This is a fun-filled Diabelli I’d rate among the best.”īeethoven: The Final Masterworks For Piano / Andrew Rangell 9, to hear how delightfully daffy in response to Beethoven’s dippiness Rangell can be. Just listen to one of the more absurdist variations, No. “ Contrary to my expectations that he would play straight man to Beethoven’s moments of raucous, rowdy humor, Rangell proves capable of being quite the clown. Andrew Rangell possesses the intelligence and dexterity to reckon nobly with these humbling conceptions.” “Beethoven sonatas 28 and especially 29 (“Hammerklavier”) are immense in their emotional range and technical challenges. “This recording can stand with the finest ever made it is a major achievement of musical understanding (and of questioning) and a staggering display of imaginative keyboard colorations.” All are transcendent creations, unequalled in their emotional range, conceptual daring, and ever-expanding treatment of piano sonorities and textures.” 126 represent Beethoven at the summit of his mastery in each of these forms. “ The last five piano sonatas, the Diabelli Variations and the Bagatelles, Op. The album is available worldwide through all download and streaming services.
