Presto Disc of the Week
25th August 2017

Presto Recordings of the Year
Finalist 2017

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3
Beethoven: Variations (32) on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight'
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata'
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux'
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111

Jevgeni Kisin (piano)

"All but one of these performances are exceptional, even by Kissin’s stratospheric standards, the odd one out being the Moonlight Sonata…But the most extraordinary track is that of the 32 Variations. With some lasting just 11 seconds, and the kaleidoscope shaken vigorously each time, this work is a perennial teaser. Kissin’s solution is to tear through it at breakneck speed, yet somehow he manages to let each variation flower brilliantly in its own way." - BBC Music Magazine Christmas 2017