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Piano Sonatas nos. 3, 23 & 30
Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Sonatas nos. 3, 23 & 30

Angela Brownridge

Label: Challenge Classics
Format: SACD
Barcode: 0608917270723
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Catalog number: CC 72707
Releasedate: 11-03-16
- First release on Challenge Classics by highly esteemed pianist Angela Brownridge.
- An excursion through Beethoven’s output with three Sonatas from early, mid and late period. 
- Angela Brownridge has had a long and very succesful career, with a rich discography and concerts and tours all over the world. And she stays energetic and young in spirit as she always is in her playing and has a deep understanding of the music she brings to us.
- In an age which has become over-fascinated with mere technique, and which seeks the degree of ‘perfection’ offered by over-edited CDs, Brownridge’s playing restores spontaneity, character, and beauty of sound to the platform.
Pianist Angela Brownridge made her concert debut at Wigmore Hall when she was only twelve years old. Since then she has toured the world, recorded three albums prior to this one, and has performed at the BOZAR Brussels, Konzerthaus Berlin, and Concertgebouw A’dam. Brownridge has been compared to some of the legends, including Rachmaninov and Cherkasky. The New York Times called her “one of the world’s finest pianists” and a “true genius… Her performances were passionate, rhapsodic, and totally compelling. She is a marvelously exciting artist, and a wonderfully assertive pianist with a strong sense of musical structure.” For this release, Brownridge has chosen staples in the piano repertoire, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas no.’s 3, 23, and 30. Her interpretation of no. 23, “Apassionata,” has garnered her critical accolades.