Beethoven - Piano Sonatas 11-13, 15, 22, 27 - Mari Kodoma - Pentatone 5186 390 (2012) 2x SACD rip via PS3 to 2x iso (5.32GB) | 24bit/88.2kHz flac | 2x Mch (4.11GB) | 2x 2ch (1.78GB) DR14 | Classical The last of the Mari Kodoma currently available to us. ----------------------------------------------------------- “This CD brings to a close the cycle of the complete Beethoven Sonatas by Mari Kodama…Patience has its virtue; we are at the end of an ensemble of great consistency & integrity, as much from the point of view of interpretation as for sonority (excellent piano regulation & sound quality). The approach is, as in the previous volumes, fine, rigorous & even, almost Brendelian (Alfred Brendel recorded the entire cycle 3 times) with certainly, less digital magic than Bendel or Gulda. Symbolically & laudably, Mari Kodama closes the cycle with the Pastorale Sonata, the 15th, seemingly anodyne possessing many tonal challenges for performers. In the world of SACD multichannels, the only competitor is Michael Korstick (Oehmns), more dazzling but less even.” (Le Devoir, October 2013) "In her interpretation Kodama seems to have a secret formula. Some will like it, others maybe not so. Since she has not to worry about the technical problems many of the Beethoven sonatas pose, & since she does not have, nor want to prove how good she is, she is able to take ample time for reflection on the intrinsic value & the subtle elements in each of the sonatas as she sees it. The fact that she is Japanese & a woman brings out the extra flavour that is sometimes missing in routinely played & recorded ‘male’ versions: i.e. elegance, tenderness, finesse, sensibility & even a kind of meditation, to name but a few qualifications, while at the same time not shunning extrovert & powerful expression where needed to get Beethoven’s assumed imagery feelings across.” (sa-cd.net, January 2013) Available for download from e-onkyo: http://www.e-onkyo.com/music/album/ptc5186390/ Hear samples on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beethoven-Piano-Sonatas-Nos-11-13/dp/B00AIL28TC DISC 1 Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat, Op. 22 1 Allegro con brio 2 Adagio con molto espressione 3 Menuetto 4 Rondo (Allegretto) Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat, Op.26 5 Andante con Variazioni 6 Scherzo (Allegro molto) 7 Marcia funebre (sulla morte d’un eroe) 8 Allegro Piano Sonata No.13 in E flat, Op. 27/1 “Sonata quasi una fantasia” 9 Andante – Allegro – Tempo 10 Allegro molto e vivace – 11 Adagio con espressione – 12 Allegro vivace – Tempo I – Presto DISC 2 Piano Sonata No.22 in F, Op. 54 1 In tempo d’un menuetto 2 Allegretto Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor, Op. 90 3 Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck 4 Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op. 28 “Pastorale” 5 Allegro 6 Andante 7 Scherzo (Allegro vivace) 8 Rondo (Allegro, ma non troppo) ** zebedee ** http://www.filefactory.com/folder/cd23d5ea94a22d6e -------------------------------------------------------------- Checksum for iso: f33d393cb4690338d72280b37b1a440f *Mari Kodama - Beethoven Piano Sonatas Disc 1.iso 697e775265f6c1ab2bc01e2d4e7272f7 *Mari Kodama - Beethoven Piano Sonatas Disc 2.iso