{"product_id":"beethoven-piano-sonatas-vol-3-nos-3-9-10-25","title":"Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3: Nos. 3, 9, 10 \u0026 25","description":"\u003cb\u003e2008 Grammy Winner! - \"Best Instrumental Soloist Performance\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The god of inspiration sprints hand in hand with Garrick Ohlsson as the pianist nears completion of his Beethoven sonata cycle. The present disc opens with one of Op. 2 No. 3's finest recorded performances. Ohlsson's lean, propulsive first movement incorporates distinctly contrasted themes and subtle tempo modifications. Everything hangs together so well that when Ohlsson leans on the accelerator for the movement's final octave outburst the effect is conclusive rather than vulgar.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Ohlsson also plays Op. 14 No. 1 beautifully, bringing a refreshingly terse quality to the Allegretto by underlining its sudden dynamic shifts. The pianist's genial, expansive account of Op. 14 No. 2's opening movement evokes memories of Claudio Arrau's likeminded mid-1960s recording, yet Ohlsson stresses different details, such as the left hand's chromatic broken octaves. Ohlsson's crisp yet full-bodied shaping of the second movement's detached chords brings out the music's Haydn-like wit, to say nothing of the finale's aptly timed, elegant fingerwork.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Excellent sound and notes.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e -- Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.arkivmusic.com\/classical\/album.jsp?album_id=189484\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.arkivmusic.com\/graphics\/covers\/non-muze\/thumb\/189484.jpg\" height=\"74\" border=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cb\u003e Just Released -\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.arkivmusic.com\/classical\/album.jsp?album_id=189484\"\u003eBeethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol 5 \/ Garrick Ohlsson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The newest volume in Garrick Ohlsson's impressive and illuminating cycle.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bridge Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49704096399640,"sku":"090404920721","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/822528-2553375.jpg?v=1777828982","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/beethoven-piano-sonatas-vol-3-nos-3-9-10-25","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}