Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique' 1 Grave; Allegro di Molto E Con Brio 2 Adagio Cantabile 3 Rondo; Allegro Sonata No. 26 In E Flat Major, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux' 4 Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Allegro 5 Abwesenheit. Andante Espressivo 6 Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 'Waldstein' 7 Allegro Con Brio 8 Introduzione. Adagio molto 9 Rondo. Allegretto Moderato

Alfredo Perl is the latest pianist to commit his view of these seminal masterpieces to disc, as well as performing them in concert series in his home city of Santiago, in Moscow and in London’s Wigmore Hall. Unlike Pollini, in his ongoing survey at London’s Royal Festival Hall, Perl has not adopted a chronological structure to his programming, believing that such an approach looks better on paper than it actually sounds in performance. Similarly, his recording of the set does not follow the sonatas strictly in sequence: this may irritate some collectors, but it does allow each disc to stand as an independent ‘recital’ while also forming just one part of the complete journey. Perl has entered a hugely competitive field, but once his cycle is complete I believe it will be one of the finest new versions by a young pianist to have emerged in recent years

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