℗ 2020 Orchid Classics
| Released | March 6, 2020 |
| Duration | 1h 08m 42s |
| Record Label | Orchid Classics |
| Catalogue No. | ORC100124 |
| Genre | Classical (Piano) |
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 7
Jonathan Biss
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2
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1.1
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I. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven; Jonathan Biss |
6:49 | |||
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1.2
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II. Largo appassionato
Ludwig van Beethoven; Jonathan Biss |
5:41 | |||
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1.3
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III. Scherzo. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Jonathan Biss |
3:16 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Rondo. Grazioso
Ludwig van Beethoven; Jonathan Biss |
6:24 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2
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1.5
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I. Allegro ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Jonathan Biss |
4:00 | |||
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1.6
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II. Tempo di menuetto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Jonathan Biss |
3:00 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest"
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1.7
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I. Largo - Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Jonathan Biss |
7:45 | |||
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1.8
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II. Adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven; Jonathan Biss |
6:40 | |||
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1.9
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III. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Jonathan Biss |
6:08 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
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1.10
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I. Vivace ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Jonathan Biss |
3:54 | |||
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1.11
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II. Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Jonathan Biss |
2:20 | |||
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1.12
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III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung
Ludwig van Beethoven; Jonathan Biss |
12:45 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"…a beautifully packaged affair. The playing there, too, is superb, consistently fresh and enlightening; it represents one of the finest products of Beethoven 250."
- Seen and Heard International
This album is the seventh volume of a nine-disc survey of the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas from Jonathan Biss.
Jonathan Biss is an American pianist, teacher, and writer based in Philadelphia. He is the co-artistic director (with Mitsuko Uchida) of the Marlboro Music Festival. He has appeared with the foremost orchestras in the United States including the Los Angeles and New York philharmonics; the Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco Symphonies, and the Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras. Throughout his career, Biss has been particularly noted for his immersive focus on single composers.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Orchid Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.24 -6.72 to -0.95 | -25.12 -29.98 to -22.12 | -21.62 -26.70 to -18.50 | 14 12 to 15 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro vivace | -0.95 | -23.94 | -20.6 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Largo appassionato | -2.07 | -26.68 | -23.0 | 15 |
| 3 | III. Scherzo. Allegretto | -4.73 | -25.36 | -22.3 | 13 |
| 4 | IV. Rondo. Grazioso | -2.39 | -24.11 | -21.1 | 14 |
| 5 | I. Allegro ma non troppo | -4.77 | -25.33 | -22.6 | 15 |
| 6 | II. Tempo di menuetto | -6.72 | -27.36 | -24.1 | 13 |
| 7 | I. Largo - Allegro | -1.91 | -22.98 | -18.5 | 13 |
| 8 | II. Adagio | -5.72 | -29.98 | -26.7 | 15 |
| 9 | III. Allegretto | -2.14 | -22.12 | -19.2 | 13 |
| 10 | I. Vivace ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo | -2.85 | -25.58 | -21.3 | 15 |
| 11 | II. Prestissimo | -1.34 | -22.20 | -18.6 | 12 |
| 12 | III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung | -3.27 | -25.80 | -21.4 | 13 |