The great piano sonatas

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2, no. 1: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:40
• 2
  Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2, no. 1: II. Adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:00
• 3
  Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2, no. 1: III. Menuetto. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:23
• 4
  Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2, no. 1: IV. Prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:37
• 5
  Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10, no. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:45
• 6
  Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10, no. 2: II. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:31
• 7
  Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10, no. 2: III. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:48
• 8
  Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:28
• 9
  Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:51
• 10
  Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:21
• 11
  Piano Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:17
• 12
  Piano Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: II. Adagio con molta espressione

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:50
• 13
  Piano Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: III. Menuetto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:16
• 14
  Piano Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: IV. Rondo: Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:53
• CD 2
• 1
  Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: I. Andante con Variazoni

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:36
• 2
  Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:46
• 3
  Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:48
• 4
  Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:27
• 5
  Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27, no. 1 “Sonata quasi una fantasia”: I. Andante - Allegro - Tempo I – attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:16
• 6
  Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27, no. 1 “Sonata quasi una fantasia”: II. Allegro molto e vivace – attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:00
• 7
  Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27, no. 1 “Sonata quasi una fantasia”: III. Adagio con espressione – attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:37
• 8
  Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27, no. 1 “Sonata quasi una fantasia”: IV. Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:23
• 9
  Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:30
• 10
  Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:16
• 11
  Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:57
• 12
  Piano Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31, no. 1: I. Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:58
• 13
  Piano Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31, no. 1: II. Adagio grazioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:38
• 14
  Piano Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31, no. 1: III. Rondo. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:06
• CD 3
• 1
  Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:17
• 2
  Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: II. Introduzione. Adagio molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:18
• 3
  Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:44
• 4
  Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:20
• 5
  Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:03
• 6
  Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:02
• 7
  Piano Sonata no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile: Allegro ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:24
• 8
  Piano Sonata no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78: II. Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:46
• 9
  Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les Adieux": I. Les Adieux. Adagio – Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:32
• 10
  Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les Adieux": II. L'absence. Andante espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:22
• 11
  Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les Adieux": III. Le retour. Vivacissimamente

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:05
• CD 4
• 1
  Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft, und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:47
• 2
  Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: II. Lebhaft, Marschmässig. Vivace alla marcia

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:32
• 3
  Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto); IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:41
• 4
  Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:12
• 5
  Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo. Assai vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:36
• 6
  Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": III. Adagio sostenuto. Appassionato e con molto sentimento

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  16:25
• 7
  Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:27
• CD 5
• 1
  Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:05
• 2
  Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: II. Prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:31
• 3
  Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigser Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:32
• 4
  Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:27
• 5
  Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: II. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:09
• 6
  Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: III. Adagio, ma non troppo – Arioso dolente - Fuga. Allegro, ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:04
• 7
  Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:00
• 8
  Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  17:55
• 9
  Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: III. Adagio, ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro, ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:41

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Release credits

• Rudolf Serkin
  piano
• Thomas Frost
  producer [9-11]

Issues

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  The great piano sonatas

  5x CD
  2003