Niklas Sivelöv – Beethoven: Late Sonatas (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Niklas Sivelöv – a professor at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen – is one of the leading pianists in the Nordic countries. He was born in Skellefteå in northern Sweden and began playing the organ at the age of six. When he was fourteen, he switched to the piano and studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm from the age of seventeen. He made his debut, playing Bartók’s Second Piano Concerto, in 1991, and since then the conductors he has worked with include Thomas Dausgaard, Alan Gilbert, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Jukka-Pekka Saraste and Leif Segerstam.

Tracklist:
1. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (04:18)
2. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig (06:15)
3. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (02:56)
4. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit (07:57)
5. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck (05:06)
6. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen (07:37)
7. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: I. Allegro (11:15)
8. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: II. Scherzo. Assai vivace (02:47)
9. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: III. Adagio sostenuto (17:50)
10. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: IV. Largo – Allegro risoluto (12:35)
11. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo (03:38)
12. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo (02:35)
13. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo (12:47)
14. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo (06:22)
15. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto (02:04)
16. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo (09:40)
17. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato (08:59)
18. Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice cantabile (16:32)