Evgeny Kissin, Beethoven

Beethoven
Piano Sonatas Nos 3, 14, 23, 26 & 32, Diabelli Variations
Evgeny Kissin p
DG 4797581 (2CD)

Evgeny Kissin has recorded very little Beethoven. I only know of a Sony disc of Piano Concertos Nos 2 and 5, the complete Concertos with Colin Davis, the Choral Fantasy with Abbado, and the Moonlight Sonata in a mixed recital on a 1998 RCA disc. In an article in Limelight, Kissin said it was time to release his recent solo Beethoven performances. These live concert recordings, taped in various venues between 2006 (Sonata Op. 2, No 3) and 2016 (No 23, Appassionata), are issued under the pianist’s new contract with Deutsche Grammophon.