Beethoven 32
The Complete Piano Sonatas
What’s Inside the Box
The Complete Piano Sonatas
What’s Inside the Box
‘Giltburg’s approach to early Beethoven is refreshingly straightforward, and never contrived; textures are lean and clear, rubato never overdone… there’s more than enough here to make it worthwhile following the instalments to come.’
– The Guardian
‘Boris Giltburg’s playing allows every quality of the music to come across at full value: his approach avoids tendentious point-making, while also presenting something far more vivid and memorable than just a no-nonsense exposition of each sonata.’
– BBC Music Magazine ★★★★★
‘The excellent, perfectly balanced Fazioli grand piano certainly contributes to the sound of the Giltburg interpretations, allowing the pianist to achieve such a clear and finely contoured sound.’
– Pizzicato ★★★★★
‘Giltburg finds a wealth of detail in Beethoven’s figurations.’
– Gramophone
‘Giltburg plays…with virtuosity, but also with a stupendous articulatory clarity.’
– Pizzicato ★★★★★
‘Sonata No. 27 [is] one of the lesser-known sonatas in the cycle, and Boris Giltburg does everything he can
to make it so exciting that it is not overshadowed by other sonatas.’
– Pizzicato
‘Sonata No. 27 [is] one of the lesser-known sonatas in the cycle, and Boris Giltburg does everything he can to make it so exciting that it is not overshadowed by other sonatas.’
– Pizzicato
‘These interpretations are enormously pleasurable and at times revelatory… Giltburg’s pianism is ideally suited to late Beethoven,
and his touch throughout is light and flexible.’
– BBC Music Magazine
‘These interpretations are enormously pleasurable and at times revelatory… Giltburg’s pianism is ideally suited to late Beethoven, and his touch throughout is light and flexible.’
– BBC Music Magazine
