{"product_id":"beethoven-alfred-brendel-die-spaten-klaviersonaten-opus-90-101-106-109-110-111","title":"Beethoven, Alfred Brendel – Die Späten Klaviersonaten Opus 90, 101, 106, 109, 110 \u0026 111","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"90\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"90\"\u003eBeethoven – Alfred Brendel: Die Späten Klaviersonaten Op. 90, 101, 106, 109, 110 \u0026amp; 111\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"489\"\u003eA towering interpretation of the final chapter in piano literature, this collection presents \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eLudwig van Beethoven\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’s late sonatas in performances by the legendary pianist \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAlfred Brendel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Widely regarded as some of the most profound works ever written for solo piano, these sonatas trace Beethoven’s journey into abstraction, introspection, and transcendence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"491\" data-end=\"806\"\u003eFrom the lyrical intimacy of Op. 90 to the philosophical vastness of Op. 111, Brendel’s readings emphasise clarity, structural intelligence, and emotional restraint. Rather than romantic excess, these performances reveal the architecture beneath the music—its dialogue between form and feeling, tension and release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"1226\"\u003eThe \u003cem data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"843\"\u003eHammerklavier Sonata, Op. 106\u003c\/em\u003e, stands as the monumental centrepiece: a work of extreme technical and expressive demands, rendered here with disciplined power and architectural precision. Meanwhile, Op. 109 and Op. 110 explore increasingly fragmented, inward-looking sound worlds, culminating in the transcendental variations of Op. 111, where Beethoven dissolves sonata form into pure, meditative transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1491\"\u003eBrendel’s approach is characterised by intellectual rigour and poetic understatement, offering a reading that is both deeply human and structurally illuminating. This set is not merely a performance of late Beethoven—it is a guide into his final musical thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1507\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1507\"\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1614\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1545\"\u003eSonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1545\" data-end=\"1548\"\u003e1-1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit… – 5:48\u003cbr data-start=\"1578\" data-end=\"1581\"\u003e1-2. Nicht Zu Geschwind… – 8:17\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1616\" data-end=\"1768\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1616\" data-end=\"1647\"\u003eSonata No. 28 in A, Op. 101\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1647\" data-end=\"1650\"\u003e1-3. Etwas Lebhaft… – 4:14\u003cbr data-start=\"1676\" data-end=\"1679\"\u003e1-4. Vivace Alla Marcia – 6:14\u003cbr data-start=\"1709\" data-end=\"1712\"\u003e1-5. Adagio Ma Non Troppo – 2:59\u003cbr data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1747\"\u003e1-6. Allegro – 8:14\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1770\" data-end=\"1890\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1770\" data-end=\"1801\"\u003eSonata No. 30 in E, Op. 109\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"1804\"\u003e1-7. Vivace… – 3:55\u003cbr data-start=\"1823\" data-end=\"1826\"\u003e1-8. Prestissimo – 2:30\u003cbr data-start=\"1849\" data-end=\"1852\"\u003e1-9. Andante Molto Cantabile – 13:34\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1892\" data-end=\"2013\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1892\" data-end=\"1928\"\u003eSonata No. 31 in A Flat, Op. 110\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"1931\"\u003e1-10. Moderato Cantabile – 6:50\u003cbr data-start=\"1962\" data-end=\"1965\"\u003e1-11. Allegro Molto – 1:43\u003cbr data-start=\"1991\" data-end=\"1994\"\u003e1-12. Fuga – 6:51\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2015\" data-end=\"2186\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2015\" data-end=\"2067\"\u003eSonata No. 29 in B Flat, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2067\" data-end=\"2070\"\u003e2-1. Allegro – 11:42\u003cbr data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2093\"\u003e2-2. Scherzo – 2:39\u003cbr data-start=\"2112\" data-end=\"2115\"\u003e2-3. Adagio Sostenuto – 19:36\u003cbr data-start=\"2144\" data-end=\"2147\"\u003e2-4. Largo – Allegro Risoluto – 12:13\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2188\" data-end=\"2318\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2188\" data-end=\"2225\"\u003eSonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2225\" data-end=\"2228\"\u003e2-5. Maestoso – 1:52\u003cbr data-start=\"2248\" data-end=\"2251\"\u003e2-6. Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato – 7:09\u003cbr data-start=\"2295\" data-end=\"2298\"\u003e2-7. 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