BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas, Volume 5 Christian Leotta, piano ACD2 2490 [2-CD set] “His musical focus and concentration are unswerving, nothing is rushed or overly volatile, everything is scrupulously placed yet illuminated with acute detail and vitality.   You will rarely encounter performances more meticulously prepared.”   (About Vol. 4) Gramophone (U.K.) August 2013 Italian pianist Christian Leotta returns with the final volume of his complete cycle of Beethoven's piano sonatas. The first four volumes of the series were released between 2008 and 2012 and include 25 sonatas.   These recordings were highly praised by the international press, which hailed Christian Leotta as “one of the most extraordinary Beethovenian interpreters of our time” (Muzika21, Poland).   Fanfare Magazine declared that the recordings are “a major addition to other sets currently available.” PROGRAMME | PROGRAM CD 1 Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor. Op.27 No.2 “Moonlight” [ 16:54 ] do dièse mineur | do diesis minore   1.   I. Adagio sostenuto [ 6;5? ]   2.  II. Allegretto [ 2:35 ]   3. III. Presto agitato [ 7:28 ] Piano Sonata No.2 in A major. Op.2 No.2 [ 30:17 ] la majeur | la maggiore   4.   I. Allegro vivace [ 11:01 ]   5.  II. Largo appassionato [ 8:00 ]   6. III. Scherzo. Allegretto [ 3:51 ]   7. IV. Rondo. Grazioso [ 7:25 ] Piano Sonata No.16 in G major. Op.31 No.1 [ 26.00 ] sol majeur | sol maggiore   8.   I. Allegro vivace [ 7.06 ]   9.  II. Adagio grazioso [ 11:58 ] 10. III. Rondo. Allegretto [ 6:56 ] CD 2 Piano Sonata No.6 in F major. Op.10 No.2 [ 17:49 ] fa majeur | fa maggiore   1.   I. Allegro [ 9:02 ]   2.  II. Allegretto [ 4:50 ]   3. III. Presto [3:57] Piano Sonata No.18 in E fiat major. Op.31 No.3 [ 25:30 ] mi bémol majeur | mi bemolle maggiore   4.   I. Allegro [ 9:36 ]   5.  II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace [ 5:54 ]   6. III. Menuetto. Moderato grazioso [ 5:02 ]   7. IV. Presto con fuoco [ 4:58 ] Piano Sonata No.22 in F major. Op.54 [ 12.30 ] fa majeur | fa maggiore   8.   I. In Tempo d'un Menuetto [ 5:27 ]   9.  II. Allegretto [ 7:03 ] Piano Sonata No.28 in A major. Op.101 [ 23.14 ] la majeur | la maggiore 10.   I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto, ma non troppo [ 5:17 ] 11.  II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig. Vivace alla Marcia [ 6:75 ] 12. III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto [ 3:47 ] 13. IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro [ 7:55 ] ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879