Lazar Berman, Franz Liszt, Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata In B Minor • Appassionata (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1976

Sonata In B Minor • Appassionata is an LP by Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Lazar Berman from 1976 released on the Saga label.

About this album

Lazar Berman’s Piano Recital is a striking showcase for one of the great twentieth-century piano virtuosos. This recital pairs Liszt’s formidable B minor Sonata with Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, the ‘Appassionata’, placing Berman’s power, command and sense of architecture in sharp focus. Berman was celebrated for an almost orchestral sonority, immense technical security and fearless dramatic range, qualities that made him especially compelling in the Romantic repertory. Recorded in the classical recital tradition and issued in 1959, the release underlines his reputation as a pianist who could combine brilliance with genuine interpretative weight.

Genre: Classical