Pathétique” op. 13

Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major op. 14 no. 1

Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major op. 14 no. 2

CD 4

Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major op. 22

Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major op. 26

Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major op. 27 no. 1

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor “Moonlight” op. 27 no. 2

CD 5

Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major “Pastoral” op. 28

Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major op. 31 no. 1

Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor “The Tempest” op. 31 no. 2

CD 6

Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major “The Hunt” op. 31 no. 3

Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor op. 49 no. 1

Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major op. 49 no. 2

Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major “Waldstein” op. 53

Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major op. 54

CD 7

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor “Appassionata” op. 57

Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major op. 78

Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major op. 79

Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major “Les Adieux” op. 81a

Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor op. 90

CD 8

Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major op. 101

Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major “Hammerklavier” op. 106

CD 9

Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major op. 109

Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major op. 110

Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor op. 111