Favourite Piano Sonatas

Tracklist

• CD 1: 1
• 1
  Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:48
  5.0 ★
• 2
  Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:33
  5.0 ★
• 3
  Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:20
  5.0 ★
• 4
  Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:35
  5.0 ★
• 5
  Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:05
  5.0 ★
• 6
  Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:13
  5.0 ★
• 7
  Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastorale": I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:35
  5.0 ★
• 8
  Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastorale": II. Andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:01
  5.0 ★
• 9
  Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastorale": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:21
  5.0 ★
• 10
  Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastorale": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:48
  5.0 ★
• 11
  Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:38
• 12
  Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:54
• 13
  Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: IIIa. Adagio ma non troppo - Recitativo più adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:39
• 14
  Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: IIIb. Arioso dolente (Adagio ma non troppo)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:15
• 15
  Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: IIIc. Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:09
• 16
  Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: IIId. L'istesso tempo di Arioso (perdende le forze, dolento)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:51
• 17
  Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: IIIe. L'istesso tempo della Fuga poi a poi di nuovo vivente - Meno allegro (Etwas langsamer)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:01
• CD 2: 2
• 1
  Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:30
• 2
  Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione (Adagio molto) - attaca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:28
• 3
  Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo (Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:26
• 4
  Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:14
• 5
  Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:57
• 6
  Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:13
• 7
  Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:01
  5.0 ★
• 8
  Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  17:10
  5.0 ★
• CD 3: 3
• 1
  Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "The Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:15
• 2
  Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "The Tempest": II. Adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:34
• 3
  Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:31
• 4
  Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les adieux": I. Das Lebewohl (Adagio - Allegro)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:33
  5.0 ★
• 5
  Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les adieux": II. Abwesenheit (Andante espressivo)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:30
  5.0 ★
• 6
  Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les adieux": III. Das Wiedersehen (Vivacissimamente - Poco andante)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:33
  5.0 ★
• 7
  Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:28
• 8
  Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo (Assai vivace - Presto - Prestissimo)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:50
• 9
  Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": III. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  16:26
• 10
  Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": IV. Introduzione (Largo) - Fuga (Allegro risoluto)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:27

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Release credits

• Bob Whitney
  editor [2.1-3, 1.11-17]
• Caroline Haigh
  assistant [7-10], editor [2.4-8, 1.7-10, 3.4-10]
• Giles Holland
  editor [1-3]
• Jennifer Howells
  editor [1.1-6, 2.4-6]
• John Fraser
  producer
• Jørn Pedersen
  editor [1-3]
• Mark Vigars
  sound [1.11-17, 2.1-3, 3.1-3]
• Matthew Cocker
  editor [2.1-3, 1.11-17]
• Mike Hatch
  sound [3.4-10, 2.4-8, 1.1-10]
• Stephen Kovacevich
  piano

Issues

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  Favourite Piano Sonatas

  3x Digital Media
  4 August 2008
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  Favourite Piano Sonatas

  3x CD
  16 September 2008