Beethoven Piano Sonatas 1,2,&3 - Mari Kodama - PentaTone PTC 5186 067 (2008) SACD rip via PS3 to iso (3.46GB) | 24bit/88.2kHz flac | Mch (2.61GB) (+5.21dB gain) | 2ch (1.17GB) DR14 (+6dB gain) | Classical Born in Osaka, raised in Paris, educated at the Conservatoire National in Paris, & a student of Tatiana Nikolayeva & Alfred Brendel, Mari Kodama certainly has a distinctive pedigree. ----------------------------------------------------------- AllMusic: With this, her 4th disc in a planned cycle of all Beethoven's sonatas, Kodama makes her bid to compete with her illustrious teachers. But while one cannot fault her polished technique or emotional playing, Kodama's Beethoven is not yet ready to join benchmark recordings by Schnabel, Kempff, Brendel, & others on the top shelf. Kodama's chosen repertoire is taken from the earliest of Beethoven's published sonatas, the 3 from Opus 2, but she plays them with an interpretive weight more appropriate to the more substantial later sonatas. The opening F minor Sonata has the relentless strength of the Tempest Sonata in its closing Prestissimo, the central A major Sonata has the unflagging intensity of the Appassionata Sonata in its central Largo, & the closing C major Sonata has the emotional weight of the Waldstein Sonata, especially in its ecstatic conclusion. These are fine qualities on the surface, but the relatively light content of the early sonatas does not yield them naturally, & Kodama appears to be reaching to create weight & solemnity where elegance & wit might be more appropriate. SACD sound puts Kodama & her Steinway in the room with the listener. HDTracks have version of these albums by Mari Kodama: http://www.hdtracks.co.uk/music/artist/view/id/1473/ Tracks: 01 - Piano Sonata #1 in F minor, Op. 2, # 1 - Allegro.flac 02 - Piano Sonata #1 in F minor, Op. 2, # 1 - Adagio.flac 03 - Piano Sonata #1 in F minor, Op. 2, # 1 - Menuetto (All.flac 04 - Piano Sonata #1 in F minor, Op. 2, # 1 - Prestissimo.flac 05 - Piano Sonata #2 in A, Op. 2, #2 - Allegro vivace.flac 06 - Piano Sonata #2 in A, Op. 2, #2 - Largo appassionato.flac 07 - Piano Sonata #2 in A, Op. 2, #2 - Scherzo (Allegretto.flac 08 - Piano Sonata #2 in A, Op. 2, #2 - Rondo (Grazioso).flac 09 - Piano Sonata #3 in C, Op. 2, #3 - Allegro con brio.flac 10 - Piano Sonata #3 in C, Op. 2, #3 - Adagio.flac 11 - Piano Sonata #3 in C, Op. 2, #3 - Scherzo (Allegro).flac 12 - Piano Sonata #3 in C, Op. 2, #3 - Allegro assai.flac ** zebedee ** http://www.filefactory.com/folder/0313ca5168512dc1 -------------------------------------------------------------- Checksum for iso: baa34ecd44d92545e89b285f3d03ce84 *Mari Kodama - Beethoven Piano Sonatas 1,2,3.iso Checksums for flac tracks Mch: c454b138eaeacfddcf67612122465da1 *01 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #1 in F minor, Op. 2, # 1 - Allegro.flac 2e1224e8d0b8c22cc445ef1572928598 *02 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #1 in F minor, Op. 2, # 1 - Adagio.flac c7a17fea462d46362fceaed8c76db94e *03 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #1 in F minor, Op. 2, # 1 - Menuetto (All.flac b9cb627ac8b67e6bd4f715442455c4d5 *04 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #1 in F minor, Op. 2, # 1 - Prestissimo.flac 1e32603a15951b714575038506d9f519 *05 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #2 in A, Op. 2, #2 - Allegro vivace.flac 98c358d61a74874ee859490a71a2e585 *06 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #2 in A, Op. 2, #2 - Largo appassionato.flac d1bebe9a1aac060ce7db781f8f344387 *07 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #2 in A, Op. 2, # 2 - Scherzo (Allegretto.flac 88a87c983848aa3c051686db639d8bef *08 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #2 in A, Op. 2, #2 - Rondo (Grazioso).flac 89fa293e78799f9f6179f3e99480ae5b *09 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #3 in C, Op. 2, #3 - Allegro con brio.flac 7e0a163b71aa45e3423b34a19f5ff797 *10 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #3 in C, Op. 2, #3 - Adagio.flac b03543e5877298cad4fbe79001dbe495 *11 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #3 in C, Op. 2, #3 - Scherzo (Allegro).flac 770326d769a78b2388e3f55383d47181 *12 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #3 in C, Op. 2, #3 - Allegro assai.flac Checksums for flac tracks 2ch: 692e51b15c1b4cd0036ab9163710917d *01 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #1 in F minor, Op. 2, # 1 - Allegro.flac 210b041649219759a72026b50034af22 *02 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #1 in F minor, Op. 2, # 1 - Adagio.flac 2a5ed7ee9e6d9db673fdb9ba04c4d49d *03 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #1 in F minor, Op. 2, # 1 - Menuetto (All.flac 596b09505becf93d6213cc70357c9518 *04 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #1 in F minor, Op. 2, # 1 - Prestissimo.flac fae902f2364c6e1ff28b941c4afdde17 *05 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #2 in A, Op. 2, #2 - Allegro vivace.flac 980795677f59be14e3e36d0b5e187a84 *06 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #2 in A, Op. 2, #2 - Largo appassionato.flac 0b4826728aa278977dbce994a5a44223 *07 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #2 in A, Op. 2, #2 - Scherzo (Allegretto.flac 8dc7589401d5bfc22b466567645ebb91 *08 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #2 in A, Op. 2, #2 - Rondo (Grazioso).flac 22dbb72b1c5dad2ba048d39e7247fb1e *09 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #3 in C, Op. 2, #3 - Allegro con brio.flac 6155fa284b6a04e4288edb4ae157ddde *10 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #3 in C, Op. 2, #3 - Adagio.flac 404dc283a469f258134d84f08c6dcf98 *11 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #3 in C, Op. 2, #3 - Scherzo (Allegro).flac 2a2d3282742ce650f5fd903f2558bc22 *12 - Mari Kodama - Piano Sonata #3 in C, Op. 2, #3 - Allegro assai.flac