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 Piano Sonatas, Volume 3  Christian Leotta, piano ACD2 2488 [2-CD set] |
Christian Leotta has made a speciality of the Beethoven Piano sonatas. Appearing in Montreal in 2002 at the age of 22, he was the youngest pianist since Barenboim to undertake the complete cycle of the 32 sonatas in recital. Since then, Leotta has performed 12 complete cycles in Madrid, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Vancouver, and Quebec City, as well as in his native Italy.
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Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest" 1. Largo-Allegro 8.27 2. Adagio 8.12 3. Allegretto 7.15 Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major Op. 14 No. 1 4. Allegro 6.56 5. Allegretto 4.47 6. Rondo: Allegro comodo 3.29 Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major Op. 27 No. 1 7. Andante - Allegro - Tempo I 6.16 8. Allegro molto e vivace 2.03 9. Adagio con espressione 3.26 10. Allegro vivace - Tempo I - Presto 3.09 Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major Op. 49 No. 2 11. Allegro ma non troppo 4.43 12. Tempo di menuetto 4.15 Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major Op. 79 13. Presto alla tedesca 5.03 14. Andante 3.47 15. Vivace 2.06 CD 2 Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major Op. 2 No. 3 1. Allegro con brio 10.04 2. Adagio 10.15 3. Scherzo: Allegro 3.19 4. Allegro assai 5.00 Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major Op. 14 No. 2 5. Allegro 7.45 6. Andante 6.29 7. Scherzo: Allegro assai 3.52 Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor Op. 49 No. 1 8. Andante 5.54 9. Rondo: Allegro 3.40 Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major Op. 110 10. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 7.20 11. Allegro molto 2.21 12. Adagio ma non troppo - Arioso dolente 4.37 13. Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo - L'istesso tempo di A 8.21 |
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