Muriel Chemin – Beethoven – Complete Piano Sonatas (2022) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Following her acclaimed release of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations on Odradek, Muriel Chemin returns with an even more ambitious recording encompassing the Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas.

This phenomenal recording is a true labour of love, in which Muriel Chemin brings her “clarity, precision, dynamism and artistic authoritativeness” (Repertoire) and her “combination of rigour, richness and analytical awareness” (Le Monde de la Musique) to Beethoven’s 32 sonatas. As Chemin writes in her Artist Statement, a feature of the album booklet, “the opportunity to climb a peak of this importance is a huge privilege for a pianist both as a performer and as an interpreter.”

Beethoven has been a constant presence in Muriel Chemin’s life ever since, at the age of seven, she first heard his music and began to listen to it frequently and with utter absorption. This love of Beethoven deepened as her career flourished, culminating in the profoundly personal interpretations on this collection. Chemin does not seek to offer an analytical overview of these sonatas, but rather takes each work on its own terms, relating it to its historical context, from fugal writing that harks back to the Baroque, to the structural integration of works such as the ‘Hammerklavier’ which anticipate the revolutionary developments of the 20th century.

Muriel Chemin brings her passion and integrity to this scintillating music, offering the listener an intimate insight into Beethoven’s piano sonatas as they chart the trajectory of his extraordinary musical evolution.

Tracklist:
1-01. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1: I. Allegro (06:10)
1-02. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1: II. Adagio (06:09)
1-03. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1: III. Menuetto. Allegretto (03:10)
1-04. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1: IV. Prestissimo (07:45)
1-05. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: I. Allegro vivace (11:24)
1-06. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: II. Largo appassionato (08:16)
1-07. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: III. Scherzo (03:42)
1-08. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: IV. Rondo (06:57)
1-09. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: I. Allegro con brio (11:25)
1-10. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: II. Adagio (08:09)
1-11. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: III. Scherzo (03:26)
1-12. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: IV. Allegro assai (05:36)
10-01. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo. Adagio espressivo (03:55)
10-02. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo (02:41)
10-03. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo (13:52)
10-04. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo (06:58)
10-05. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Scherzo (02:17)
10-06. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo. Fuga (11:30)
10-07. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato (09:33)
10-08. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta (18:50)
2-01. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7, ‘Grand Sonata’: I. Allegro molto e con brio (08:58)
2-02. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7, ‘Grand Sonata’: II. Largo con gran espressione (10:28)
2-03. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7, ‘Grand Sonata’: III. Allegro (05:44)
2-04. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7, ‘Grand Sonata’: IV. Rondo. Poco Allegretto e grazioso (07:53)
2-05. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio (06:13)
2-06. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1: II. Adagio molto (09:16)
2-07. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1: III. Prestissimo (04:52)
2-08. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: I. Allegro (09:23)
2-09. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: II. Allegretto (04:23)
2-10. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: III. Presto (04:27)
3-01. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: I. Presto (07:38)
3-02. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: II. Largo e mesto (11:47)
3-03. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: III. Menuetto (02:53)
3-04. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: IV. Rondo (04:13)
3-05. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, ‘Pathétique’: I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio (09:57)
3-06. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, ‘Pathétique’: II. Adagio cantabile (05:45)
3-07. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, ‘Pathétique’: III. Rondo. Allegro (04:48)
3-08. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1: I. Allegro (07:08)
3-09. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1: II. Allegretto (04:01)
3-10. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1: III. Rondo (03:49)
3-11. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: I. Allegro (07:35)
3-12. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: II. Andante (05:45)
3-13. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: III. Scherzo (03:59)
4-01. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: I. Allegro con brio (08:36)
4-02. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio con molta espressione (10:07)
4-03. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: III. Menuetto (03:50)
4-04. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: IV. Rondo (06:44)
4-05. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: I. Andante con variazioni (08:23)
4-06. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto (03:12)
4-07. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un eroe. Maestoso andante (06:59)
4-08. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: IV. Allegro (03:13)
4-09. Muriel Chemin – Sonata ‘quasi una fantasia’ No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1: I. Andante (05:08)
4-10. Muriel Chemin – Sonata ‘quasi una fantasia’ No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1: II. Allegro molto e vivace (02:06)
4-11. Muriel Chemin – Sonata ‘quasi una fantasia’ No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1: III. Adagio con espressione (03:36)
4-12. Muriel Chemin – Sonata ‘quasi una fantasia’ No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1: IV. Allegro vivace (06:18)
5-01. Muriel Chemin – Sonata ‘quasi una fantasia’ No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, ‘Moonlight’: I. Adagio sostenuto (05:43)
5-02. Muriel Chemin – Sonata ‘quasi una fantasia’ No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, ‘Moonlight’: II. Allegretto (02:24)
5-03. Muriel Chemin – Sonata ‘quasi una fantasia’ No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, ‘Moonlight’: III. Presto agitato (08:10)
5-04. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, ‘Pastoral’: I. Allegro (11:39)
5-05. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, ‘Pastoral’: II. Andante (08:16)
5-06. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, ‘Pastoral’: III. Scherzo (02:17)
5-07. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, ‘Pastoral’: IV. Rondo (05:21)
5-08. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: I. Allegro vivace (07:19)
5-09. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: II. Adagio grazioso (12:18)
5-10. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: III. Rondo (07:18)
6-01. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2, ‘Tempest’: I. Largo – Allegro (09:52)
6-02. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2, ‘Tempest’: II. Adagio (07:39)
6-03. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2, ‘Tempest’: III. Allegretto (06:42)
6-04. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, ‘The Hunt’: I. Allegro (09:01)
6-05. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, ‘The Hunt’: II. Scherzo (05:27)
6-06. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, ‘The Hunt’: III. Menuetto (04:51)
6-07. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, ‘The Hunt’: IV. Presto con fuoco (05:28)
6-08. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1: I. Andante (04:53)
6-09. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1: II. Rondo (03:40)
6-10. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 20 in G Minor, Op. 49, No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo (05:10)
6-11. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 20 in G Minor, Op. 49, No. 2: II. Tempo di menuetto (03:28)
7-01. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, ‘Waldstein’: I. Allegro con brio (11:36)
7-02. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, ‘Waldstein’: II. Introduzione (04:34)
7-03. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, ‘Waldstein’: III. Rondo (10:30)
7-04. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54: I. In tempo d’un menuetto (06:13)
7-05. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54: II. Allegretto – Più allegro (06:25)
7-06. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, ‘Appassionata’: I. Allegro assai (10:35)
7-07. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, ‘Appassionata’: II. Andante con moto (06:56)
7-08. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, ‘Appassionata’: III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto (08:48)
7-09. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo (08:18)
7-10. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78: II. Allegro vivace (03:18)
8-01. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca (05:12)
8-02. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: II. Andante (03:23)
8-03. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: III. Vivace (02:20)
8-04. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a, ‘Les Adieux’: I. Das Lebewohl (07:36)
8-05. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a, ‘Les Adieux’: II. Abwesenheit (04:26)
8-06. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a, ‘Les Adieux’: III. Das Wiedersehen (06:34)
8-07. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck (06:08)
8-08. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen (08:36)
8-09. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft, und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto, ma non troppo (04:07)
8-10. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig. Vivace alla marcia (06:18)
8-11. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto (03:01)
8-12. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro (08:27)
9-01. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, ‘Hammerklavier’: I. Allegro (12:04)
9-02. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, ‘Hammerklavier’: II. Scherzo (03:01)
9-03. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, ‘Hammerklavier’: III. Adagio sostenuto (21:29)
9-04. Muriel Chemin – Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, ‘Hammerklavier’: IV. Introduzione (13:48)

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