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Igor Levit brings a physical vigour to Beethoven’s piano sonatas

‘Where savagery is required, Levit provides it in spades: the first movement of the Hammerklavier is a glittering creation purveying a properly visceral excitement’

Freya Parr

Published: October 23, 2019 at 10:29 am

‘Where savagery is required, Levit provides it in spades: the first movement of the Hammerklavier is a glittering creation purveying a properly visceral excitement’

Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas Igor Levit (piano) Sony 19075843182 606 mins (9 discs)

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Freya Parr

Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music. She's a regular sea shanty singer, folk obsessive and occasional flautist, pianist, organist and musical theatre director.

Igor Levit brings a physical vigour to Beethoven’s piano sonatas

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