Beethoven Sonates, Vol. 3 François-Frédéric Guy

• 1 I. Allegro 06:05
• 2 II. Adagio 04:37
• 3 III. Menuetto, allegretto 02:39
• 4 IV. Prestissimo 07:36
• 5 I. Allegro vivace 07:36
• 6 II. Largo appassionato 06:57
• 7 III. Scherzo, allegretto 03:05
• 8 IV. Rondo, grazioso 06:43
• 9 I. Allegro con brio 10:26
• 10 II. Adagio 09:16
• 11 III. Scherzo, allegro 03:13
• 12 IV. Allegro assai 05:48
• 13 I. Das Lebewohl, adagio - Allegro 07:18
• 14 II. Abwesenheit, andante espressivo 03:23
• 15 III. Wiedersehen, vivacissimamente 05:37
• 16 I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit empfindung und ausdruck 05:21
• 17 II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen 06:51
• 18 I. Allegro 10:39
• 19 II. Scherzo, assai vivace 02:50
• 20 III. Adagio sostenuto - Appassionato e con molto sentimento 17:04
• 21 IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto 12:55
• Sonata for Piano No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109:
• 22 I. Vivace ma non troppo (Sonata No 1, op. 78) 03:46
• 23 II. Prestissimo 02:13
• 24 III. Gesangvoll mit innigster empfindung - Variations I & #224; VI 12:35
• Sonata for Piano No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110:
• 25 I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 05:49
• 26 II. Allegro molto 02:12
• 27 III. Adagio, ma non troppo - Fuga, allegro, ma non troppo 10:09
• Sonata for Piano No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111:
• 28 I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato 09:10
• 29 II. Arietta, adagio molto semplice e cantabile 18:41
• Total Runtime 03:30:34

Info for Beethoven Sonates, Vol. 3

This set is the third and last volume of François-Frédéric Guy’s complete recording of the Beethoven sonatas. In addition to the first three (op.2), it contains the late sonatas, including the celebrated ‘Hammerklavier’. This sonata is not only one of the cornerstones of the cycle, but also a key work in François-Frédéric Guy’s personal musical trajectory; this is the third time he has recorded it.

François-Frédéric Guy chose to record the entire series live, in the course of a series of concerts at the Arsenal de Metz, France. He firmly believes that this method, in direct contact with an audience, is the best way to represent his relationship with the sonatas and the interpretation of them he wishes to project.

François-Frédéric Guy, piano

Francois-Frederic Guy
is regarded as one of the most fascinating pianist of his generation since his career was launched by his debut with orchestre de Paris and Wolfgang Sawallisch in 2000, followed by a Brahms second piano concerto recorded live with LPO and Paavo Berglund…

He worked with worldwide renowned conductors such as Daniel Harding, Philippe Jordan, Esa-Pekka Salonen or Michael Tilsson Thomas.

He’s been working regularly with the Philharmonia Orchestra as well as Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France.

He appeared in prestigious festival such as Lucerne (with Bernard Haitink and LPO), Chopin in Warsaw (with Sinfonia Varsovia), La Roque d’Anthéron ( with orchestra and in recital), Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, Colmar international piano festival..

After his debut recital in the Berlin Philharmonie, the Berliner Morgenpost wrote: Guy is a pianist of astonishing expressiveness, with immaculate pianistic technique...a man of the present even when he plays Schubert....

He made his Proms debut in 2006 with The Philharmonia conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. Francois-Frédéric has strong commitment to contemporary music with close links to composers such as Ivan Fedele, Marc Monnet, Gerard Pesson, Bruno Mantovani and Hugues Dufourt who dedicated his masterpiece Erlkönig to him. Most recently Guy performed the world premiere of Bruno Mantovani’s Double Concerto in Porto and Toulouse and Marc Monnet’s new piano cycle En Pieces in Festival Musica in Strasbourg, a work dedicated to him. Recent appearences include Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France with Leon Fleisher, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Sinfonia Varsovia, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg with Kazushi Ono,, ...

Francois-Frederic also conducted Beethoven concertos from the piano with Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lille National Orchestra or Lyric Avignon-Provence Orchestra. Recent recital appearences include Wigmore Hall and Queen Elisabeth Hall in London as well as Spivakov Hall in Moscow.

The Beethoven Project: Francois-Frederic is been embarking in a large-scale Beethoven project on stage and on cd since 2008. His complete concertos with Orchestre Phiharmonique de Radio-France and Philippe Jordan were internationally acclaimed. Among others, BBC Music magazine was saying on his 2nd and 3rd concertos: with warmth and wit, Guy is impressive playing Beethoven.

He played several time the complete 32 sonatas which were recently released on cd by Outhere/Zig-Zag Territoires. Of his opus 7 from Beethoven Piano Sonatas Vol 1 Gramophone Magazine said He builds this movement, immense in spiritual scope, into a profoundly stirring edifice.

In 2012, US magazine Fanfare described his playing in Vol 2: If I had to describe Guy’s overall approach, I would say he’s a lyricist, in the best sense of the word. By this, I mean that he goes for the long line, taking phrases in breaths, that correspond to a singer’s cantilena. To the extent possible, Guy overcomes the piano’s inherent inability to produce a true legato the way the human voice, or a string or wind instrument can – connecting one note to the next without space in between…

Finally he’s been performing the complete chamber music for strings and piano by Beethoven with Tedi Papavrami (violin) and Xavier Phillips (cello) since 2012.

Additional highlights of François-Frederic’s 2012-13-14 include concerts with BBC Symphony Orchestra (and Fabien Gabel), Philharmonia Varsovia (and Pablo Gonzalez), Tonhalle Zürich (with Philippe Jordan), Aalborg Symfoniorkester (with Rumon Gamba), and récitals in Paris (Théâtre des Champs-Elysées), London (Wigmore Hall) and Bonn (Beethovenfest).

Francois-Frederic is Artist in residency at Metz Arsenal Hall (France).

Booklet for Beethoven Sonates, Vol. 3