Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109

Available for over a year

Harriet Smith for Building a Library makes a personal choice from among the available recordings of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109. Like all the major works from the extraordinary final decade of Beethoven's life, his Piano Sonata No. 30 breaks the mould of conventional form in the quest for ever-deeper personal expression. This, the first of his final three piano sonatas, is a technical and interpretative challenge every major pianist has wanted to take on, reflected in an exceptionally rich and varied recorded legacy going back to the 1930s. Recommended Recording: Richard Goode Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas Nonesuch 10CDs (0075597936384) Other Recommended Recordings: Below are other recordings that Harriet also liked, although we can’t guarantee the availability of these discs. Annie Fischer (EMI 5 69217-2) (4 CD) Igor Levit (Sony Classical 88883703872) (2CD) Emil Gilels (DG 477 6360) (9 CD) Mitsuko Uchida (Philips 475 6935) (CD)