'The Pianists' Pianist' plays essential Beethoven masterpieces.

Brazilian Nelson Freire is among the truly great living musicians. He continues to give live performances to rapturous critical acclaim - in solo recitals, concerto performances and in duo concerts with his friend and champion Martha Argerich.

Neslon Freire's recording of Brahms's two piano concertos was among the most acclaimed of 2006, garnering an enviable number of prestigious prizes: Diapason d'Or, Grand Prix de l'Academie Charles Cros, Choc du Monde de la Musique, 10 by Repertoire and Classica.

Freire follows that release with his fourth Decca solo album. After two albums of Chopin and one of Schumann this new disc of Beethoven sonatas features another composer who is central to Freire's career.

This album features three of Beethoven's best-loved piano sonatas - Les Adieux, the Waldstein and, perhaps the most popular piano piece of all - the Moonlight sonata.

'indisputably one of the greatest living pianists' International Record Review

'If there is a more suave, pianistic and subtly-gifted artist before us today, I cannot imagine who it might be.' Opus Magazine