Beethoven: Piano Sonatas
Five Sonatas, One Universe: Beethoven’s Development of Piano Style
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GEN 26998d EAN 4260036259988
Release 6.11.2026
Release in November 2026
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A universe in a nutshell, an entire world on a single album: on her new GENUIN release, the award-winning pianist Evgenia Rubinova traces the development of Beethoven’s piano style through five sonatas. The program ranges from underrated early works (Op. 10) and a lesser-known work from his middle period (Op. 54) to two singular achievements of his late style, the “Hammerklavier” Sonata, Op. 106, and Op. 109. Rubinova’s playing seems tailor-made for this repertoire: explosive yet precise in her articulation, she brings the music’s energy and tensions vividly to life. At every turn, Beethoven’s ability becomes apparent: his capacity to take what already exists, transform it, and create something radically his own.
A universe in a nutshell, an entire world on a single album: on her new GENUIN release, the award-winning pianist Evgenia Rubinova traces the development of Beethoven’s piano style through five sonatas. The program ranges from underrated early works (Op. 10) and a lesser-known work from his middle period (Op. 54) to two singular achievements of his late style, the “Hammerklavier” Sonata, Op. 106, and Op. 109. Rubinova’s playing seems tailor-made for this repertoire: explosive yet precise in her articulation, she brings the music’s energy and tensions vividly to life. At every turn, Beethoven’s ability becomes apparent: his capacity to take what already exists, transform it, and create something radically his own.
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- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1
Allegro molto e con brio - Adagio molto
- Prestissimo
- Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2
Allegro - Allegretto
- Presto
- Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54
In tempo d’un menuetto - Allegretto – Più allegro
- Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106
Allegro - Scherzo. Assai vivace
- Adagio sostenuto
- Introduzione. Largo. Fuga. Allegro risoluto
- Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Vivace ma non troppo, sempre legato – Adagio espressivo - Prestissimo
- Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
A universe in a nutshell, an entire world on a single album: on her new GENUIN release, the award-winning pianist Evgenia Rubinova traces the development of Beethoven’s piano style through five sonatas. The program ranges from underrated early works (Op. 10) and a lesser-known work from his middle period (Op. 54) to two singular achievements of his late style, the “Hammerklavier” Sonata, Op. 106, and Op. 109. Rubinova’s playing seems tailor-made for this repertoire: explosive yet precise in her articulation, she brings the music’s energy and tensions vividly to life. At every turn, Beethoven’s ability becomes apparent: his capacity to take what already exists, transform it, and create something radically his own.
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