Beethoven - Piano Sonatas  Op. 101 &  Op. 106 - Mari Kodama - PentaTone PTC 5186 391 (2013)
SACD rip via PS3 to iso (2.87GB) | 24bit/88.2kHz flac | Mch (2.1GB) (+3.34dB gain) | 2ch (906MB) DR14 (+4.47dB gain) | Classical, Piano


Piano Sonata 29 in B flat, Op. 106 & Piano Sonata 28 in A flat, Op. 101
** DSD recording **
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AllMusic:
The cycle of Beethoven sonata recordings by the Japanese-born, European-raised pianist Mari Kodama has inspired plenty of divergent reactions, & this ultimate release in the set seems likely to continue the pattern. Kodama was a student of Alfred Brendel, & she extends his fundamentally analytic approach in ways that can be extremely startling when applied to a work like the Piano Sonata #29 in B flat major, Op. 106 ("Hammerklavier"). Consider her cool approach to the generally violent opening movement, where she steers away from piano-shaking gestures in favor of clearly laying out the drastically innovative half-step & 3rd relationships that underlie the entire sonata. There is no question of a "feminine" approach; Kodama can deliver violent power where she deems it necessary, as in the beginning of the 2nd movement of the Piano Sonata #28 in A major, Op. 101. There she achieves a sharp demarcation between the meditatively melodic 1st movement & the more public march that follows. In the Piano Sonata #29, she tends to pair the 1st 2 movements, with the brief scherzo seeming to trail off from the opening movement, & the last 2 movements, with the bluesy Adagio sostenuto slow movement taken rather quickly &, despite its heavenly length, given the quality of prelude to the giant final fugue. Kodama's technical achievement in this treacherous fugue is impressive. But her interpretive daring is the greater achievement. The Op. 101 sonata has many lovely moments, but few indeed are the pianists who have rethought Op. 106 from the ground up & gotten away with it. Paired with perfect intimate engineering from the Dutch audiophile label PentaTone, this is an extraordinary Beethoven performance. 

The wholset is available as DSD downloads here:
http://www.pentatonemusic.com/beethoven-piano-sonatas-mari-kodama

and in various PCM formats here:
http://www.hdtracks.co.uk/beethoven-piano-sonatas-op-101-op-106-hammerklavier

      Tracks:

01-Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" - Allegro
02-Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" - Scherzo
03-Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" - Adagio sostenuto
04-Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" - Largo - Allegro risoluto
05-Piano Sonata No. 28 in A flat, Op. 101 - Etwas lebhaft und mit innigsten Empfindung
06-Piano Sonata No. 28 in A flat, Op. 101 - Lebhaft, marschmäßig  (Vivace alla Marcia)
07-Piano Sonata No. 28 in A flat, Op. 101 - Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll
08-Piano Sonata No. 28 in A flat, Op. 101 - Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit

     Time: 60:14


** Thanks to Jason Donovan **

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