Boris Giltburg is lauded worldwide as a deeply sensitive, insightful and compelling interpreter, with critics praising his impassioned approach to performance. This project to record all of Beethoven\’s 32 piano sonatas is a personal exploration for Giltburg, driven by curiosity and his profound respect for the composer. These exceptional performances received widespread critical acclaim upon their original digital release and this premiere release includes extended personal and informative booklet notes written by the pianist. From the vivid energy of the early sonatas, through the dark passions and enchanted lyricism of Beethoven\’s middle period, to the awe-inspiring transcendence of the final sonatas – this cycle runs the full gamut of human emotion. About Boris Giltburg, PianoPianist Boris Giltburg is lauded across the globe as a deeply sensitive, insightful and compelling interpreter, with critics praising his impassioned, narrative-driven approach to performance. At home in repertoire ranging from Beethoven to Shostakovich, in recent years he has been increasingly recognized as a leading interpreter of Rachmaninov. He is recording the complete Beethoven piano concertos for Naxos with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic (RLPO) and Vasily Petrenko. In 2018 he won Best Soloist Recording (20th/21st century) at the inaugural Opus Klassik Awards for his Naxos recording of Rachmaninov\’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Carlos Miguel Prieto, coupled with the tudes-Tableaux. Label: NaxosUPC: 747313900534Release Date: September 24, 2021 Track List Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor Op. 2 No. 1 I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Menuetto: Allegretto IV. Prestissimo Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major Op. 2 No. 2 I. Allegro vivace II. Largo appassionato III. Scherzo: Allegretto – Trio IV. Rondo: Grazioso Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major Op. 2 No. 3 I. Allegro con brio II. Adagio III. Scherzo: Allegro – Trio IV. Allegro assai Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major Op. 7 I. Allegro molto e con brio II. Largo con gran espressione III. Allegro IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor Op. 10 No. 1 I. Allegro molto e con brio II. Adagio molto III. Finale: Prestissimo Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major Op. 10 No. 2 I. Allegro II. Allegretto III. Presto Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major Op. 10 No. 3 I. Presto II. Largo e mesto III. Menuetto: Allegro IV. Rondo: Allegro Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor Op. 13 \”Pathtique\” I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio II. Adagio cantabile III. Rondo: Allegro Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major Op. 14 No. 1 I. Allegro II. Allegretto III. Rondo: Allegro comodo Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major Op. 14 No. 2 I. Allegro II. Andante III. Scherzo: Allegro assai Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major Op. 22 I. Allegro con brio II. Adagio con molta espressione III. Minuetto IV. Rondo: Allegretto Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major Op. 26 \”Sonate mit dem Trauermarsch\” I. Andante con variazioni II. Scherzo: Allegro molto III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d\’un Eroe IV. Allegro Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major Op. 27 No. 1 I. Andante II. Allegro molto e vivace III. Adagio con espressione IV. Allegro vivace Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor Op. 27 No. 2 \”Moonlight\” I. Adagio sostenuto II. Allegretto III. Presto agitato Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major Op. 28 \”Pastoral\” I. Allegro II. Andante III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major Op. 31 No. 1 I. Allegro vivace II. Adagio grazioso III. Rondo: Allegretto Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor Op. 31 No. 2 \”Tempest\” I. Largo – Allegro II. Adagio III. Allegretto Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major Op. 31 No. 3 \”La Chasse\” I. Allegro II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace III. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso IV. Presto con fuoco Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor Op. 49 No. 1 I. Andante II. Rondo: Allegro Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major Op. 49 No. 2 I. Allegro ma non troppo II. Tempo di Menuetto Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major Op. 53 \”Waldstein\” I. Allegro con brio II. Introduzione: Adagio molto III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major Op. 54 I. In tempo d\’un menuetto II. Allegretto – Pi allegro Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor Op. 57 \”Appassionata\” I. Allegro assai II. Andante con moto III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major Op. 78 I. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo II. Allegro vivace Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major Op. 79 I. Presto alla tedesca II. Andante III. Vivace Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major Op. 81a \”Lebewohl Abwesenheit und Wiedersehen\” (Les Adieux l\’Absence et le Retour) I. Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux): Adagio – Allegro II. Abwesenheit (L\’Absence): Andante espressivo (In gehender Bewegung doch mit viel Ausdruck) – III. Das Wiedersehen (Le Retour): Vivacissimamente (Im lebhaftesten Zeitmasse) Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor Op. 90 I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major Op. 101 I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung: Allegretto ma non troppo II. Lebhaft. Marschmssig: Vivace alla Marcia III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll: Adagio ma non troppo con affetto – III. Geschwind doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit: Allegro Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major Op. 106 \”Hammerklavier\” I. Allegro II. Scherzo: Assai vivace – Presto – Tempo I III. Adagio sostenuto appassionato e con molto sentimento IV. Largo – Allegro – Allegro risoluto. Fuga a tre voci con alcune licenze Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major Op. 109 I. Vivace ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo II. Prestissimo III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo (Gesangvoll mit innigster Empfindung) Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major Op. 110 I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo II. Allegro molto III. Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor Op. 111 I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile