Beethoven: The complete piano sonatas

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New reference of the piano world, Igor Levit has taken the bold gamble of recording the complete 32 sonatas of Beethoven, which he delivers today in a special 9 CD box set. This titanic project, a true artistic feat, is one of the flagship projects surrounding the celebrations of the composer's 250th anniversary and will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of the still young but already well-stocked discography of the pianist. A discography that also included the last 5 sonatas of Beethoven, released in 2013 on his first album with Sony Classical, which earned him praise from both mainstream and specialized press: the album, which became one of the references for interpretations of Beethoven's sonatas, established him as "one of the essential artists of his generation" (The New York Times). This new box set, aside from its scope, is in terms of execution yet another level above what one could expect, and proves that it is now difficult to talk about classical piano without stopping to consider this brilliant artist.