Angela Hewitt’s comprehensive series of Beethoven recordings are widely praised for their clarity, insight, and emotional depth. The five sonatas on her third PCMS program represent the three main periods of Beethoven’s compositional output: the Op. 49 and Pathétique sonatas showcase his earlier, more classical style; the Tempest represents his stormy and emotional middle period; and the program closes with the late, introspective, harmonically progressive Op. 110 sonata.
Program
Beethoven
Sonata in G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1
Beethoven
Sonata in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2
Beethoven
Sonata in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2, Tempest
Beethoven
Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13, Pathétique
Beethoven
Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 110
